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- Meitetsu Department Store Closes In Nagoya After 71-Year Run (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
The main store of Meitetsu Department Store, a landmark at Nagoya Station in central Japan for over 71 years, closed permanently on Saturday.
The closure is part of a redevelopment pl...
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- Yen Strengthens After Bank Of Japan Signals Data-Driven Rate Hikes (ニュース)
- REUTERS
The Japanese yen recovered on Thursday after the head of the Bank of Japan said the decision on whether to increase interest rates at its March and April meetings will be based on economi...
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- Japan Raises The Danger Level For The GCC Countries (ニュース)
- ARAB NEWS
Japan raised its travel alert for Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the UAE to level two and strongly urged Japanese citizens to avoid travel to these nations, while those...
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- Japan Refrains From Outright Support Of U.S., Israeli Attacks On Iran (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan has refrained from expressing outright support for the weekend launch of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran as Tokyo continued Sunday to gather information on the unfolding situati...
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- Mizuho Plans To Replace 5,000 Clerical Jobs With AI In 10 Years (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
Mizuho Financial Group is planning to replace about 5,000 administrative jobs in Japan with artificial intelligence over the next 10 years, as the country’s third-largest lender tries...
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- Japan to Use ODA for Economic Security (仕事)
- NIPPON
The Japanese government plans to use its official development assistance to enhance economic security, a draft proposal showed Friday.
The ODA will be used to address economic security con...
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- Japan PM Takaichi Opposes Changing Male-Only Imperial Succession (ニュース)
- CNA
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Friday (Feb 27) that she opposes changing the imperial family's male succession rules.
The comments are her clearest on the issue - t...
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- LDP, JIP to Allow Multiple Secondary Capitals in Japan (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, on Friday agreed to allow the establishment of secondary capitals in multiple regions.
During wor...
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- Number Of Births In Japan Falls To Record Low For 10th Straight Year (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The number of births in Japan fell to a record low last year, extending the trend for the 10th year in a row, according to a summary released by the health ministry on Thursday.
Preli...
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- Cherry Blossoms Forecast To Bloom Earlier Than Usual Across Much Of Japan (ニュース)
- NHK
Private-sector weather firms in Japan have released their latest forecasts for when the buds on cherry trees in the country will start to open this spring. They say the Somei Yoshino variet...
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- Microsoft Japan Probed Over Alleged Antitrust Violation (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
Japan's fair trade commission conducted an on-site inspection of Microsoft's Japanese subsidiary on Wednesday over a suspected violation of antitrust law, a source close to the matter...
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- Websites of Multiple Japan Local Govts Become Inaccessible (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The websites of multiple local governments in Japan have become inaccessible.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a press conference Wednesday that the central government and others...
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- Japan PM Takaichi Under Pressure Over Gifts To Mps (ニュース)
- CNA
More than 300 lawmakers were given the option to choose an item from a gift catalogue "as an expression of appreciation for their success at this very tough election", said Sanae Takaichi on ...
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- Japan Considers Obliging Airlines To Deny Boarding Without JESTA (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The government is considering obliging airlines to refuse boarding to foreign nationals who do not apply for the Japan Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or JESTA, or whose a...
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- Indonesia's Maluku Pushes Educational, Economic Ties With Japan (ニュース)
- ANTARA
The Maluku provincial government and the Japanese Consulate General explored opportunities for cooperation across strategic fields, ranging from investment and education to fisheries, agri...
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