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Japan Records Trade Deficit Of ¥2.76 Trillion In January As Tariff Worries Loom

Japan Records Trade Deficit Of ¥2.76 Trillion In January As Tariff Worries Loom (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan recorded a trade deficit of 2.76 trillion yen in January, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday, as worries continue to grow about looming tariffs from the administration of U...

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Monthly Number of Visitors to Japan Hits Record High in Jan.

Monthly Number of Visitors to Japan Hits Record High in Jan. (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The monthly number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record high in January, partly reflecting travel demand from China and other parts of Asia during the Lunar New Year holiday period, a...

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Govt, JICA Discuss Boosting Protection Of Indonesian Workers In Japan

Govt, JICA Discuss Boosting Protection Of Indonesian Workers In Japan (ニュース)
ANTARA NEWS
 
Deputy Minister for Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers Christina Aryani discussed increasing the placement and protection of migrant workers in Japan during a meeting with the J...

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Japan To Increase Reliance On Nuclear Energy In Post-Fukushima Shift

Japan To Increase Reliance On Nuclear Energy In Post-Fukushima Shift (ニュース)
BBC
 
Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from power-hungry sectors like AI and semiconductors.
An energy plan appr...

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Weak Yen Brings Strong Businesses Result Reports; Foreign Tourism Boom Also Helps Nonmanufacturers

Weak Yen Brings Strong Businesses Result Reports; Foreign Tourism Boom Also Helps Nonmanufacturers (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Financial results for the April-December period for companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are now in. Many of them reported strong results, helped by an increase in the number o...

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Japan Family Registry To OK Listing Of Taiwan As Place Of Origin

Japan Family Registry To OK Listing Of Taiwan As Place Of Origin (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
The Justice Ministry said Monday it will allow Taiwanese who marry a Japanese to list the individual's place of origin as Taiwan, instead of China, in Japan's family registry system, a...

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Japan Restaurants Turn To Cheaper, Imported Rice

Japan Restaurants Turn To Cheaper, Imported Rice (ニュース)
NHK
 
Japanese restaurants are reacting to spiraling prices for domestic rice by embracing cheaper imports instead.
The Japanese government imports about 770,000 tons of tariff-free rice a year fro...

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Japanese Business Leaders Meet With Chinese Vice Premier

Japanese Business Leaders Meet With Chinese Vice Premier (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese business leaders including Kosei Shindo, head of the Japan-China Economic Association and adviser to Nippon Steel, met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing on Monda...

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Japan 2024 Growth Slows Despite Stronger Fourth Quarter

Japan 2024 Growth Slows Despite Stronger Fourth Quarter (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's economic growth slowed sharply last year, official data showed Monday, although the rate for the fourth quarter topped expectations.
The figures come as Japanese companies fre...

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US, South Korea, Japan Pledge United Front On North Korea Denuclearization

US, South Korea, Japan Pledge United Front On North Korea Denuclearization (ニュース)
NK NEWS
 
New Secretary of State Rubio joins South Korea, Japan in condemning DPRK weapons programs and military ties with Russia
The top diplomats of the U.S., South Korea and Japan reaffirmed the...

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Japan Eyes System For Faster Repairs Of Disaster-Hit Airports

Japan Eyes System For Faster Repairs Of Disaster-Hit Airports (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan plans to establish a system allowing the central government to promptly repair locally managed airports damaged by disasters, in place of local governments.
The system, expected...

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Japan PM Ishiba’s Flattery Diplomacy

Japan PM Ishiba’s Flattery Diplomacy (ニュース)
ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The Japanese Prime Minister's summit with the unpredictable and impulsive new US president, Donald Trump, demonstrated a masterclass in diplomacy, showcasing how to manage Mr. T...

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Korea, Japan Hold Joint Lighting Event For 60th Anniversary Of Diplomatic Ties

Korea, Japan Hold Joint Lighting Event For 60th Anniversary Of Diplomatic Ties (ニュース)
KOREA JOONGANG DAILY
 
Korea and Japan held a joint lighting ceremony Saturday in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations this year, Seoul's Foreign M...

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Japanese Foreign Minister Asks Rubio For Exemption From Trump Tariffs

Japanese Foreign Minister Asks Rubio For Exemption From Trump Tariffs (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Saturday he asked his U.S. counterpart Marco Rubio that Japan be exempt from President Donald Trump's plans to impose 25 percent steel and...

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After Scrapping Honda Merger, Nissan May Struggle To Find New Partner

After Scrapping Honda Merger, Nissan May Struggle To Find New Partner (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Nissan Motor Co is expected to struggle to find a new partner after the breakdown of its planned merger with Honda Motor Co. indicated a lack of urgency by the ailing carmaker about r...

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