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Genetically Modified Pigs Created For Organ Transplants In Japan

Genetically Modified Pigs Created For Organ Transplants In Japan (ニュース)
ASIA NEWS
 
The team now plans to increase the number of pigs for its research and proceed with studying the xenotransplantation of porcine organs into lab monkeys.
Genetically modified pigs have b...

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Japan's Currency Diplomat Says Ready To Act As Needed Amid Yen's Fall

Japan's Currency Diplomat Says Ready To Act As Needed Amid Yen's Fall (ニュース)
KYODO  NEWS
 
Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said Wednesday the yen's fall has been "very rapid" and driven in part by speculative moves, warning the government will respond "appropriat...

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Data Rigging Scandals Threaten To Undermine Toyota's Growth

Data Rigging Scandals Threaten To Undermine Toyota's Growth (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Behind Toyota Motor Corp's record earnings announced last Tuesday are its relentless efforts to make its vehicles reliable and operations leaner. A series of data fraud scandals at th...

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Japan To Launch Digital Nomad Visa

Japan To Launch Digital Nomad Visa (ニュース)
ITIJ
 
The Japanese government has announced a new digital nomad visa for workers earning at least US$68,200 per year The visa is due to launch at the end of March, and will allow remote workers fr...

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Japan PM Vows To Tackle Discrimination In Rebuke Of LDP Lawmaker

Japan PM Vows To Tackle Discrimination In Rebuke Of LDP Lawmaker (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised to address discrimination against ethnic and sexual minorities whose human rights have been abused in recent years in an apparent adm...

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Japan Postpones Next-Gen Rocket Launch Due to Weather

Japan Postpones Next-Gen Rocket Launch Due to Weather (ニュース)
VOA NEWS
 
Japan's space agency on Tuesday postponed the launch of its next-generation rocket that had been planned for this week due to expected bad weather, after two previous attempts ended in f...

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Japanese Firms Boosting Pay For Young Workers Is Good News For Bank Of Japan

Japanese Firms Boosting Pay For Young Workers Is Good News For Bank Of Japan (仕事)
THE BUSINESS TIMES
 
A Japanese research team said Thursday that it has become the world's first to create miniaturized organs closely resembling the human placenta in structure and functions.
The ...

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Japanese Team Creates Miniaturized Human Placentas

Japanese Team Creates Miniaturized Human Placentas (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
A Japanese research team said Thursday that it has become the world's first to create miniaturized organs closely resembling the human placenta in structure and functions.
The team, i...

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Foreign Firefighters Stifled By Japan Gov't Bureaucratic Smoke Screen

Foreign Firefighters Stifled By Japan Gov't Bureaucratic Smoke Screen (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Despite being very few in number, some foreign-born firefighters are employed in Japan, but their nationality is proving a conundrum due to opaque restrictions placed on what duties no...

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Japan Details New Scheme to Train Foreign Workers

Japan Details New Scheme to Train Foreign Workers (ニュース)
NIPPON.COM
 
The Japanese government adopted plans on Friday to abolish the existing technical intern program for foreign nationals and create a new scheme to train foreign workers as part of effor...

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Japan's Current Account Surplus Doubles To ¥20.63 Tril In 2023

Japan's Current Account Surplus Doubles To ¥20.63 Tril In 2023 (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's current account surplus nearly doubled to 20.63 trillion yen in 2023 from a year earlier, boosted by record returns on foreign investments and a sharp drop in the trade defici...

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Police Say No. Of Cyber Scams In Japan Up 8% In 2023, Most In 10 Yrs

Police Say No. Of Cyber Scams In Japan Up 8% In 2023, Most In 10 Yrs (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan saw an 8.3 percent increase in the number of police-recognized cyber and phone scams in 2023, with the 19,033 cases the most in 10 years, while the number of people linked to ove...

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Japan’s Valentine’s Day Chocolate Budget Sees 34% Rise

Japan’s Valentine’s Day Chocolate Budget Sees 34% Rise (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
The average budget for women planning to buy Valentine’s Day chocolate stands at ¥5,024, marking a 34% increase from the previous year, according to a survey released Thursday by Toky...

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Japanese Trading Giant Itochu To Cut Ties With Israeli Defense Firm Over Gaza War

Japanese Trading Giant Itochu To Cut Ties With Israeli Defense Firm Over Gaza War (仕事)
CNN
 
One of Japan’s biggest trading firms, Itochu, has decided to end its partnership with a major Israeli defense company due to the war in Gaza.
The sprawling conglomerate, best known outside Ja...

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4 Vietnamese Arrested For Thefts Targeting Uniqlo Shops In Japan

4 Vietnamese Arrested For Thefts Targeting Uniqlo Shops In Japan (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Four Vietnamese people have been arrested for repeated shoplifting at Uniqlo and other clothing shops in Japan, with theft losses estimated to reach around 20 million yen ($135,000), p...

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