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Japan to Make It Easier for Firms to Hold Online-only Shareholder Meetings, in Shift Started by COVID-19

Japan to Make It Easier for Firms to Hold Online-only Shareholder Meetings, in Shift Started by COVID-19 (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The government will ease regulations on online-only shareholder meetings, it has been learned.
Such shareholder meetings were first allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the circ...

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Japan Lower House Panel Begins 1st Budget Review by Agency

Japan Lower House Panel Begins 1st Budget Review by Agency (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Japanese House of Representatives' Budget Committee on Wednesday began checking the contents of the fiscal 2025 draft budget, launching its first government budget review by agency.
 
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Japan To Support Efforts To Attract Digital Nomads

Japan To Support Efforts To Attract Digital Nomads (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
The Japan Tourism Agency will launch a program in fiscal 2025 to support municipalities and companies in attracting digital nomads, who work remotely from anywhere in the world using ...

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Man Who Threw Pipe Bomb At Ex-PM Kishida Tells Court He Didn't Intend To Kill

Man Who Threw Pipe Bomb At Ex-PM Kishida Tells Court He Didn't Intend To Kill (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
A man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event denied that he intended to kill the politician as his trial began Tuesday...

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Japan PM To Make 3-Day Trip To U.S. From Feb. 6 For Talks With Trump

Japan PM To Make 3-Day Trip To U.S. From Feb. 6 For Talks With Trump (ニュース)
KYODO
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will make a three-day trip to the United States from Thursday for his first in-person talks with President Donald Trump in Washington, Japan's top government s...

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Record-Breaking Snow Causes Major Travel Disruption In Japan

Record-Breaking Snow Causes Major Travel Disruption In Japan (ニュース)
INDEPENDENT
 
Record snowfall has blanketed Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, causing widespread travel disruptions and prompting calls for assistance from stranded motorists.
The heavy snow, de...

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Japanese-Made AI Buddha To Make Debut In Bhutan

Japanese-Made AI Buddha To Make Debut In Bhutan (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
An artificial intelligence-based chatbot will start answering questions from a Buddhist viewpoint in English in Bhutan, its developers including a Kyoto University professor said Mond...

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Honda, Nissan Delay Announcement Of Merger Plan Details Until Mid-February

Honda, Nissan Delay Announcement Of Merger Plan Details Until Mid-February (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Co say they will unveil the details of their merger plan in mid-February, having originally announced they would do so by the end of January.
Honda and...

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Heavy Snowfall Forecast In Japan, Traffic Disruptions Feared

Heavy Snowfall Forecast In Japan, Traffic Disruptions Feared (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government on Monday warned of heavy snowfall across a wide swathe along the Sea of Japan coast due to this season's strongest cold front, with residents urged to avoid no...

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UFO Fans Increasingly Active in Japan

UFO Fans Increasingly Active in Japan (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
UFO fans are increasingly active in Japan, where lawmakers have called for official investigations and UFO events have attracted many visitors.
The trend, which followed U.S. developments ...

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Openai Announces New 'Deep Research' Tool For Chatgpt Ahead Of Tokyo Meeting

Openai Announces New 'Deep Research' Tool For Chatgpt Ahead Of Tokyo Meeting (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
U.S. tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field...

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Hotel Stays In Japan Hit Record 651 Million In 2024 On Inbound Surge

Hotel Stays In Japan Hit Record 651 Million In 2024 On Inbound Surge (仕事)
KYODO NEWS
 
Overnight stays at accommodation facilities in Japan by Japanese and foreign travelers rose 5.5 percent in 2024 from the previous year to a record 651.49 million, preliminary governmen...

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Residents Near Japan Sinkhole Urged To Evacuate

Residents Near Japan Sinkhole Urged To Evacuate (ニュース)
CNA
 
Five households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole near Tokyo were urged to evacuate on Sunday (Feb 2), with efforts to rescue a man stuck inside reportedly halted...

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Japan Successfully Launches Flagship H3 Rocket For More Precise GPS

Japan Successfully Launches Flagship H3 Rocket For More Precise GPS (ニュース)
KYODO
 
Japan on Sunday successfully launched a flagship H3 rocket and put into orbit a quasi-zenith satellite, aiming to improve the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.
T...

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Starbucks Launches Plant-Based Environmentally Friendly Vacuum For Outlets In Japan

Starbucks Launches Plant-Based Environmentally Friendly Vacuum For Outlets In Japan (ニュース)
VOI.ID
 
Seattle-based global coffee shop network, United States, Starbucks, last month launched a plant-based straw that is biodegradable for its outlets in Japan starting this month.
Starbucks Co...

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