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Speed Skating: Miho Takagi Wins Japan Record 35th World Cup Gold

Speed Skating: Miho Takagi Wins Japan Record 35th World Cup Gold (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Miho Takagi set a Japan record with her 35th speed skating World Cup individual gold medal Friday, eclipsing Hiroyasu Shimizu and Nao Kodaira for the most from the country in distances...

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Japan Scrambles Jets As Russian Bombers Fly Over High Seas

Japan Scrambles Jets As Russian Bombers Fly Over High Seas (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday.
"We confirmed that Russian milita...

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Japan PM Expresses Concern Over U.S. Withdrawal From WHO

Japan PM Expresses Concern Over U.S. Withdrawal From WHO (ニュース)
XINHUA
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday expressed concern over the United States' decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), Jiji Press reported.
"The U.S. has...

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Rakuten Scraps Plan To List Securities Unit On Tokyo Bourse

Rakuten Scraps Plan To List Securities Unit On Tokyo Bourse (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Rakuten Group said it no longer plans to list its securities arm on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and will instead focus on deepening its partnership with Mizuho Securities.
The Japanes...

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Toyota Group Retains Crown As World's Biggest Automaker In 2024

Toyota Group Retains Crown As World's Biggest Automaker In 2024 (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp group sold more cars than any other automaker for the fifth consecutive year in 2024 while China's fast-growing BYD Co surpassed Honda Motor Co, Nissan Motor Co and ...

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Rescuers Race To Pull Out Truck Driver Stuck In Japan Sinkhole For Days

Rescuers Race To Pull Out Truck Driver Stuck In Japan Sinkhole For Days (ニュース)
BBC
 
Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened.
The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture, near ...

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Japan's Emperor, Empress to Visit Mongolia in July

Japan's Emperor, Empress to Visit Mongolia in July (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Arrangements are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in the first half of July, the first trip by a reigning Imperial couple to the country, the gov...

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Japan Records Biggest Jump In Foreign Workers In 2024

Japan Records Biggest Jump In Foreign Workers In 2024 (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan saw its biggest year-on-year jump in foreign workers since records began, government data showed Friday, as the country seeks to address labor shortages exacerbated by its aging...

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Fuji Media Holdings Revises Down Its Net Profit Forecast by 66%; Advertising Revenue Projected to Plummet Following Scandal

Fuji Media Holdings Revises Down Its Net Profit Forecast by 66%; Advertising Revenue Projected to Plummet Following Scandal (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. on Thursday revised down its net profit forecast by 66.2% to ¥9.8 billion for the fiscal year ending in March 2025, due to many television commercials having ...

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London Court Backs Extradition Of 2 Men To Japan Over Tokyo Robbery

London Court Backs Extradition Of 2 Men To Japan Over Tokyo Robbery (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
A London court on Wednesday gave the green light to the extradition of two British men wanted by Japanese authorities in connection with a 2015 jewelry robbery in Tokyo, overturning de...

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Nissan Plans Job And Production Cuts In U.S.

Nissan Plans Job And Production Cuts In U.S. (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Nissan Motor Corp is slashing production at its U.S. plants and offering buyouts to factory workers there as part of the Japanese automaker’s urgent efforts to return to profitability...

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Acquitted Death Row Inmate Seeks $1.3 Mn From Japan

Acquitted Death Row Inmate Seeks $1.3 Mn From Japan (ニュース)
UCA NEWS
 
The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government pay him more than $1.3 million in compensation after his conviction was quashed, his lawyer said on Jan....

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Suzuki Motor To Launch 5-Door Jimny In Japan April 3

Suzuki Motor To Launch 5-Door Jimny In Japan April 3 (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Suzuki Motor Corp. said Thursday that it will release the Jimny Nomade, the first five-door model in its Jimny four-wheel-drive vehicle series in Japan, on April 3.
The all-new Jimny has e...

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DHL Express Signs Major SAF Deal In Japan

DHL Express Signs Major SAF Deal In Japan (仕事)
AIR CARGO NEWS
 
DHL Express has signed a deal for the purchase of over 7m litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) a year to help cut emissions from airfreight originating in Japan.
The deal with...

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Japan: Expo 2025 Osaka Gears Up To Take The World By Surprise With Its 'Resonant Society' Concept

Japan: Expo 2025 Osaka Gears Up To Take The World By Surprise With Its 'Resonant Society' Concept (ニュース)
EURONEWS
 
Expo 2025 in Japan is set to take the world by surprise with its innovations and focus on humanity at a time of sombre global challenges.
Expo 2025 in Japan is set to take the world by s...

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