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- Tokyo Logs Record 10 Consecutive Days Of 35C Or Higher (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.
Hea...
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- Japan Lawmaker’s Office Raided over Accusations of Fraud; No Record of State-Paid ‘Secretary’ Actually Working (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Investigators raided the Tokyo office of House of Councillors member Akira Ishii of the Japan Innovation Party on suspicion of fraud involving state-funded salaries for secretaries.
Is...
Nature [27/8 20:28] More
- Nissan Ends Production of Legendary GT-R Sports Car; Nissan President Hints at Possibility of Resuming Production in Future (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Nissan Motor Co. has ended the production of its high-end sports car R35 GT-R, it announced Tuesday, citing such challenges as adhering to various countries’ emissions regulations and ...
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- Japan Foreign Min. to Seek 874.3-B.-Yen Budget for FY 2026 (仕事)
- NIPPON
Japan’s Foreign Ministry will seek 874.3 billion yen in its budget request for fiscal 2026, up 15.3 pct from the fiscal 2025 initial budget, informed sources said Wednesday.
The ministry p...
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- Japan, East Timor Affirm Security, Economic Cooperation (仕事)
- NIPPON
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta met in Tokyo on Tuesday and confirmed their countries' security and economic cooperation.
The two leaders a...
Event [26/8 20:34] More
- Japan Plans Stricter Visa Rules For Foreign Entrepreneurs (仕事)
- NEWS AZ
Japan is set to tighten requirements for visas for foreign entrepreneurs, with a proposed six-fold increase in minimum capital to 30 million yen ($204,000) and a mandate to employ at leas...
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- Japan Asked Countries To Skip China's WWII Commemorative Events In Sept. (ニュース)
- KYODO
The Japanese government asked European and Asian countries to refrain from attending a military parade and other events that China will hold next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the ...
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- Warming Seas Worsen Japan's Price Shock With ¥18,000 Urchin Rice Bowls (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan faces its hottest summer in history, a sharp decline in the catch of sea urchin in the country's north has made the spiny delicacy further out of reach for many consumers alread...
Gourmet [26/8 18:54] More
- Rice Prices Up 91% Year-On-Year In Japan (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Rice prices in Japan soared 90.7 percent in July year-on-year, official data showed Friday, but the rate of increase slowed from previous months offering some relief for Prime Ministe...
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- Japanese Firms Expanding Medical Businesses in Africa, Aiming to Provide Quality and Sense of Security (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Japanese companies are expanding their medical businesses in the African continent, which has a population of about 1.5 billion. Amid massive investments by Chinese competitors, the co...
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- Japan Considers New Accommodation Taxes Amid Tourism Boom (ニュース)
- INTELLINEWS
Japan is witnessing a wave of interest in lodging taxes, with 92 municipal governments reportedly considering the introduction of levies on hotels and traditional ryokan inns, accordi...
Tourism [25/8 19:50] More
- Yomiuri Survey Shows 81% See LDP Lawmakers Tainted by Money Scandal Bear Responsibility for Upper House Election Loss (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
Eighty-one percent of respondents in a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey said the Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers who were part of a “politics and money” scandal bear a heavy responsibi...
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- Japan Fully Joins Massive Drills in Indonesia (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Multinational drills led by Indonesia and the United States began with an opening ceremony in Jakarta on Monday, with Japan's Self-Defense Forces making their full presence for the first t...
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- Japan Eyes 2.6% Provisional Rate For Government Bonds In FY2026, Yomiuri Says (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
The Finance Ministry plans to set the provisional rate for interest payments on government bonds at 2.6% for the next fiscal year, the highest level in 17 years, according to a local ...
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- Japan City Proposes Two-Hour Daily Smartphone Limit (ニュース)
- CNA
A Japanese city will urge all smartphone users to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school under a proposed ordinance that includes no penalties.
The limit - which will b...
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