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Media Firms Launch Election Fact-Checking Initiative

Media Firms Launch Election Fact-Checking Initiative (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Jiji Press and some other members of the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association have launched a fact-checking initiative for election-related online information, beginning w...

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Scientists In Japan Develop Plastic That Dissolves In Seawater Within Hours

Scientists In Japan Develop Plastic That Dissolves In Seawater Within Hours (勉強)
REUTERS
 
Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife.
Whi...

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KDDI to Deploy 1,000 Drone Hubs, Leveraging Starlink for Nationwide Coverage; To Use in Search after Disaster in Remote Areas

KDDI to Deploy 1,000 Drone Hubs, Leveraging Starlink for Nationwide Coverage; To Use in Search after Disaster in Remote Areas (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
KDDI Corp. plans to conduct a trial demonstration operating drones through direct communication with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)’s Starlink satellite network by the e...

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375 Plan to Run in Summer’s House of Councillors Election; LDP, Komeito Aim to Maintain Upper House Majority

375 Plan to Run in Summer’s House of Councillors Election; LDP, Komeito Aim to Maintain Upper House Majority (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
A total of 375 people were planning to run in the 27th House of Councillors election this summer as of June 2, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun tally.
Campaigning is expected to official...

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Japan To Lift Intellectual Property Competitiveness Via AI Use

Japan To Lift Intellectual Property Competitiveness Via AI Use (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese government said Tuesday it will seek to enhance the country's competitiveness in the area of intellectual property by promoting the use of artificial intelligence and att...

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Japan's Toyota To Take Parts-Making Subsidiary Private

Japan's Toyota To Take Parts-Making Subsidiary Private (仕事)
BSS NEWS
 
The world's top-selling carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it would take its auto parts-making subsidiary Toyota Industries private in a deal that reportedly valued the unit at more than $40 b...

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India-Japan Business Conference 2025 to Convene in Chennai on July 10

India-Japan Business Conference 2025 to Convene in Chennai on July 10 (仕事)
ASIAN COMMUNITY NEWS
 
4th edition of IJBC-led summit to spotlight technology, trade, sustainability, and SME collaboration between the two nations.
In a significant step toward reinforcing bilater...

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Ex-Nippon Life Boss Takes Charge At Japan Business Lobby

Ex-Nippon Life Boss Takes Charge At Japan Business Lobby (仕事)
INSURANCE BUSINESS
 
 
 
Leadership Shift Comes Amid Insurer Investment Shakeup
Tsutsui Yoshinobu, former chair of Nippon Life Insurance, has been appointed as the new chair of Keidanren, Japan’s m...

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Bank Of Japan Urged To Keep Or Slow Bond Taper Pace From Fiscal 2026

Bank Of Japan Urged To Keep Or Slow Bond Taper Pace From Fiscal 2026 (仕事)
BUSINESS TIMES
 
The requests heighten the chance the central bank will proceed slowly in reducing its huge balance sheet
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) received a sizeable number of requests to maintain ...

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Nintendo Aims To Match Switch Success With New Console

Nintendo Aims To Match Switch Success With New Console (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Nintendo hopes to match the runaway success of the Switch when its leveled-up new console hits shelves Thursday, with strong early sales expected despite the gadget's high price.
Feat...

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Japanese Small, Midsize Firms Increasingly Employing Foreign Workers; Effort Aims to Secure Talented Employees

Japanese Small, Midsize Firms Increasingly Employing Foreign Workers; Effort Aims to Secure Talented Employees (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Many small and midsize companies are actively hiring foreign workers. Of the 2.3 million foreign workers employed in Japan, more than 50% work for companies with under 100 employees.
T...

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Cheaper Stockpiled Rice Starts Hitting Store Shelves In Japan

Cheaper Stockpiled Rice Starts Hitting Store Shelves In Japan (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese government's stockpiled rice released through direct contracts with retailers began hitting store shelves Saturday, with consumers flocking to the cheaper products.
Major...

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Japan, U.S. Agree to Deepen Cyber Cooperation

Japan, U.S. Agree to Deepen Cyber Cooperation (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the cyber field.
Meeting in Singapore, Nakatani and...

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Japan Says There Is No Easy Concession On U.S. Tariffs, Seeks More Talks In June

Japan Says There Is No Easy Concession On U.S. Tariffs, Seeks More Talks In June (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan and the U.S. on Friday agreed to hold another round of trade talks ahead of the G7 summit next month, Japan's top tariff negotiator said, stressing that no deal would be without...

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6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Japan's Hokkaido

6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Japan's Hokkaido (ニュース)
NEWS AZ
 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the coast of Kushiro in Japan's Hokkaido on Saturday, local weather agency said.
The temblor occurred at 5:37 p.m. local time ...

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