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- Land Prices Up In Half Of Japan's Rural Areas For 1st Time In 33 Yrs (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
The average land price rose for the first time in 33 years in more than half of surveyed rural areas in Japan, government data showed Tuesday, as the nation's economic recovery extends...
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- In Japan, Private Rice Imports Surge Amid Domestic Shortages (仕事)
- ASIA NEWS NETWORK
In fiscal 2024, rice import applications submitted to the government covered a record high 991 tons as of the end of January.
Private imports of overseas rice have been increasi...
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- Massive Cold Warehouse Built In Japan Amid Demand For Frozen Food (仕事)
- KYODO NEWS
One of Japan's largest cold storage warehouses has been built in Kobe, a major international port and key distribution hub in the west, amid growing demand for frozen food, a logistics...
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- Croatia’s Koncar Builds HPP Generator In Japan (ニュース)
- SEE NEWS
Croatian electrical equipment manufacturer Koncar [ZSE:KOEI] said on Monday that its generators and motors unit GIM has built a compact generator for the Chidori small hydropower plant i...
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- Japan Faces Growing Challenge Of An Aging Population (ニュース)
- LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL
Nearly 30% of Japan’s 124 million people are over 65, rising to 40% by 2050. With low birth rates, shrinking pensions, and labor shortages, millions work into their 70s as ...
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- Japan Eyes Deploying Long-Range Missiles On Kyushu Island (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan is considering deploying long-range missiles on the southwestern island of Kyushu as part of the country's efforts to acquire "counterstrike capabilities" to hit enemy targets in...
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- Japanese Astronaut Onishi Arrives At The International Space Station (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Takuya Onishi, 49, and three other astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on a Crew Dragon spacecraft Sunday, marking the start of their long-term stay.
About 90 minute...
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- Victims Of 1995 Aum Sarin Attack Struggling With PTSD, Survey Shows (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Around a quarter of victims who responded to a survey about posttraumatic stress linked to their experience of the Aum Shinrikyo nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway 30 years ago are ...
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- Japan Hot Springs Facing Water Shortages As Tourism Booms (観光)
- KYODO NEWS
Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some onsen to shut down due to inadequate supplies, local authorit...
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- Japan Recognized 1,661 'Quasi-Refugees' In 2024 (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The Immigration Services Agency has said in a report that it recognized 1,661 people as "quasi-refugees" in 2024, with Ukrainians accounting for more than 90% of them.
On top of the 1...
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- Astronaut Onishi Blasts Off On Mission As 3rd Japanese To Lead ISS (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Takuya Onishi and three fellow crew members embarked Friday on a mission to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from Florida.
Onishi, traveling in SpaceX's...
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- Japan Moves to Dissolve Unification Church Over Controversy (ニュース)
- NEWS CENTRAL AFRICA
Japan is on the verge of formally dissolving the Unification Church, stripping it of legal recognition and tax-exempt status following accusations of financial exploitation an...
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- Japan to Construct Country’s First 3D-printed Train Station; JR West Picks Unmanned Station in Wakayama Prefecture (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
For the first time in the country, 3D printer technology will be used to construct a new building for an unmanned railway station, according to a Tuesday announcement by West Japan Rai...
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- Couche-Tard Not Considering Hostile Takeover Of Seven & I: Chairman (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, said Thursday that its discussions with Seven & i Holdings Co to acquire the Japanese rival have be...
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- Japan To Mandate Protective Steps For Firms Against Abusive Customers (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan's cabinet has approved an amended bill requiring companies to adopt protective measures against overbearing or abusive behavior from business clients or the public.
The bill man...
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