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Auto Tariff Impasse Sends U.S. Prices Up, Demand Down

Auto Tariff Impasse Sends U.S. Prices Up, Demand Down (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
No deal before the initial July 9 deadline for U.S. "reciprocal" tariffs is expected to pressure Toyota Motor Corp and other major carmakers to raise prices to offset higher import co...

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Nippon Steel Looking to Double Its U.S. Steel Output in 5 Years, Says CEO

Nippon Steel Looking to Double Its U.S. Steel Output in 5 Years, Says CEO (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Nippon Steel Corp. plans to double its crude steel production in the United States in three to five years, according to its chairman and chief executive officer, Eiji Hashimoto.
During...

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Japan Signs Pact to Boost Direct Investment from Britain

Japan Signs Pact to Boost Direct Investment from Britain (仕事)
NIPPON
 
Japan's Cabinet Office on Wednesday signed a memorandum of cooperation with the British government, to boost direct investment from Britain into Japan.
Under the memorandum, Japan will pro...

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Kyoto Gion Festival: Children Pray at Yasaka Shrine Ahead of Grand Parade

Kyoto Gion Festival: Children Pray at Yasaka Shrine Ahead of Grand Parade (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Six children who will lead one of the yamahoko floats for Kyoto’s Gion Festival visited Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, on Monday to pray that celebrations will go smoothly.
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Indonesia Eyes Labor Cooperation With Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture

Indonesia Eyes Labor Cooperation With Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture (ニュース)
ANTARA NEWS
 
The Ministry of Manpower is exploring a potential partnership with the government of Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the labor sector.
Secretary Gen...

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Japan To Set Up 'Control Tower' For Crimes By Foreign Residents

Japan To Set Up 'Control Tower' For Crimes By Foreign Residents (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan will set up an organization at the Cabinet Secretariat next week that will serve as the "control tower" to coordinate government efforts to deal with crimes by foreign residents...

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Japanese Solar Panel Makers Eye Business Opportunities after Ordinance Mandates Installation on New Houses

Japanese Solar Panel Makers Eye Business Opportunities after Ordinance Mandates Installation on New Houses (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese solar panel manufacturers are taking a proactive approach as they see business opportunities following the decision by the Tokyo metropolitan government and the Kawasaki city ...

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Lawson To Offer Overnight Stay At Parking Lots For People In Vehicles

Lawson To Offer Overnight Stay At Parking Lots For People In Vehicles (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc said on Monday that it will launch a new paid service to offer its stores' parking lots to travelers spending the night in their vehicle...

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Travelers In Japan Asked To Keep Power Banks Within Reach On Flights

Travelers In Japan Asked To Keep Power Banks Within Reach On Flights (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
 
The Japanese government on Tuesday began urging travelers to keep power banks within reach on airplanes following a series of incidents of mobile batteries catching fire on flights.
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Ishiba Thanks Outgoing South Korean Envoy

Ishiba Thanks Outgoing South Korean Envoy (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday expressed his appreciation to outgoing South Korean Ambassador to Japan Park Cheol-hee for his contributions to improving relations between Ja...

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UNESCO Panel Nixes S. Korean Request over Japan Heritage Site

UNESCO Panel Nixes S. Korean Request over Japan Heritage Site (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
A UNESCO committee has rejected Seoul's request for a re-examination of Japan's handling of its Meiji-era industrial revolution sites on the World Heritage list, including now-defunct coal...

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Nissan Mulls EV Partnership With Taiwan's Foxconn

Nissan Mulls EV Partnership With Taiwan's Foxconn (仕事)
NISSAN
 
Nissan Motor Co is exploring a partnership with Taiwan's electronics giant Foxconn in the electric vehicle sector, a source familiar with the matter said Sunday.
The plan under considerati...

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In Reversal, Japan Now Wants Rice Farmers To Produce More. Will It Work?

In Reversal, Japan Now Wants Rice Farmers To Produce More. Will It Work? (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices of the national staple grain remained relatively high and...

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Indonesian Defense University Triumphs at 2025 JDIE in Japan

Indonesian Defense University Triumphs at 2025 JDIE in Japan (ニュース)
RRI
 
The innovative achievements of the academic community at the Indonesian Defense University (Unhan RI) marked a remarkable milestone at the prestigious Japan Design and Invention Expo (JDIE) 2...

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Japan PM Says Won't 'Easily Compromise' To Trump On Tariffs

Japan PM Says Won't 'Easily Compromise' To Trump On Tariffs (ニュース)
CNA
 
As Tokyo seeks to avert the US' threat to impose tariffs of up to 35 per cent on Japanese goods, Prime Minister Ishiba stressed that Japan, as the biggest investor nation in the US economy, s...

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