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Rakuten AI Boss Diverges From Big Tech In Prioritizing Low Cost

Rakuten AI Boss Diverges From Big Tech In Prioritizing Low Cost (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Rakuten Group is expanding its AI team under the stewardship of a Google veteran and building models with a focus on cost efficiency.
Ting Cai, now three years into his tenure at the ...

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Uniqlo Operator To Raise Starting Salary In Japan To ¥370,000

Uniqlo Operator To Raise Starting Salary In Japan To ¥370,000 (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Fast Retailing Co, the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, said Monday its group will hike the starting salary of new employees in Japan to 370,000 yen from 330,000 yen, raising it...

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Japan News Media Assn Calls for Protecting Content from AI

Japan News Media Assn Calls for Protecting Content from AI (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association on Tuesday urged the government to consider appropriate protection of content, saying that news articles have been used by generative...

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Japan Nonprofit Provides Medical Aid On Flood-Hit Indonesian Island

Japan Nonprofit Provides Medical Aid On Flood-Hit Indonesian Island (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
A Japanese nonprofit organization is giving medical assistance on Indonesia's Sumatra island, where deadly floods have caused heavy damage and many local residents are still evacuated...

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AI Cameras Speed Up Alerts On Bear Sightings In Japan

AI Cameras Speed Up Alerts On Bear Sightings In Japan (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
As bear sightings and attacks continue to unsettle communities, a new AI-powered surveillance system is emerging as a critical tool to help prevent dangerous encounters.
By automatica...

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Japan To Respond To Yen's 'Excessive' Moves After Plunge: Senior Official

Japan To Respond To Yen's 'Excessive' Moves After Plunge: Senior Official (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan will take "appropriate steps against excessive moves" in the yen, the country's top currency diplomat said Monday, after the currency fell sharply against the U.S. dollar even i...

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Japan Eyes Stricter Residency Requirement for Naturalization

Japan Eyes Stricter Residency Requirement for Naturalization (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Japanese government and ruling parties began considering tightening the requirement for acquiring Japanese nationality to 10 years of residency or longer in principle, compared with th...

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Uniqlo’s Owner Boosts New Graduate Pay As Japan Faces Inflation

Uniqlo’s Owner Boosts New Graduate Pay As Japan Faces Inflation (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing will raise base salaries for new graduates in Japan by as much as 12%, stepping up efforts to secure and retain talent as the country’s workers grapple wit...

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Ukrainian Leader Thanks Japan For Additional Financial Aid

Ukrainian Leader Thanks Japan For Additional Financial Aid (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed gratitude over the Japanese government's pledge to provide an additional $6 billion in financial aid to his country next year.
"W...

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Panel Calls For Tighter Japan Immigration Control, Help Language Learning

Panel Calls For Tighter Japan Immigration Control, Help Language Learning (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan must strengthen its immigration control to prevent illegal employment while providing more opportunities for foreign residents to learn the Japanese language and deepen their und...

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Toyota To Import U.S.-Built Vehicles To Japan From 2026

Toyota To Import U.S.-Built Vehicles To Japan From 2026 (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp said Friday it will aim to import to Japan three models built in the United States from next year, in an apparent response to U.S. President Donald Trump's calls to ...

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Osaka-Kansai Expo’s Economic Impact Estimated at ¥3.6 Trillion, Takes Actual Visitor Numbers into Account

Osaka-Kansai Expo’s Economic Impact Estimated at ¥3.6 Trillion, Takes Actual Visitor Numbers into Account (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The government has estimated the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo generated an economic impact of about ¥3.6 trillion, more than ¥650 billon higher than the previous estimate conducted before t...

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Toyota Launches Latest RAV4, 1st Model With New Software System

Toyota Launches Latest RAV4, 1st Model With New Software System (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp has launched a new RAV4 model, installing for the first time a new software system that will enable customers to upgrade their vehicles without having to buy a new o...

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Japan's Core Consumer Prices Up 3 Pct In November

Japan's Core Consumer Prices Up 3 Pct In November (仕事)
XINHUA
 
Japan's core consumer prices in November rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier, driven higher by food and energy prices, government data showed Friday.
The increase in the nationwide consum...

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Takaichi Aims at Holding AI Summit in Japan

Takaichi Aims at Holding AI Summit in Japan (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday instructed relevant government agencies to work to hold a summit on artificial intelligence in Japan as early as possible.
The envisage...

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