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Japan Panel OKs Increase in Catch Quota for Squid

Japan Panel OKs Increase in Catch Quota for Squid (仕事)
NIPPON
 
A Japanese Fisheries Agency panel has approved an expansion of the fiscal 2025 fishing quota for the Japanese common squid by 1,800 tons following bigger-than-expected catches.
At its meet...

Tourism [6/11 18:44] More

Visitors to Buddhist Sculptor Unkei Exhibition in Tokyo Surpass 200,000; View Works from Kohfukuji Temple in Nara

Visitors to Buddhist Sculptor Unkei Exhibition in Tokyo Surpass 200,000; View Works from Kohfukuji Temple in Nara (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The number of visitors to the exhibition “Expressing Prayer, Capturing Form: Buddhist Sculptures by Unkei from the Northern Round Hall of Kohfukuji Temple” at the Tokyo National Museum...

Event [6/11 18:22] More

Takaichi Pledges Japan's Continued Support To Ukraine In 1st Phone Talks With Zelenskyy

Takaichi Pledges Japan's Continued Support To Ukraine In 1st Phone Talks With Zelenskyy (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday pledged continued support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion during her first phone talks with Ukrainian President ...

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¥54 Billion Of Japanese Tax Money Wasted In Fiscal 2024

¥54 Billion Of Japanese Tax Money Wasted In Fiscal 2024 (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Wasteful and ineffective use of taxpayer money by the Japanese government in fiscal 2024 totaled about ¥54.081 billion in 319 projects, according to a report the Board of Audit of Jap...

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Japan Panel Begins Fiscal 2026 Budget Talks

Japan Panel Begins Fiscal 2026 Budget Talks (仕事)
NIPPON
 
A subcommittee of a finance ministry advisory panel Wednesday started discussions to formulate the Japanese government's budget for fiscal 2026, which starts in April next year.
It will be...

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Beautiful Totoro Bento Box Mixes Classic And Modern Symbols Of Japan

Beautiful Totoro Bento Box Mixes Classic And Modern Symbols Of Japan (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Film critics and commentators have often drawn parallels between "My Neighbor Totoro" and aspects of Japan’s religious beliefs and folklore, particularly the concept of spirits and de...

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Japan Sends Troops To Combat Deadly Wave Of Bear Attacks

Japan Sends Troops To Combat Deadly Wave Of Bear Attacks (ニュース)
CNA
 
Japan's military deployed troops to the country's mountainous north on Wednesday (Nov 5) to help trap bears after an urgent request from local authorities struggling to cope with a wave of at...

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Japanese Experts Warn Of Rapid Spread Of Foreign Bookworm

Japanese Experts Warn Of Rapid Spread Of Foreign Bookworm (ニュース)
NHK
 
Japanese experts are warning of the rapid spread of a foreign species of bookworm that eats paper and causes damage to ancient documents.
Ctenolepisma calvum, also known as ghost silverfish, ...

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JIP Co-Leader Fujita Stops Outsourcing To Secretary's Firm After Kickback Report

JIP Co-Leader Fujita Stops Outsourcing To Secretary's Firm After Kickback Report (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said that he will stop outsourcing work to a company headed by his secretary...

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Japan to Counter Foreigners Refusing to Pay Health Insurance Premiums

Japan to Counter Foreigners Refusing to Pay Health Insurance Premiums (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
 
Japan's health ministry is planning to deny in principle the renewal or change of residential status for foreign citizens who refuse to pay national health insurance premiums, it was lea...

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Shinkansen Car Shown for Train That Could Travel at 500 kph in Japan

Shinkansen Car Shown for Train That Could Travel at 500 kph in Japan (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
 
The press got a first look at a train car to be used for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line when it was unveiled on Friday on a test line in Yamanashi Prefecture.
The M10, Centra...

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Asian Shares Trade Lower After AI Darlings Prop Up Wall Street

Asian Shares Trade Lower After AI Darlings Prop Up Wall Street (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Asian shares retreated Tuesday despite the big lift in overseas markets from optimism over AI technology, as traders sold shares to lock in recent profits.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 22...

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Japan Eyes Investment in Indonesia’s Green Capital City Project

Japan Eyes Investment in Indonesia’s Green Capital City Project (仕事)
RRI
 
 
Japan has expressed strong interest in investing in the development of Indonesia’s new capital city, Ibu Kota Nusantar (IKN), particularly in its green and sustainable infrastructure. 
The ...

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Japan Auto Mechanic Job Availability Up On Low Birthrate

Japan Auto Mechanic Job Availability Up On Low Birthrate (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The ratio of job openings to job seekers for auto mechanics and technicians in Japan eclipsed 5.00 in fiscal 2024, far greater than the overall 1.14, as the country's birthrate contin...

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Kansai Electric Will Soon Begin Survey For New Nuclear Reactor, Sources Say

Kansai Electric Will Soon Begin Survey For New Nuclear Reactor, Sources Say (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Kansai Electric Power will start a survey early this month to assess whether it can build a new nuclear reactor in or near its Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, sources ...

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