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Japan Records Trade Deficit For Third Straight Fiscal Year Despite Recovering Exports

Japan Records Trade Deficit For Third Straight Fiscal Year Despite Recovering Exports (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan recorded a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year as the costs of energy and other imports rose and the yen remained weak.
The deficit was 5.89 trillion yen ($38 billi...

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Eight Reported Injured After Japan Earthquake

Eight Reported Injured After Japan Earthquake (ニュース)
CNA
 
Eight people were reported injured on Thursday (Apr 18) after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off southwestern Japan, but there appeared to be no major damage or tsunami.
The epicentre of t...

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No Link To Nankai Trough Quake Seen After Temblor In Shikoku

No Link To Nankai Trough Quake Seen After Temblor In Shikoku (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake, measuring a lower 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, struck off the west coast of Shikoku island on Wednesday night, but authorities reported no link to...

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Ex-Kanebo chief and JAL Chairman Junji Ito dies at 99

Ex-Kanebo chief and JAL Chairman Junji Ito dies at 99 (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Junji Ito, who served as president of Kanebo, currently Kracie, and chairman of Japan Airlines, died in December 2021 at the age of 99, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday....

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Japan Presses Google To Modify Search Ad Practices

Japan Presses Google To Modify Search Ad Practices (ニュース)
MOBILE WORLD LIVE
 
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to formally advise Google to change its advertising practices, after an investigation found it imposed anti-competitive restri...

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Foreign Visitors To Japan Top 3 Mil. In March, Single-Month Record

Foreign Visitors To Japan Top 3 Mil. In March, Single-Month Record (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
The number of foreign visitors to Japan soared 69.5 percent from a year earlier to over 3.08 million in March, the first time the tally exceeded the 3 million mark in a single month, b...

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Magnitude 6.4 Quake Strikes Off Shikoku

Magnitude 6.4 Quake Strikes Off Shikoku (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake, measuring a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, struck off the west coast of Shikoku island on Wednesday night.
There was no threat of a tsunami and...

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Hankyu Corp. Unveils First New Train in 11 Years; Retaining Maroon Color

Hankyu Corp. Unveils First New Train in 11 Years; Retaining Maroon Color (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Hankyu Corp. unveiled to the press on Tuesday a new train model to be introduced on its Kyoto Line between Osaka-umeda and Kyoto-kawaramachi stations.
The train model will have cars de...

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Bethany 'Bitsii' Nakamura On Breathing New Life Into Abandoned Homes In Japan

Bethany 'Bitsii' Nakamura On Breathing New Life Into Abandoned Homes In Japan (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Taking the plunge to leave a job that doesn’t align with your values is a difficult choice. Yet, Bethany Nakamura’s choice to leave her corporate day job to move to Japan is a testame...

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Japan Steps Up Its Arctic Engagement

Japan Steps Up Its Arctic Engagement (ニュース)
THE ARCTIC INSTITUTE
 
Adopted in October 2015, Japan’s Arctic Policy covered a wide range of topics. These included global environmental issues, indigenous peoples of the Arctic, science and techn...

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Japan Vows To Promote Strategic, Mutually Beneficial Ties With China

Japan Vows To Promote Strategic, Mutually Beneficial Ties With China (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
 
Japan pledged to pursue strategic and mutually beneficial relations with China in its annual foreign policy report released Tuesday, even as the two countries remain at odds over var...

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Japan, U.S., Philippines to Strengthen Nickel Supply Chains; Reduce Reliance on China for Critical Minerals

Japan, U.S., Philippines to Strengthen Nickel Supply Chains; Reduce Reliance on China for Critical Minerals (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan, the United States and the Philippines agreed to forge ties to strengthen supply chains of nickel — a critical mineral essential for the batteries used in electric vehicles — at ...

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Bishamon To V1 After Historic Taiwan Win

Bishamon To V1 After Historic Taiwan Win (ニュース)
NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING
 
 
The semi main event of Wrestling World 2024 in Taiwan saw the first ever IWGP Tag Team Championship match in the region, Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI defending the gold ...

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3 Japan By-Elections Set To Start Amid Fund Scandal

3 Japan By-Elections Set To Start Amid Fund Scandal (ニュース)
NIPPON.COM
 
Three Japanese parliamentary by-elections will formally kick off soon, giving voters an opportunity to evaluate the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida regarding its respons...

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Japan PM Strongly Condemns Iran Attack On Israel, Conflict Escalation

Japan PM Strongly Condemns Iran Attack On Israel, Conflict Escalation (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan "strongly condemns" Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel and considers it an escalation that will further destabilize the Middle East, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday.
Ja...

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