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- Japan Experts Fear Impact of Free High School Tuition; Will Public Schools Be Shunned In Favor of Private Education? (勉強)
- JAPAN NEWS
Attending a private high school will effectively be free for all students from next April, as the income limit to receive government support for tuition payments will be eliminated.
Th...
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- October Bear Attack Casualties In Japan Hit Ten-Year High (勉強)
- NHK
Japan's Environment Ministry says 88 people were attacked by bears across the nation in October alone, with seven of the victims dying. That's the worst figure for any month in the past decad...
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- Japan Prime Minister Takaichi Vows to Have Country Exit Deflation, Closely Monitor Economic Indicators (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed her strong intention to closely watch economic indicators to eventually declare that Japan has exited deflation, at a House of Representatives B...
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- Japan's Economy Contracts As Exports Get Hit By U.S. Tariffs (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
apan’s economy contracted at a 1.8% annual pace in July-September as President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit exports and private residential investment plunged.
Data released by the gove...
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- Japan Seeks G-7 Unity over China's Rare Earth Export Controls (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The Group of Seven major countries should unite in responding to China's tighter rare earth export controls, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Wednesday.
He revealed his comm...
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- Niigata Gov. Inspects TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi inspected Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station on Friday, ahead of taking a decision on whether to approve...
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- BOJ Says Deputy Governor Uchida In Hospital To Treat Leukemia (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida has been hospitalised for leukemia treatment and will work remotely for a few weeks, the central bank said on Friday.
The 63-year-old car...
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- Sumo Grapples With Ancient Rule In Age Of Woman PM (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
The world of sumo could be rocked this month if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presents a trophy in the ring, where women have traditionally been banned.
AFP looks at the ancient sport...
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- Japan Group Sets Definition Of Hot Spring Culture For UNESCO Heritage Bid (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan's hot spring culture, currently under consideration by a government council for a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage bid, has been defined by an association as a long-standing p...
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- Indonesia, Japan Strengthen Carbon Credit Trading Through MRA (ニュース)
- ANTARA NEWS
Indonesia and Japan are stepping up collaboration on carbon credit trading under a bilateral agreement aligned with the Paris Agreement, Indonesian Environment Minister Hanif Faisol N...
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- Beer Sales Surge at 3 Japan Brewers in Oct. (仕事)
- NIPPON
Combined beer sales at three major brewers in Japan excluding Asahi Breweries Ltd. jumped 18 pct year on year in October, an industry estimate has shown.
Asahi's failure to smoothly ship p...
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- Japan’s ENEOS To Buy 10 MW Of Solar Plants Developed By Marubeni (ニュース)
- RENEWABLES NOW
Japan’s ENEOS Renewable Energy Corp (ERE) has signed a framework agreement to acquire 10 MWdc of solar power plants to be developed and constructed by Marubeni Corp (TYO:8002).
The...
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- Japan’s Biggest Nuclear Plant Must Wait Longer for Restart Nod (ニュース)
- ENERGY CONNECTS
A Japanese regional governor who holds sway over the fate of the world’s largest nuclear power plant said security measures at the idled facility had improved since his last visit...
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- Gov't Raises Gasoline Subsidy To Reduce Prices Ahead Of Tax Removal (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
The Japanese government raised its gasoline subsidy by 5 yen to 15 yen per liter on Thursday as a temporary measure to curb prices and ease the burden on households ahead of its plann...
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- Japan Trying To Revive Wartime Militarism With Its Taiwan Comments, China's Top Paper Says (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan is trying to revive its wartime militarism and risks repeating the mistakes of history with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan, China's top newspaper, People's Da...
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