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Troubled Automaker Nissan Banks On Hybrid EV Technology

Troubled Automaker Nissan Banks On Hybrid EV Technology (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Corp is banking on its latest “e-Power” technology for a turnaround.
A kind of hybrid, e-Power comes equipped with both an electric motor ...

Driving [27/5 20:44] More

10 People Injured Following Explosion At Tokyo Construction Site

10 People Injured Following Explosion At Tokyo Construction Site (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Ten people sustained minor injuries, and dozens of buildings were damaged in eastern Tokyo on Tuesday after explosions at a construction site, possibly caused by a gas leak, police sa...

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Japan Loses Status As World's Top Creditor For 1st Time In 34 Years

Japan Loses Status As World's Top Creditor For 1st Time In 34 Years (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan lost its status as the world's top creditor for the first time in 34 years, overtaken by Germany, even as its net external assets rose to a record high, partly due to a weaker ye...

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Japanese Company HAMA, A Newcomer To The UAV Sector, Presented Its New Seaplane UAV Hamadori Family At DSEI Japan.

Japanese Company HAMA, A Newcomer To The UAV Sector, Presented Its New Seaplane UAV Hamadori Family At DSEI Japan. (ニュース)
NAVAL NEWS
 
As well as offering UAVs of all types, including fixed-wing, VTOL and Rotary, Hama differs from other drone designers around the world by offering a range of medium-sized aerial UAVs c...

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Japan Flight Made Emergency Landing After Man Tried Opening Door

Japan Flight Made Emergency Landing After Man Tried Opening Door (ニュース)
BBC
 
A Japanese plane headed from Tokyo to Texas had to make an emergency landing after a passenger tried to open one of its doors during the flight.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 114 was divert...

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Japan PM Ishiba Aims To Advance U.S. Tariff Talks; Eyes The Outcome At G-7 Summit

Japan PM Ishiba Aims To Advance U.S. Tariff Talks; Eyes The Outcome At G-7 Summit (仕事)
CNBC
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday said Tokyo aims to advance tariff talks with the United States, with the goal of achieving an outcome during the Group of Seven summit next m...

Other [26/5 16:28] More

Rubik’s Cube Featuring Aomori Apple Varieties Debuts Nationwide; Challenging Puzzles Already Rolling off Shelves

Rubik’s Cube Featuring Aomori Apple Varieties Debuts Nationwide; Challenging Puzzles Already Rolling off Shelves (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Aomorikku Cube, Rubik’s Cube puzzles designed with apple skin coloration, sales have begun outside Aomori Prefecture. Instead of solid colors, each side of the cube is patterned on a d...

Shopping [26/5 15:50] More

Japanese Companies Adopting AI For Training, Evaluation

Japanese Companies Adopting AI For Training, Evaluation (ニュース)
NHK
 
Businesses in Japan are expanding their use of generative artificial intelligence to human-resources management, including staff training and evaluation.
A subsidiary of precision-machinery m...

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Japan Shakes Up Rice Sales System, Targets Lower Prices By Early June

Japan Shakes Up Rice Sales System, Targets Lower Prices By Early June (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan began sales of government rice stockpiles via direct contracts on Monday, aiming to slash soaring prices after the newly appointed farm minister pledged to bring them down to abo...

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Japanese Govt Eyes U.S. Cooperation in Reviving Shipbuilding Industry

Japanese Govt Eyes U.S. Cooperation in Reviving Shipbuilding Industry (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The government will launch measures to revive the shipbuilding industry, which has been declining for a long time, according to sources. It will support the private sector in the const...

Other [26/5 14:06] More

Nissan Considering Selling Headquarters Building In Yokohama

Nissan Considering Selling Headquarters Building In Yokohama (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Nissan Motor Co is considering selling its headquarters building in Yokohama to help cover costs related to plant closures and other restructuring efforts, sources familiar with the m...

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Aichi Rice Production Under Siege from Warming Climate; Record Heat Stunts Crop Growth, Causes Greater Pest Activity

Aichi Rice Production Under Siege from Warming Climate; Record Heat Stunts Crop Growth, Causes Greater Pest Activity (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Amid nationwide high rice prices, Aichi Prefecture is striving to increase rice production. The prefecture, though, faces a formidable threat from pests, whose damage is intensified by...

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Final Day Of Outdoor Display Of Pandas At Japanese Zoo Before Transfer To China

Final Day Of Outdoor Display Of Pandas At Japanese Zoo Before Transfer To China (ニュース)
NHK
 
 
 
Visitors flocked to a theme park in western Japan on Sunday for the last opportunity to get an up-close look at four giant pandas that are set to be transferred to China.
 
The four femal...

Nature [25/5 15:38] More

Japan To Increase Salaries Of Chefs At Diplomatic Missions

Japan To Increase Salaries Of Chefs At Diplomatic Missions (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's government plans to improve working conditions for chefs at its overseas diplomatic missions due to intensifying competition for talent as the nation's cuisine grows in popular...

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Families Demand North Korea Return All Japanese Abductees

Families Demand North Korea Return All Japanese Abductees (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Families of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea and their supporters held a national rally in Tokyo on Saturday to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
"We really have...

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