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Japanese Government Fears U.S.-China Talks May Sideline Japan-U.S. Negotiations

Japanese Government Fears U.S.-China Talks May Sideline Japan-U.S. Negotiations (ニュース)
ASIA NEWS
 
According to a senior government official, the United States has stated that the U.S.-China agreement will not set a precedent for other countries.
The government is concerned about the...

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Japan Envoy to the U.S. Confident of Economic Cooperation

Japan Envoy to the U.S. Confident of Economic Cooperation (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shigeo Yamada has expressed confidence in strengthening economic cooperation with Washington while showing concern about President Donald Trump's t...

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Japanese 'Salarymen' Inspire With Cheerleading Acrobatics

Japanese 'Salarymen' Inspire With Cheerleading Acrobatics (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
It's a cold, wet morning and frigid air is seeping through the open doors of a college gymnasium in Tokyo. But that doesn't seem to worry Soichiro Kakimoto and 30 other young business...

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Struggling Nissan Plans To Slash 20,000 Jobs Globally

Struggling Nissan Plans To Slash 20,000 Jobs Globally (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co plans to cut around 20,000 jobs globally, more than 10,000 above the reduction announced last fall, as it deems deeper action is needed t...

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Japan Expert Studies Bekantan Conservation On Curiak Island

Japan Expert Studies Bekantan Conservation On Curiak Island (ニュース)
ANTARA NEWS
 
 
Banjarmasin, S Kalimatan (ANTARA) - Futoshi Ishiguri, associate professor researcher from Utsunomiya University, Japan, together with his team, Ikumi Nezu and Hikari Yokoyama, studi...

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Paraguay's President to Visit Japan from Mon.

Paraguay's President to Visit Japan from Mon. (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Japanese government has said that Paraguay's President Santiago Pena and his wife will visit Japan for five days from next Monday.
The president will hold talks with Japanese Prime Min...

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Gold Investments Booming In Japan As U.S. Tariffs Stir Economic Fears

Gold Investments Booming In Japan As U.S. Tariffs Stir Economic Fears (仕事)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan is seeing a boom in gold investment amid heightening concerns over a global economic slowdown caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's hefty tariffs, as investors seek a safe asse...

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2025 Expo Osaka: Visitor Surge Expected in Latter Half as Increased Ticket Sales Not Leading to More Attendance Yet

2025 Expo Osaka: Visitor Surge Expected in Latter Half as Increased Ticket Sales Not Leading to More Attendance Yet (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
With a month having passed since the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo on April 13, ticket sales, sluggish during advance sales, have turned around, showing signs of hope for achieving ...

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Japan's Oldest Sake Brand Determined To Keep Taste Unchanged

Japan's Oldest Sake Brand Determined To Keep Taste Unchanged (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Although Japan's sake industry faces a crisis with falling domestic consumption, the country's oldest brand, Kenbishi, is unbending in its commitment to the old ways, seeing it as the...

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Japan Logs Record ¥30 Tril Current Account Surplus In FY2024

Japan Logs Record ¥30 Tril Current Account Surplus In FY2024 (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan posted a record current account surplus of 30.38 trillion yen ($208 billion) in fiscal 2024, marking a high for the second consecutive year, buoyed by its biggest-ever returns o...

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Govt Enhancing System to Lure Workers in Big Companies to Smaller Regional Firms; Revitalization Plan for Regional Areas Taking Steps Forward

Govt Enhancing System to Lure Workers in Big Companies to Smaller Regional Firms; Revitalization Plan for Regional Areas Taking Steps Forward (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The government is enhancing a system to encourage middle-aged workers in major companies to move into positions at midsize and small companies in provincial regions.
The enhanced progr...

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Suspicious Plastic Bottle Containing Black Liquid Found on Tokaido Shinkansen Train; Police Working to Identify Contents

Suspicious Plastic Bottle Containing Black Liquid Found on Tokaido Shinkansen Train; Police Working to Identify Contents (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Services of a Kodama train were disrupted on Sunday after a suspicious object was found onboard.
A passenger on the train, which was bound for Nagoya on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, fo...

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Ishiba Wary Of Pre-Election Inflation-Fighting Consumption Tax Cut

Ishiba Wary Of Pre-Election Inflation-Fighting Consumption Tax Cut (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed caution about a consumption tax cut as an inflation relief step on Sunday, suggesting such a reduction in tax revenue would cause a serious dra...

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Auto Industry Downturn Could Shake Japan’s Economy; Blow to Exports Could Undermine Wage Hikes

Auto Industry Downturn Could Shake Japan’s Economy; Blow to Exports Could Undermine Wage Hikes (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Given that the automotive industry serves as the “backbone” of the Japanese economy, a decline in its performance could undermine the drive for higher wages in the country.
With its ex...

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Japan Congratulates New Pope; Aso May Attend Inaugural Mass

Japan Congratulates New Pope; Aso May Attend Inaugural Mass (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a congratulatory message on the election of Pope Leo XIV as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, saying he hopes to foster Japan-Vatican...

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