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Niigata Nuclear Plant’s Anti-Terrorism Facility Delayed; Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Director Cites Newness of Concept

Niigata Nuclear Plant’s Anti-Terrorism Facility Delayed; Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Director Cites Newness of Concept (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The construction of an anti-terrorism facility for the No. 7 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture will be completed in August 2029, much later than the...

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Hands-Free Luggage Service Allows Visitors To Japan To Travel Light, Decrease Congestion On Trains

Hands-Free Luggage Service Allows Visitors To Japan To Travel Light, Decrease Congestion On Trains (ニュース)
ANN
 
Luggage are checked in at airports and train stations and delivered to accommodations or destinations the same day.
Hands-free luggage services that allow foreign visitors to Japan to travel ...

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Toyota Reshuffles Its Board, Adding Auditors And Outsiders

Toyota Reshuffles Its Board, Adding Auditors And Outsiders (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp announced plans to restructure its board on Tuesday in what it described as an attempt to bring in more diverse views and give a larger roles to auditors.
Among six ...

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Japan Post to Cut Stake in Banking Unit to 50 Pct or Less

Japan Post to Cut Stake in Banking Unit to 50 Pct or Less (仕事)
NIPPON
 
Japan Post Holdings Co. plans to reduce its stake in Japan Post Bank to 50 pct or less soon from the current 61.5 pct, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
The stake sale, estim...

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Asahi Kasei Initiates Biogas Purification System At Japan Sewage Treatment Plant

Asahi Kasei Initiates Biogas Purification System At Japan Sewage Treatment Plant (ニュース)
BIO ENERGY NEWS
 
Asahi Kasei and Kurashiki City held a grand opening ceremony on February 4, 2025, for a biogas purification system (the System) in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
The System...

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ANA Places Mega-Order Of 77 New Jets

ANA Places Mega-Order Of 77 New Jets (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's biggest airline ANA Holdings announced Tuesday it will purchase 77 new aircraft from Boeing, Airbus and Embraer to replenish its fleet in order to serve growing passenger dema...

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Japan Mulls Tightening Regulations On Crypto Asset Transactions

Japan Mulls Tightening Regulations On Crypto Asset Transactions (仕事)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan is considering tightening regulations on crypto asset transactions by classifying them as financial products akin to stocks, a government source said Tuesday.
The Financial Servi...

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Japan’s Trade with Russia Continues to Decline Amid Sanctions; U.S.-produced LNG Expected to Reduce Reliance

Japan’s Trade with Russia Continues to Decline Amid Sanctions; U.S.-produced LNG Expected to Reduce Reliance (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Monday marked three years since Russia began its aggression against Ukraine. With economic sanctions against Moscow, mainly by the Group of Seven countries, still in place, Japan’s tra...

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Japan's Ex-Top Currency Diplomat Kanda Takes Office As ADB Chief

Japan's Ex-Top Currency Diplomat Kanda Takes Office As ADB Chief (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's former top currency diplomat Masato Kanda assumed office on Monday as president of the Asian Development Bank, the Manila-based international lender said.
As its 11th presiden...

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Japan to Oblige Companies to Participate in Emissions Trading

Japan to Oblige Companies to Participate in Emissions Trading (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Japanese government adopted a bill Tuesday to oblige companies that emit at least 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year to participate in the country's carbon emissions trading system....

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Japan and UNICEF Support Free Nutritious Meal Program in Papua

Japan and UNICEF Support Free Nutritious Meal Program in Papua (ニュース)
IDX CHANNEL
 
The Government of Japan and UNICEF Indonesia, in collaboration with the Indonesian National Nutrition Agency, have launched a new partnership.
The new partnership aims to support the ...

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Foreign Ministry Responds to Job Offers from Japan, Taiwan to Indonesians

Foreign Ministry Responds to Job Offers from Japan, Taiwan to Indonesians (ニュース)
TEMPO
 
Indonesian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir addressed the job opportunities offered by Taiwan and Japan to Indonesian citizens, a topic that gained attention ...

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Japanese Banks Raising Savings Account Interest Rates; Financial Institutions Seek New Ways to Lure Clients

Japanese Banks Raising Savings Account Interest Rates; Financial Institutions Seek New Ways to Lure Clients (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
 
 
Japanese banks are now raising the interest rates on their savings accounts in an increasingly heated competition for business. Interest rates on one-year fixed-term deposits have ...

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Seven & I To Give Bain Priority In Ito-Yokado Supermarket Spin-Off

Seven & I To Give Bain Priority In Ito-Yokado Supermarket Spin-Off (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Seven & i Holdings Co is expected to make U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital the preferred buyer for its intermediate subsidiary operating Ito-Yokado supermarket chain, a source fa...

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Japan Wary of N. Korea's Practical Combat Experience

Japan Wary of N. Korea's Practical Combat Experience (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
North Korea has formed a de facto military alliance with Russia, which continues its aggression against Ukraine, and sent troops to support Moscow in the war.
Russia and Ukraine are engagi...

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