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- Ishiba’s Coalition Loses Majority In Japan’s Upper House Election (ニュース)
- AP NEWS
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a crucial parliamentary election, further shaking the stabilit...
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- Japan's Coalition Loses Majority, Yen Higher (ニュース)
- MARKET PLUS
The Japanese yen has started the week with strong gains. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 147.71, down 0.73% on the day
Japanese PM on shaky ground after election drubbi...
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- Japan Voters See Little Hope For Tariff Reprieve In Car Maker Mazda's Hometown (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
When car maker Mazda sneezes, everyone catches a cold, say people in its hometown of Hiroshima in western Japan, but these days, auto parts maker Yuji Yamaguchi fears a deep chill is ...
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- Sluggish Tesla Sales Lead Panasonic to Delay Start of EV Battery Production at New U.S. Plant (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Panasonic Holdings Corp. has decided to postpone the start of full operations of its newly built U.S. electric vehicle battery plant, as Panasonic’s major client Tesla has reported sl...
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- Japan Enacts First Law To Promote Sign Language Ahead Of Deaflympics (ニュース)
- MALAY MAIL
Japan’s central and local governments are required under a new law to take steps to promote the use of sign language, aiming to build momentum ahead of hosting the Deaflympics in Novem...
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- Japan Set To Meet 2% Defense Target, But Future Hikes Uncertain (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan is on track to achieve its target of boosting defense spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product in the next two years, but the real challenge -- whether to go beyond that ...
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- Japan Ruling Bloc Projected To Lose Majority In Upper House Election Drubbing (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, were projected to lose their majority in the Upper House, media reports said Sunday, a def...
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- Landmark Akihabara Arcade, Opened By Sega Over 30 Years Ago, Announces Sudden Closure (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
It’s been a tumultuous couple of years for the arcade industry in Japan. Not even the otaku mecca of the Akihabara neighborhood is completely buffered, as it’s been announced that one...
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- Eel Imports Peak at Narita Airport Ahead of Day When Grilled Eel Traditionally Eaten (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Narita Airport is facing the busiest time of year for live eel imports as it gets closer to the Day of the Ox, a day in midsummer when grilled eel is traditionally eaten.
This year, th...
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- Over 80% Of Scam Emails Globally Targeted Japan In May: Security Firm (ニュース)
- QAZIN
Over 80 percent of email scams with identifiable senders targeted Japanese recipients in May, as advances in generative artificial intelligence allow the use of more natural language, a U.S...
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- RI Embassy in Tokyo Calls on Citizens in Japan to Obey Local Laws (ニュース)
- RRI
The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) Tokyo emphasized the importance of Indonesian citizens (WNI) complying with the laws, norms, and ethics in Japan as the key to maintaining harm...
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- Japan Protests South Korean Military Drills Near Disputed Islets (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan's government said Thursday it lodged a strong protest with South Korea over military drills conducted in waters near remote islets in the Sea of Japan that are controlled by Seou...
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- Japan’s Nagoya City Fire Bureau orders Airbus H160 (ニュース)
- AIRBUS
Japan’s Nagoya City Fire Bureau placed an order for an Airbus H160. The helicopter will be deployed for fire fighting, search and rescue missions, as well as disaster response operations, ...
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- World’s First Dragon Ball Store To Open Before End Of Year (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Dragon Ball is a big franchise. Though it started as a manga, the anime adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s sprawling intergalactic martial arts epic started airing less than two years aft...
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- Japan's Trade Surplus Shrinks 31% In June As Exports To U.S. Plunge (仕事)
- QAZIN FORM
Japan's trade surplus in June shrank 30.8 percent from a year earlier to 153.1 billion yen ($1 billion) as automobile and other exports to the United States plunged amid higher tariffs...
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