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Japanese Experts Warn Of Rapid Spread Of Foreign Bookworm

Japanese Experts Warn Of Rapid Spread Of Foreign Bookworm (ニュース)
NHK
 
Japanese experts are warning of the rapid spread of a foreign species of bookworm that eats paper and causes damage to ancient documents.
Ctenolepisma calvum, also known as ghost silverfish, ...

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JIP Co-Leader Fujita Stops Outsourcing To Secretary's Firm After Kickback Report

JIP Co-Leader Fujita Stops Outsourcing To Secretary's Firm After Kickback Report (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said that he will stop outsourcing work to a company headed by his secretary...

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Japan to Counter Foreigners Refusing to Pay Health Insurance Premiums

Japan to Counter Foreigners Refusing to Pay Health Insurance Premiums (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
 
Japan's health ministry is planning to deny in principle the renewal or change of residential status for foreign citizens who refuse to pay national health insurance premiums, it was lea...

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Shinkansen Car Shown for Train That Could Travel at 500 kph in Japan

Shinkansen Car Shown for Train That Could Travel at 500 kph in Japan (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
 
The press got a first look at a train car to be used for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line when it was unveiled on Friday on a test line in Yamanashi Prefecture.
The M10, Centra...

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Asian Shares Trade Lower After AI Darlings Prop Up Wall Street

Asian Shares Trade Lower After AI Darlings Prop Up Wall Street (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Asian shares retreated Tuesday despite the big lift in overseas markets from optimism over AI technology, as traders sold shares to lock in recent profits.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 22...

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Japan Eyes Investment in Indonesia’s Green Capital City Project

Japan Eyes Investment in Indonesia’s Green Capital City Project (仕事)
RRI
 
 
Japan has expressed strong interest in investing in the development of Indonesia’s new capital city, Ibu Kota Nusantar (IKN), particularly in its green and sustainable infrastructure. 
The ...

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Japan Auto Mechanic Job Availability Up On Low Birthrate

Japan Auto Mechanic Job Availability Up On Low Birthrate (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The ratio of job openings to job seekers for auto mechanics and technicians in Japan eclipsed 5.00 in fiscal 2024, far greater than the overall 1.14, as the country's birthrate contin...

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Kansai Electric Will Soon Begin Survey For New Nuclear Reactor, Sources Say

Kansai Electric Will Soon Begin Survey For New Nuclear Reactor, Sources Say (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Kansai Electric Power will start a survey early this month to assess whether it can build a new nuclear reactor in or near its Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, sources ...

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Kanagawa Enterprises Take On 'NY NOW Summer 2025' In Push For U.S. Expansion

Kanagawa Enterprises Take On 'NY NOW Summer 2025' In Push For U.S. Expansion (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The global market for daily necessities is booming. Private research forecasts substantial growth from approximately $215.2 billion in 2025 to about $263.2 billion by 2030.
Recognizin...

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Japan Looks To Boost 'Connected Population' In Bid To Revitalize Regions

Japan Looks To Boost 'Connected Population' In Bid To Revitalize Regions (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
The government will work to revitalize regional communities experiencing population decline by increasing what's known as the "connected population," or nonresidents who maintain stea...

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Japan Confers Order of Culture on 8 People

Japan Confers Order of Culture on 8 People (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan conferred the Order of Culture on eight people including Sadaharu Oh, 85, head of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks professional baseball team, on Monday as the country marked Culture Day.
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Nissan Says It Expects ¥275 Bil Operational Loss In 2025-26

Nissan Says It Expects ¥275 Bil Operational Loss In 2025-26 (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Struggling Japanese carmaker Nissan said it expected to suffer an operating loss of 275 billion in its fiscal year that ends in March as it faces further economic headwinds.
It also s...

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APEC Leaders Wrap Up Their Summit In South Korea

APEC Leaders Wrap Up Their Summit In South Korea (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific Rim nations wrapped up their annual summit with a statement underscoring regional economic cooperation, just days after the presidents of the United States ...

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US Government Shutdown Threatens Critical Food Aid

US Government Shutdown Threatens Critical Food Aid (ニュース)
NHK
 
Saturday marks one month since the start of the US government shutdown. Lawmakers remain deadlocked over a spending bill, and the impasse has stalled a range of federal services. It could soo...

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Japan 2026 Staple Rice Production Seen Falling to 7.11 M. Tons

Japan 2026 Staple Rice Production Seen Falling to 7.11 M. Tons (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan's staple rice production is forecast to total 7.11 million tons in 2026, down 370,000 tons from 2025, the agriculture ministry said Friday.
The estimate, used by farmers as a referen...

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