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Japan’s Kishida Warns World At ‘Historic Turning Point’ As He Touts US Alliance Ahead Of Biden Summit

Japan’s Kishida Warns World At ‘Historic Turning Point’ As He Touts US Alliance Ahead Of Biden Summit (ニュース)
CNN
 
Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to change its defense posture, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told CNN Sunday ...

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Bank of Japan Governor Lauded For Smooth Policy Change; Future Interest Rate Hikes to be Focus of Attention

Bank of Japan Governor Lauded For Smooth Policy Change; Future Interest Rate Hikes to be Focus of Attention (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Tuesday will mark one year since Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda took office. Market players have praised his skill in ending 11 years of massive monetary easing, but the key point of th...

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9-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Hit By Train Gunma Prefecture

9-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Hit By Train Gunma Prefecture (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
A nine-year-old girl died after she was hit by a train in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, on Saturday.
The incident occurred at around 8:50 a.m. on a crossing on the Joshin Electric ...

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Services Resume Along Entire route of Noto Tetsudo Railway after Hiatus Following Jan. 1 Earthquake

Services Resume Along Entire route of Noto Tetsudo Railway after Hiatus Following Jan. 1 Earthquake (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Noto Tetsudo railway in Ishikawa Prefecture resumed train service Saturday along its entire 33.1-kilometer route, which was suspended in the wake of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
Temp...

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Indonesian Ministry Aids Keoyoung Sun Shipwreck Survivor In Japan

Indonesian Ministry Aids Keoyoung Sun Shipwreck Survivor In Japan (ニュース)
ANTARA NEWS
 
The Transportation Ministry facilitated the process of reprinting sailor documents for Ryan Yudatama Lizar who survived after his ship capsized in the waters of Shimonoseki, Japan.
Li...

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M6.0 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tohoku Region; Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi Prefectures Observe 4 on Japanese Scale With No Risk of Tsunami

M6.0 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tohoku Region; Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi Prefectures Observe 4 on Japanese Scale With No Risk of Tsunami (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted the Tohoku region at 12:16 p.m. Thursday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. There was no risk of a tsunami, the age...

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New Japanese Whisky Rules Aim To Deter Imposters

New Japanese Whisky Rules Aim To Deter Imposters (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese whisky is world-famous, often eye-wateringly expensive, and as of Monday are more strictly defined in an industry push to deter foreign-made imposters.
Overseas demand has so...

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Ohtani Hits First Home Run For Dodgers In 5-4 Win Over Giants

Ohtani Hits First Home Run For Dodgers In 5-4 Win Over Giants (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a solo drive in the seventh inning in a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night that finished a thre...

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OpenAI to Launch 1st Asian Base in Tokyo

OpenAI to Launch 1st Asian Base in Tokyo (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
OpenAI, the developer of generative artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, will launch its first Asian base in Tokyo this month, it was learned Monday.
The U.S. company plans to establi...

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Japan's Imperial Family Latest Royals To Join Instagram

Japan's Imperial Family Latest Royals To Join Instagram (ニュース)
BBC
 
In 1926, when Japanese Emperor Hirohito ascended the Imperial throne, he was revered by millions of Japanese people as a living god. Almost 100 years later, the world's oldest continuing mona...

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Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Strong Quake Hits Taiwan

Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Strong Quake Hits Taiwan (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan lifted a tsunami advisory issued for Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday afternoon, after earlier warning of the potential for large waves hitting parts of the prefecture, following...

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Japan Average Pump Price Rises for 2 Weeks in Row

Japan Average Pump Price Rises for 2 Weeks in Row (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan stood at 174.6 yen per liter as of Monday, up 0.2 yen from a week before, the industry ministry said Wednesday.
The average gasoline p...

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Ride-sharing Services Kick Off in 4 Prefectures This Month

Ride-sharing Services Kick Off in 4 Prefectures This Month (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Ride-sharing services were set to begin in some districts in Tokyo and three other prefectures this month under the management of taxi companies.
The services were to be rolled out dur...

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Japanese Businesses Brace For Life With Interest Rates

Japanese Businesses Brace For Life With Interest Rates (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
In the coming years, Satoaki Kanoh needs to replace almost a dozen aging machines at his Tokyo-based maker of acrylic panels, a major undertaking that he worries will become even more...

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President-Elect Prabowo to Visit Japan After Meeting Xi Jinping

President-Elect Prabowo to Visit Japan After Meeting Xi Jinping (ニュース)
JAKARTA GLOBE
 
President-elect Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to visit Japan on Tuesday, shortly after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Japanese Embassy in Indonesia revealed Prab...

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