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Sluggish Tesla Sales Lead Panasonic to Delay Start of EV Battery Production at New U.S. Plant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Tourism [July 17, 2025] More

Japan's Trade Surplus Shrinks 31% In June As Exports To U.S. Plunge

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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Japan Holds US Tariff Talks With Lutnick, Eyes Meeting With Bessent

Japan Holds US Tariff Talks With Lutnick, Eyes Meeting With Bessent (仕事)
CNA
 
Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held talks with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on US tariffs on Thursday (Jul 17), as Tokyo races to avert a 25 per cent levy that will be im...

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Skidding Nissan To Halt Production At Oppama Plant In Kanagawa Prefecture

Skidding Nissan To Halt Production At Oppama Plant In Kanagawa Prefecture (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Struggling auto giant Nissan said Tuesday it will stop production at its plant at Oppama in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, at the end of its 2027 fiscal year.
Nissan posted a net loss...

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1st Newly Built Asuka Cruise Ship in 34 Years Unveiled as More Companies Invest in Building Cruise Ships

1st Newly Built Asuka Cruise Ship in 34 Years Unveiled as More Companies Invest in Building Cruise Ships (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The Asuka III, NYK Line’s first new passenger ship in 34 years, is set to go into service on July 20, becoming part of a two-ship fleet for the company alongside the active Asuka II.
N...

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