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Japan PM Hits Out At Farm Minister Over Free Rice Claim

Japan PM Hits Out At Farm Minister Over Free Rice Claim (ニュース)
RFI
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday reprimanded the farm minister for claiming he never buys rice because he gets it free, provoking the ire of consumers facing soaring prices.
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Medical Institutions Increasingly Handling Foreign Patients; Areas Responding to Increase in Overseas Visitors, Residents

Medical Institutions Increasingly Handling Foreign Patients; Areas Responding to Increase in Overseas Visitors, Residents (勉強)
JAPAN NEWS
 
With the increase in foreign visitors and residents in Japan, a growing number of medical institutions have taken steps to ensure smooth treatment and avoid problems, including using i...

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Japan to Introduce Car Fuel with Up to 10% Biofuels from Fiscal 2028; Limited Rollout Expected at Areas with Refineries

Japan to Introduce Car Fuel with Up to 10% Biofuels from Fiscal 2028; Limited Rollout Expected at Areas with Refineries (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry will from fiscal 2028 introduce a car fuel partly mixed with biofuels made from corn, sugarcane and other biomass.
The fuel, which would mix ga...

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Japanese Carmakers Focus On Popular Models To Soften U.S. Tariff Impact

Japanese Carmakers Focus On Popular Models To Soften U.S. Tariff Impact (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese automakers have few immediate options to offset the impact of the additional U.S. tariff on cars. Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and other domestic manufacturers will like...

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Japan To Launch Prescreening Of Visa-Free Travelers In FY 2028

Japan To Launch Prescreening Of Visa-Free Travelers In FY 2028 (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will launch prearrival screening of visa-free travelers in fiscal 2028, as the government aims to boost its booming inbound tourism further, according to the Justice Ministry.
Th...

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Dentists Pass Japan-Style Oral Health Care To Children In Vietnam

Dentists Pass Japan-Style Oral Health Care To Children In Vietnam (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Dentists from Aichi Prefecture are working in Vietnam on an initiative to introduce the Japanese system of conducting dental checkups in school to help solve the high rate of tooth de...

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Seven-Eleven Japan Testing Delivery Robots

Seven-Eleven Japan Testing Delivery Robots (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Amid a serious truck driver shortage, convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan Co. began a trial delivery service using robots on public roads in Tokyo's western suburb on Monday.
In the...

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Japan's Fuji Media Posts Its 1st Net Loss in FY 2024

Japan's Fuji Media Posts Its 1st Net Loss in FY 2024 (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan's Fuji Media Holdings Inc. on Friday reported a consolidated net loss of 20.1 billion yen for fiscal 2024, its first red ink since becoming a holding company in 2008.
Fuji Media, whi...

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Japan, South Korea Plan Fast-Track Entry System For Tourists For Anniv.

Japan, South Korea Plan Fast-Track Entry System For Tourists For Anniv. (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan and South Korea plan to set up dedicated entry lanes for tourists visiting each other's countries at four airports in June to speed up the immigration process, as the month marks...

Tourism [May 16, 2025] More

Consumption Tax Exemption to Be Nixed for Low-Cost Imported Items; Measure Eyed with Chinese E-Commerce Sites in Mind

Consumption Tax Exemption to Be Nixed for Low-Cost Imported Items; Measure Eyed with Chinese E-Commerce Sites in Mind (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The Finance Ministry is considering imposing the consumption tax on low-cost imported goods priced at ¥10,000 or less that are currently exempted under the de minimis rule, according t...

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Indonesia Introduces Its Carbon Trading Potential To Japan

Indonesia Introduces Its Carbon Trading Potential To Japan (ニュース)
ANTARA NEWS
 
The Indonesian Forestry Entrepreneurs Association (APHI) is intensifying efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change by introducing Indonesia’s huge potential for tropical fores...

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Japan, EU to Expand Mutual Recognition of Organic Food

Japan, EU to Expand Mutual Recognition of Organic Food (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan and the European Union will expand their mutual recognition arrangement for organic food so that a wider range of products can be labeled as organic food for trade between the econom...

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Catalan President To Travel To Japan To 'Strengthen And Expand' Relations

Catalan President To Travel To Japan To 'Strengthen And Expand' Relations (ニュース)
CATALAN NEWS
 
Week-long trip beginning on May 26 will also include a trip to South Korea
The Catalan president Salvador Illa will travel to Japan on May 26 for a week-long trip to "strengthen and ...

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Sony's Profits Rises On Robust Performance For Music, Movies And Games

Sony's Profits Rises On Robust Performance For Music, Movies And Games (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese technology and entertainment company Sony Corp logged an 18% rise in profit for the fiscal year through March on healthy results at its music and video-game operations.
Its c...

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Honda Forecasts 70% Net Profit Drop Citing 'Tariff Impact'

Honda Forecasts 70% Net Profit Drop Citing 'Tariff Impact' (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Honda Motor on Tuesday forecast a 70 percent drop in net profit for the 2025-26 financial year as U.S. trade tariffs weigh on the global auto industry.
The announcement comes after ri...

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