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- Indonesian Bus Driver To Be 1st To Work Under New Japan Visa Status (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
An Indonesian man will be the first to take advantage of Japan extending the scope of its specified skilled worker visa to encompass the road transportation sector when he begins work ...
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- Japan Looks To Vietnam For Semiconductor Talent (ニュース)
- TECH IN ASIA
Japanese semiconductor manufacturers are turning to Vietnam to address labor shortages.
A delegation from Japan’s Kyushu region and industry officials visited Hanoi to explore hiring...
Other [February 22, 2025] More
- Japan Domestic Paper Shipments Hit 39-Year Low in 2024 (仕事)
- NIPPON
Domestic shipments of paper and paperboard in 2024 dropped 2.9 pct from the previous year to 19.91 million tons, the lowest in 39 years, the Japan Paper Association said Thursday.
The drop...
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- No Library Or Bookstore in 256 Japan Municipalities; Experts Cite Rise of Online Sales, Smartphone Use (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
A total of 256 municipalities have neither a public library nor a bookstore, the Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. This amounts to 15% of the 1,718 municipalities nationwide.
“If having few...
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- Almost 90% Of Japanese Companies See Trump As Bad For Business, Survey Shows (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Almost nine out of 10 Japanese companies expect U.S. President Donald Trump's policies to negatively affect business, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, the clearest sign yet of mou...
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- Japan, Britain To Hold Economic Talks In Tokyo In March (仕事)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan and Britain are arranging to hold a ministerial economic dialogue in Tokyo on March 7, government sources said Thursday, amid concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's protecti...
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- Japan Records Trade Deficit Of ¥2.76 Trillion In January As Tariff Worries Loom (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan recorded a trade deficit of 2.76 trillion yen in January, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday, as worries continue to grow about looming tariffs from the administration of U...
Other [February 19, 2025] More
- Monthly Number of Visitors to Japan Hits Record High in Jan. (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The monthly number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record high in January, partly reflecting travel demand from China and other parts of Asia during the Lunar New Year holiday period, a...
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- Govt, JICA Discuss Boosting Protection Of Indonesian Workers In Japan (ニュース)
- ANTARA NEWS
Deputy Minister for Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers Christina Aryani discussed increasing the placement and protection of migrant workers in Japan during a meeting with the J...
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- Japan To Increase Reliance On Nuclear Energy In Post-Fukushima Shift (ニュース)
- BBC
Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from power-hungry sectors like AI and semiconductors.
An energy plan appr...
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- Weak Yen Brings Strong Businesses Result Reports; Foreign Tourism Boom Also Helps Nonmanufacturers (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Financial results for the April-December period for companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are now in. Many of them reported strong results, helped by an increase in the number o...
Other [February 18, 2025] More
- Japan Family Registry To OK Listing Of Taiwan As Place Of Origin (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
The Justice Ministry said Monday it will allow Taiwanese who marry a Japanese to list the individual's place of origin as Taiwan, instead of China, in Japan's family registry system, a...
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- Japan Restaurants Turn To Cheaper, Imported Rice (ニュース)
- NHK
Japanese restaurants are reacting to spiraling prices for domestic rice by embracing cheaper imports instead.
The Japanese government imports about 770,000 tons of tariff-free rice a year fro...
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- Japanese Business Leaders Meet With Chinese Vice Premier (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
Japanese business leaders including Kosei Shindo, head of the Japan-China Economic Association and adviser to Nippon Steel, met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing on Monda...
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- Japan 2024 Growth Slows Despite Stronger Fourth Quarter (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan's economic growth slowed sharply last year, official data showed Monday, although the rate for the fourth quarter topped expectations.
The figures come as Japanese companies fre...
Other [February 17, 2025] More