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Seven & i to Add 1,000 Stores in Japan

Seven & i to Add 1,000 Stores in Japan (仕事)
NIPPON
 
Seven & i Holdings Co. said Wednesday that it will increase the number of its convenience stores in Japan by 1,000 and open 1,300 new stores abroad by fiscal 2030.
The Japanese retailer pl...

Shopping [August 6, 2025] More

Suzuki Motor Halts Domestic Shipments Of 5-Door Jimny Nomade

Suzuki Motor Halts Domestic Shipments Of 5-Door Jimny Nomade (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Suzuki Motor has suspended domestic shipments of its five-door Jimny Nomade, the latest addition to its flagship Jimny series of four-wheel-drive compact sport utility vehicles, it wa...

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Mercury Hits New Japan Record High of 41.8 C in Isesaki

Mercury Hits New Japan Record High of 41.8 C in Isesaki (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The temperature in the eastern Japan city of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, soared to 41.8 degrees Celsius at 2:26 p.m. on Tuesday, marking a record high for Japan, the Japan Meteorological Ag...

Nature [August 5, 2025] More

Indonesia Exports 11 Tons of Black Tiger Prawns to Japan

Indonesia Exports 11 Tons of Black Tiger Prawns to Japan (ニュース)
TEMPO
 
A total of 11 tons of frozen black tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) worth Rp2 billion has been certified by the Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin), through the South Sumatra Animal, Fish...

Gourmet [August 5, 2025] More

Australia Announces New Warships Will Come From Japan

Australia Announces New Warships Will Come From Japan (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
In a major breakthrough for Japan’s defense industry, Australia announced Tuesday that it will purchase 11 Japanese frigates in what will be Tokyo’s biggest-ever defense contract and ...

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Japan "Furikake" App to Help Manage Indonesian Kids' Health

Japan "Furikake" App to Help Manage Indonesian Kids' Health (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
A Japanese organization promoting "furikake" sprinkle seasoning aims to launch an app in Indonesia by the end of the year to help manage the health of children in the Southeast Asian count...

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Japan Airlines JL4 to New York JFK just returned to Tokyo

Japan Airlines JL4 to New York JFK just returned to Tokyo (ニュース)
AIRLIVE
 
 
An Airbus A350K to New York was escorted by emergency vehicles when landing back in Tokyo.
Japan Airlines flight JL4 departed Tokyo Haneda today at 18:54 JST to New York JFK Airport (sc...

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Four Workers Dead In Japan After Manhole Fall

Four Workers Dead In Japan After Manhole Fall (ニュース)
CNA
 
Four workers have died in Japan after falling into a manhole near Tokyo as they inspected sewage pipes, authorities said on Sunday (Aug 3).
The incident comes after a huge sinkhole swallowed ...

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Canon Opens Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems Factory North of Tokyo; Improving Processes with Nanoimprint Technology

Canon Opens Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems Factory North of Tokyo; Improving Processes with Nanoimprint Technology (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Canon Inc. unveiled its new factory in Utsunomiya primarily for manufacturing lithography systems, which use light to expose minute circuit patterns onto semiconductor substrates, to t...

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Japan Plans Another Record Hike In Minimum Wage

Japan Plans Another Record Hike In Minimum Wage (仕事)
REUTERS
 
A Japanese labour ministry panel plans to recommend an increase of about 6% in the national average minimum wage for this fiscal year, for the biggest such jump since at least 2002, the K...

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Japanese Students Struggle With Description-Type Tests

Japanese Students Struggle With Description-Type Tests (勉強)
JAPAN TIMES
 
The average correct answer rate was as low as 25.6% for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for junior high school...

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Japanese Attacked in Suzhou, China, Again

Japanese Attacked in Suzhou, China, Again (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
A Japanese national was attacked and injured in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, eastern China, on Thursday, officials at the Japanese Consulate-General in Shanghai said Friday.
The person was hi...

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Panasonic Announces New Chief As Its Profits Barely Hold Up

Panasonic Announces New Chief As Its Profits Barely Hold Up (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese electronics and technology company Panasonic has chosen a new chief executive at a group company after eking out a 1.2% rise in its first-quarter profit.
Kenneth William Sain...

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In Hiroshima, A Schoolboy Keeps Memories Of War Alive With Guided Tours

In Hiroshima, A Schoolboy Keeps Memories Of War Alive With Guided Tours (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Since the age of seven, Japanese schoolboy Shun Sasaki has been offering free guided tours to foreign visitors of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with a mission: ensuring that the h...

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Japan to Discontinue SDF Annual Review Ceremony

Japan to Discontinue SDF Annual Review Ceremony (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
An annual Japanese Self-Defense Forces review ceremony will no longer be held in principle due to mounting SDF duties in an increasingly severe security environment, according to the Defen...

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