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- World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan (ニュース)
- BBC
An 88-year-old man who is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been acquitted by a Japanese court, after it found that evidence used against him was fabricated.
Iwao Hakamada, who...
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- Japan Defense Force Ship Sails Through Taiwan Strait For 1st Time (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel has sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's direction, sources familiar with the matter said Th...
Event [September 26, 2024] More
- Princess Zelda Takes The Lead In 'Echoes Of Wisdom' (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Princess Zelda will shed her role as damsel in distress to play the heroine for the first time in the nearly four-decade history of the Nintendo fantasy series named after her.
"The L...
Other [September 25, 2024] More
- Japan’s LDP Presidential Race Looks Certain to Go to Runoff; Diet Members Surveyed in Election’s Last Stretch (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
The Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election is almost certain to go to a runoff, as former LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba, economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and ...
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- Japan Watchdog Seeks ¥21.76 Mil. Fine For Nomura Securities;Manipulation of Govt Bond Futures Market Suspected (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Japan’s financial watchdog recommended Wednesday a ¥21.76 million fine for Nomura Securities Co. for allegedly manipulating the government bond futures market.
The Securities and Excha...
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- China’s Wine Exports to Japan Surge by 255% (仕事)
- VINO JOY
China’s wine exports to Japan soared by 255% in 2023, according to recent trade data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance. The value of these imports also jumped by 189%, signaling growing a...
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- European CDC Chief Announces Partnership with Japan (仕事)
- HEALTH POLICY WATCH
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will sign an official memorandum of understanding with its Japanese counterpart next month, the director of Europ...
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- Nippon Steel Reapplies For U.S. Steel Buyout Review (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Nippon Steel Corp has reapplied to the U.S. committee on foreign investment for a review of its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp, sources familiar with the matter said ...
Other [September 24, 2024] More
- Kia to Begin PBV Sales in Japan in 2026 (仕事)
- THE NEWS MARKET
Kia will develop Japanese-market-specific PBVsPV5 to be on sale in Japan in 2026, followed by PV7 and further PBV models and variantsKia will partner with Sojitz Corporation for P...
Driving [September 24, 2024] More
- Advisory Lifted After 50 Cm Tsunami Reaches Hachijojima (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
A 50 cm tsunami was recorded in Hachijojima’s Yaene on Tuesday morning after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck about 100 kilometers north of the volcanic Torishima Island, according t...
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- Japanese Fighter Jets Fire Flares At Russian Aircraft For First Time In Airspace Violation (ニュース)
- THE GUARDIAN
Defence minister says ‘strong protest’ lodged with Moscow amid growing concerns about Russian and Chinese military cooperation in the region
Japan said its fighter jets used flares f...
Other [September 24, 2024] More
- Japan Game Industry to Enhance Disclosure to Attract Talent (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
The Japanese game industry will bolster the disclosure of data related to average annual income and market size to attract talented individuals, industry group leader Haruhiro Tsujimot...
Other [September 23, 2024] More
- Japan Researchers Identify Fat-Burning Proteins (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
A Japanese research team has found protein variants that increase during exercise and help burn fat, possibly opening a path to developing a new drug that helps people lose weight with...
Tourism [September 23, 2024] More
- Six Dead After Record Rain Causes Floods In Japan (ニュース)
- BBC
Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan's Ishikawa prefecture.
The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are stil...
Other [September 23, 2024] More
- Japan’s Leader Demands Answers From China Over Schoolboy’s Fatal Stabbing (ニュース)
- CNN
Japan’s prime minister has demanded an explanation from Beijing over the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy in the second knife attack on Japanese children in China in recent months.
The 10-year...
Other [September 23, 2024] More