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Japan Won’t Use US Treasury Holdings In Tariff Talks

Japan Won’t Use US Treasury Holdings In Tariff Talks (仕事)
TECH IN ASIA
 
Japan will not use its US Treasury holdings as leverage in upcoming trade talks with the US, scheduled for April 17.
Itsunori Onodera, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, e...

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World Expo Opens In Japan In Rocky Times In Global Economy

World Expo Opens In Japan In Rocky Times In Global Economy (仕事)
HURRIYET DAILY NEWS
 
World Expo opened on Sunday with 160 countries and regions showcasing their technology, culture and food, with host Japan hoping to provide the world with some much-needed hop...

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JR East Plans Facial Recognition System Experiment at Joetsu Shinkansen Ticket Gates

JR East Plans Facial Recognition System Experiment at Joetsu Shinkansen Ticket Gates (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced Tuesday it plans to experimentally deploy a system that will use facial recognition technology to allow passengers to move through ticket...

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Japanese American National Museum Hit With Subsidy Cuts

Japanese American National Museum Hit With Subsidy Cuts (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The Japanese American National Museum, or JANM, in Los Angeles is struggling with subsidy cuts by the Elon Musk-led "Department of Government Efficiency," also known as DOGE.
The museu...

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Jersey Denim Tapered Pants For Summer

Jersey Denim Tapered Pants For Summer (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The key to dressing for summer in Japan is to focus on the right kinds of fabric. Investing in linen, silk blends or cotton can make all the difference between a great day outdoors or...

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Akazawa’s Appointment As U.S. Tariff Negotiator Raises Concerns; Some Within Japan Govt Worried Whether He Can Handle Task

Akazawa’s Appointment As U.S. Tariff Negotiator Raises Concerns; Some Within Japan Govt Worried Whether He Can Handle Task (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Ryosei Akazawa’s appointment as the minister in charge of negotiations with the United States over its tariff policy has raised concerns, as he has little diplomatic experience. Some a...

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Ishiba And NATO Chief Vow To Deepen Security Ties As Regional Threats Rise

Ishiba And NATO Chief Vow To Deepen Security Ties As Regional Threats Rise (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and NATO chief Mark Rutte vowed Wednesday to further deepen military ties while stressing the need to tackle together growing threats from China...

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Japan To Sell More Rice Reserves As Prices Soar

Japan To Sell More Rice Reserves As Prices Soar (仕事)
FRANCE 24
 
Japan will sell more rice from its emergency stockpile through July in an attempt to stabilise soaring prices, the agricultural minister said Wednesday.
After rice prices nearly doubled...

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Fujifilm 'Instax' Camera Series Unit Sales Top 100 Million Worldwide

Fujifilm 'Instax' Camera Series Unit Sales Top 100 Million Worldwide (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Unit sales of Fujifilm Corp's "instax" instant camera series have exceeded 100 million, the company said Tuesday, with the brand's roughly 30-year run continuing to draw interest both...

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Japan Hopes to Participate in NATO's Ukraine Assistance Initiative

Japan Hopes to Participate in NATO's Ukraine Assistance Initiative (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan's Defense Ministry hopes to coordinate its participation in the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine, or NSATU, initiative, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told visiting N...

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Imperial Couple Interacts with Families of War Dead, Ex-Islanders during Their Visit to Iwoto Island

Imperial Couple Interacts with Families of War Dead, Ex-Islanders during Their Visit to Iwoto Island (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
 
The Emperor and Empress, during their first visit to Iwoto Island on Monday, spoke with families of the war dead and former islanders who were forced to evacuate, listening to their ...

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Japanese Regional Business Cite Concern over U.S. Tariffs in BOJ Report; Personal Consumption Viewed Positively

Japanese Regional Business Cite Concern over U.S. Tariffs in BOJ Report; Personal Consumption Viewed Positively (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Anxiety over tariff policies announced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is spreading throughout Japan.
Regional economic assessments remained unchanged in all nine ...

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U.S. Steel Hits 52-Week High After Trump Orders New Security Review Of Nippon Steel Bid

U.S. Steel Hits 52-Week High After Trump Orders New Security Review Of Nippon Steel Bid (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Shares of U.S. Steel are hitting a 52-week high after President Donald Trump ordered a new national security review of Nippon Steel's proposed bid to buy U.S. Steel for nearly $15 bil...

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Actor Hirosue Ryoko Arrested On Suspicion Of Causing Injury

Actor Hirosue Ryoko Arrested On Suspicion Of Causing Injury (ニュース)
NHK
 
Japanese actor Hirosue Ryoko has been arrested on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital.
Police say she was arrested in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, early on Tuesda...

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Honda Executive Resigns Over 'Inappropriate Conduct'

Honda Executive Resigns Over 'Inappropriate Conduct' (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Honda's executive vice president resigned on Monday over "an allegation of inappropriate conduct", the Japanese automaker said.
The incident occurred "during a social gathering outsid...

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