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Japan Sets Upper House Election For July 20

Japan Sets Upper House Election For July 20 (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
The government said Tuesday that an election for the House of Councilors, the upper chamber of parliament, will take place on July 20.
The official campaign period will start on July ...

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Japan FSA to Promote Yutaka Ito to Commissioner

Japan FSA to Promote Yutaka Ito to Commissioner (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan's Financial Services Agency will promote Yutaka Ito, director-general of the Supervision Bureau, to commissioner of the agency, effective on July 1, the government said Tuesday.
Ito,...

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Japanese Company Blames Laser Tool For Its 2nd Crash Landing On The Moon

Japanese Company Blames Laser Tool For Its 2nd Crash Landing On The Moon (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company's lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon.
Officials for ispace announced the news from Tokyo on Tuesday. ...

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Japan’s Banks Pull Staff From Middle East After U.S. Strikes Iran

Japan’s Banks Pull Staff From Middle East After U.S. Strikes Iran (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan’s biggest banks are considering evacuating employees and their families from financial hubs in the Middle East, just days after U.S. airstrikes on Iran increased risks in the re...

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India PM Modi Eyes Visit To Japan In August For Bullet Train Deal

India PM Modi Eyes Visit To Japan In August For Bullet Train Deal (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese and Indian governments are arranging for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Japan in late August for talks with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, diplomatic source...

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Younger Japanese Drawn To Anti-Immigrant Populist Party Sanseito

Younger Japanese Drawn To Anti-Immigrant Populist Party Sanseito (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
"Long ago, rock was a symbol of the anti-establishment...Using words, not guitars, as our weapons today, politics is what rocks!"
That's the marketing message of Sanseito, a new right...

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Matcha's Moment In Peril As Trump Tariff Threat Looms Over Industry

Matcha's Moment In Peril As Trump Tariff Threat Looms Over Industry (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
A breeze carries murmurs and quiet laughter between the rows of bright green tea leaves that are growing in dappled shade as workers harvest the plants that are destined to become mat...

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Japan Scraps U.S. Meeting After Washington Demands More Defense Spending

Japan Scraps U.S. Meeting After Washington Demands More Defense Spending (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan has canceled a regular high-level meeting with its key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reported on F...

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Japan’s Economy Is Particularly Vulnerable Amid Middle East Conflict

Japan’s Economy Is Particularly Vulnerable Amid Middle East Conflict (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is heavily exposed to turmoil in the Middle East despite being far away and removed from the hostilities, and the crisis is coming at a time when Japan is vulnerable and in no p...

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Honda President Eager To Collaborate With Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors

Honda President Eager To Collaborate With Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Honda Motor Co President Toshihiro Mibe expressed his eagerness to collaborate with Nissan Motor Co and its alliance partner Mitsubishi Motors Corp during a general shareholders meeti...

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87 Japanese Nationals, Family Members Evacuated From Iran, Israel

87 Japanese Nationals, Family Members Evacuated From Iran, Israel (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
A total of 87 Japanese nationals and their family members have evacuated from Iran and Israel amid conflict in the Middle East, the Japanese government said Friday.
The evacuees arriv...

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Ishiba Calls For Expanding Japan-South Korea Exchanges

Ishiba Calls For Expanding Japan-South Korea Exchanges (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called for expanding exchanges between Japan and South Korea as this year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations bet...

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Japan Ruling, Opposition Parties Gearing Up for Upper House Poll

Japan Ruling, Opposition Parties Gearing Up for Upper House Poll (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japanese ruling and opposition parties are gearing up for a House of Councillors election, expected to take place on July 20, as the current parliamentary session ends without an extension...

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Japan to Survey Farmers on Rice Production Intentions

Japan to Survey Farmers on Rice Production Intentions (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Japanese government will survey rice farmers about their production intentions for the next year as well as in five and 10 years, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Thursday.
B...

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Peak Energy Acquires 48 MW Ready-To-Build Solar Portfolio In Japan

Peak Energy Acquires 48 MW Ready-To-Build Solar Portfolio In Japan (ニュース)
ANTARA NEWS
 
 
The portfolio of projects will come online progressively over 2026-2028 and be combined with battery storage to maximize climate impact and cost savings for customers.
Singapore and...

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