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Flu Season Starts in Japan

Flu Season Starts in Japan (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The influenza season has started across Japan, the health ministry said Friday.
The number of flu patients reported from about 5,000 regularly monitored medical institutions across the cou...

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Toyota Maintains Net Profit Forecast Despite Drop In First Half

Toyota Maintains Net Profit Forecast Despite Drop In First Half (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese auto giant Toyota kept its annual net profit forecast unchanged on Wednesday, despite logging a 26 percent drop for the first half of this financial year.
The world's top-sel...

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Nintendo’s Switch Successor to Be Backward Compatible; Online Services Also Carried Over to New Console Generation

Nintendo’s Switch Successor to Be Backward Compatible; Online Services Also Carried Over to New Console Generation (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Nintendo Co. said Wednesday that the successor to its Nintendo Switch flagship game console will be compatible with existing Switch games.
Nintendo Switch Online, a paid service, will ...

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Japan’s Opposition DPFP to Prioritize Income Tax Reform, Also Seek Consumption Tax Cut in Inter-Party Talks

Japan’s Opposition DPFP to Prioritize Income Tax Reform, Also Seek Consumption Tax Cut in Inter-Party Talks (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The Democratic Party for the People’s demands in policy talks with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito will include quickly addressing the so-called ¥1.03 million threshold...

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Japan's Princess Akiko leaves for Britain, France

Japan's Princess Akiko leaves for Britain, France (ニュース)
NHK
 
Japan's Princess Akiko has departed on a trip to Britain and France. She is the daughter of the late Prince Tomohito.
The princess left for Britain from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Thursday. Sh...

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Japan Defense Chief Visits South Korean Warship In Show Of Improved Ties

Japan Defense Chief Visits South Korean Warship In Show Of Improved Ties (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Thursday was welcomed aboard a South Korean naval vessel during its port call in Japan, highlighting the increasingly close security collabora...

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Sip With Snorlax – Clever Drinkware Design Creates Pokemon In Your Glass With Every Pour

Sip With Snorlax – Clever Drinkware Design Creates Pokemon In Your Glass With Every Pour (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
There’s no Pokemon who’s better at relaxing than Snorlax, who sleeps so much that the species has hardly ever been seen with eyes open.
Unfortunately, we humans can’t catch quite as m...

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Japan's Births Likely To Fall Under 700,000 For 1st Time In 2024

Japan's Births Likely To Fall Under 700,000 For 1st Time In 2024 (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
The number of births in Japan in 2024 is likely to fall under 700,000 for the first time after government data showed Tuesday that the figure in the first half fell 6.3 percent from a ...

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Japan Stocks Higher At Close Of Trade; Nikkei 225 Up 2.16%

Japan Stocks Higher At Close Of Trade; Nikkei 225 Up 2.16% (仕事)
INVESTING
 
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Glass, Transportation Equipment and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gaine...

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Japan Textile Maker Toray Draws Curtain on Campaign Girls

Japan Textile Maker Toray Draws Curtain on Campaign Girls (仕事)
NIPPON
 
Japanese textile maker Toray Industries Inc. said Wednesday that it will end the use of promotional models known as Toray campaign girls after 43 years.
The Toray campaign girl program, la...

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Japan Business Circle Calls for China Resuming Visa-Free Travel; Keizai Doyukai Visit to Country Marks 1st in 8 Years

Japan Business Circle Calls for China Resuming Visa-Free Travel; Keizai Doyukai Visit to Country Marks 1st in 8 Years (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The delegation of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) on Monday called for China to exempt Japanese short-term visitors from visa requirements soon in its fi...

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Tokyo Stock Exchange Extends Closing Time For 1st Time In 70 Years

Tokyo Stock Exchange Extends Closing Time For 1st Time In 70 Years (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The Tokyo Stock Exchange has extended its trading hours by 30 minutes starting Tuesday without any trouble on the first day, as it aims to make the bourse more attractive to foreign i...

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Service Industry Takes Stand Against Customer Abuse In 'Polite' Japan

Service Industry Takes Stand Against Customer Abuse In 'Polite' Japan (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese are often said to be well-regarded for their etiquette and social graces.
But if this is especially true for those working in Japan's service industry, the same cannot al...

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Japan's Parliament to Start Special Session on Monday

Japan's Parliament to Start Special Session on Monday (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan's parliament will start a special session on Monday following last month's general election, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Shige...

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Japan Police Bust "Village" Of Overstaying Vietnamese

Japan Police Bust "Village" Of Overstaying Vietnamese (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
When police searched a group of abandoned motels in a city some 50 kilometers northeast of Tokyo earlier this year, they found more than 20 Vietnamese men and women living together in ...

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