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- Japan Hot Springs Facing Water Shortages As Tourism Booms (観光)
- KYODO NEWS
Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some onsen to shut down due to inadequate supplies, local authorit...
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- Japan Recognized 1,661 'Quasi-Refugees' In 2024 (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The Immigration Services Agency has said in a report that it recognized 1,661 people as "quasi-refugees" in 2024, with Ukrainians accounting for more than 90% of them.
On top of the 1...
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- Astronaut Onishi Blasts Off On Mission As 3rd Japanese To Lead ISS (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Takuya Onishi and three fellow crew members embarked Friday on a mission to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from Florida.
Onishi, traveling in SpaceX's...
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- Japan Moves to Dissolve Unification Church Over Controversy (ニュース)
- NEWS CENTRAL AFRICA
Japan is on the verge of formally dissolving the Unification Church, stripping it of legal recognition and tax-exempt status following accusations of financial exploitation an...
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- Japan to Construct Country’s First 3D-printed Train Station; JR West Picks Unmanned Station in Wakayama Prefecture (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
For the first time in the country, 3D printer technology will be used to construct a new building for an unmanned railway station, according to a Tuesday announcement by West Japan Rai...
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- Couche-Tard Not Considering Hostile Takeover Of Seven & I: Chairman (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, said Thursday that its discussions with Seven & i Holdings Co to acquire the Japanese rival have be...
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- Japan To Mandate Protective Steps For Firms Against Abusive Customers (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan's cabinet has approved an amended bill requiring companies to adopt protective measures against overbearing or abusive behavior from business clients or the public.
The bill man...
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- Major Japan Firms Agree To Big Wage Hikes, Impact On BOJ Policy In Focus (仕事)
- REUTERS
Many of Japan's biggest companies from tech conglomerates to Toyota have met union demands for substantial wage hikes for a third consecutive year, seeking to help workers cope with infla...
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- Japan Aims To Boost Food Sales Among Tourists, Overseas (仕事)
- NHK
The government is said to have set its first targets to boost spending on Japanese cuisine by visitors to the country and in overseas nations.
Sources say the goal is to boost tourist spendin...
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- Japan Aims To Increase Rice Exports 8-Fold To 350,000 Tons In 2030 (仕事)
- KYODO NEWS
The Japanese government plans to increase the country's rice exports by nearly eight-fold to 350,000 tons, worth 92.2 billion yen ($623 million), in 2030 from 2024, according to a poli...
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- Japan Oct.-Dec. GDP Revised Down to 2.2 Pct Annual Rise (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
Japan’s gross domestic product in October-December last year increased 0.6 pct from the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, or 2.2 pct at an annual rate, the Cabinet Office ...
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- Japan Marks 14th Anniversary Of Quake-Tsunami, Nuclear Disasters (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan on Tuesday marked 14 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked the country's northeast and triggered a nuclear crisis, with residents in one of the hardest-hit are...
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- Japan Adopts Basic Policy for New Foreign Worker Training Program (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The Japanese government adopted Tuesday its basic policy for operating a new skill development program for foreign workers that will replace the existing technical intern scheme.
The polic...
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- Japan Auctions Emergency Rice Reserves As Prices Soar (ニュース)
- THE JAKARTA POST
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The Japanese government began a rare auction on Monday of its emergency rice stockpiles in a bid to help drive down the surging price of the national staple.
Rice shortages d...
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- Japan's Territory Museum To Reopen In April After Renovation (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Japan's National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty is set to reopen in mid-April after renovation.
The government will update the museum's displays for the Northern Territories, or the f...
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