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Firms Make ‘Alumni’ Networks to Boost Businesses; Experts Say Move Important Amid Growing Workforce Mobility

Firms Make ‘Alumni’ Networks to Boost Businesses; Experts Say Move Important Amid Growing Workforce Mobility (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
There is a growing movement among companies to establish “alumni networks,” where former employees can interact with their former employers. The companies are aiming to improve their o...

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Students in Japan Struggle with Japanese Language, Math Exams

Students in Japan Struggle with Japanese Language, Math Exams (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The average correct answer rates in Japanese language and math sections of a national achievement test for students in Japan in fiscal 2025 fell from the previous year, the education minis...

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Number Of Arab Residents In Japan Reaches 10,413

Number Of Arab Residents In Japan Reaches 10,413 (ニュース)
ARAB NEWS
 
The number of Arab residents in Japan totals 10,413 as of the end of December 2024, according to data obtained by Arab News Japan from the Ministry of Justice’s Immigration Agency. 
In ...

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Heavy Rain, Soaring Temperatures Forecast For Wide Areas Of Japan

Heavy Rain, Soaring Temperatures Forecast For Wide Areas Of Japan (ニュース)
NHK
 
A tropical depression in the East China Sea is forecast to approach the Kyushu region in southwest Japan toward Monday, bringing intense rainfall mainly to western Japan.
The Japan Meteorolog...

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Japan Emperor, Empress Return from Trip to Mongolia

Japan Emperor, Empress Return from Trip to Mongolia (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako returned from their eight-day state visit to Mongolia on Sunday.
A Japanese government plane carrying the Imperial couple arrived at Tokyo's Ha...

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Japan's Aid Agency To Issue 23 Bil. Yen Africa-Support Bonds In Aug.

Japan's Aid Agency To Issue 23 Bil. Yen Africa-Support Bonds In Aug. (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
The Japan International Cooperation Agency will issue bonds worth around 23 billion yen ($160 million) next month to raise funds for infrastructure, education and other development nee...

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Moomins Enjoy Enduring Popularity In Japan On Their 80th Anniversary

Moomins Enjoy Enduring Popularity In Japan On Their 80th Anniversary (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Finland’s beloved Moomins — the fictional roundish trolls with distinctive large snouts — continue to enjoy enduring popularity in Japan as the world celebrates the 80th anniversary o...

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Japan Local Govts Leverage Osaka Expo to Lure Tourists

Japan Local Govts Leverage Osaka Expo to Lure Tourists (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Local governments in Japan have been enhancing tourism promotion at the ongoing World Exposition in the city of Osaka in western Japan as three months will have passed as of Sunday since t...

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Japan Festival kicks off in Sao Paulo

Japan Festival kicks off in Sao Paulo (ニュース)
NHK
 
The annual Japan Festival has begun in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, offering visitors the chance to sample local Japanese dishes and experience the country's atmosphere.
Brazil is home to...

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Sumo Wrestler-Sized Wheelchair Deployed Ahead Of Nagoya Tournament

Sumo Wrestler-Sized Wheelchair Deployed Ahead Of Nagoya Tournament (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
With the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament set to open Sunday, a medical center near the competition venue has taken possession of a heavy-duty wheelchair built to transport the sport's he...

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Fuji Media To Implement Steps To Curb Activist Shareholder Influence

Fuji Media To Implement Steps To Curb Activist Shareholder Influence (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Fuji Media Holdings Inc on Thursday said that it will implement measures to prevent activist shareholders from gaining control of the company.
The announcement of the anti-takeover st...

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Japan Eyes Huge Market with China Set to Resume of Japanese Beef Imports; Japan Govt Hopes to Nearly Double Beef Exports by 2030

Japan Eyes Huge Market with China Set to Resume of Japanese Beef Imports; Japan Govt Hopes to Nearly Double Beef Exports by 2030 (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
With China expected to resume importing Japanese beef, it is a huge step forward for the Japanese government, which aims to increase exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery produ...

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Same-Sex Marriage, Surname Support Get Japan Election Tech Leg-Up

Same-Sex Marriage, Surname Support Get Japan Election Tech Leg-Up (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Voters in Japan now can find out whether candidates support same-sex marriage and separate surnames for married couples by simply pointing a smartphone camera at campaign posters for t...

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Japan-New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Japan-New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (ニュース)
MOFA
 
On July 10, commencing at 10:30 a.m. local time (11:30 a.m. on July 10, JST) for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Japan-New Zealand ...

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LDP Lawmaker Under Fire For Saying Quake 'Fortunately' Hit Noto Peninsula

LDP Lawmaker Under Fire For Saying Quake 'Fortunately' Hit Noto Peninsula (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
A senior ruling party lawmaker on Wednesday faced a chorus of criticism for suggesting an earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan last year was "fortunate" in showi...

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