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- Japan's 2026 Asian Games Hosts Told To Improve Preparations (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
The Olympic Council of Asia has demanded that the Japanese organizers of the 2026 Asian Games make significant improvements to their preparations, sources familiar with the matter said...
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- 7-Eleven Japan To Deliver C-Store Goods By Train (仕事)
- MOBILITY PLAZA
The retailer will trial this new transportation method to fight dependence on truck deliveries due to a driver shortage.
7-Eleven Japan will trial trains for transporting goods acr...
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- Starbucks Japan Is Calling It Quits With Paper Straws (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Roughly five years ago, Starbucks Japan switched from plastic straws to paper ones, in an effort to be more environmentally friendly. But while this change was made in order to make M...
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- Nippon Steel Sets Sights On A Growing Overseas Market In Its Bid To Acquire U.S. Steel (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
The signs at Nippon Steel read: “The world through steel,” underlining why Japan’s top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel.
“We can’t expect demand in Jap...
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- Japan's Bankruptcies Set To Hit 11-Year High In 2024, Data Shows (仕事)
- REUTERS
Japan's bankruptcy filings this year are set to surpass 10,000 and hit the highest since 2013, private-sector data by Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) showed on Monday, ahead of a closely watch...
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- Japan Airlines Forges Carbon Capture Partnership (ニュース)
- AERO SPACE GLOBAL NEWS
Japan Airlines (JAL) has deepened its commitment to achieving net-zero CO₂ emissions by 2050 with an investment in California-based Heirloom Carbon Technologies, a leader i...
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- Japan’s Royals Conclude Landmark Visit To Türkiye (ニュース)
- HURRIYET DAILY NEWS
Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko concluded their five-day visit to Türkiye on Dec. 8, reaffirming a shared commitment to strengthening the enduring diplom...
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- Japan Gov't Submits Draft Extra Budget To Diet For Economic Package (仕事)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan's government on Monday submitted to parliament a draft supplementary budget for fiscal 2024 worth 13.9 trillion yen ($92.7 billion) to finance a new economic package aimed at eas...
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- Traditional Japanese Sake Brewing Earns UNESCO Recognition (観光)
- JAPAN TRAVEL
Celebrating A 500-Year-Old Tradition Of Craftsmanship
Japan’s traditional sake brewing has been officially registered as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, highlighting the cul...
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- Tough Times For Japanese Pubs As Izakaya Bankruptcies Come At Highest Rate In More Than A Decade (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
In Japan, you’ll come across a couple of different sub-classifications of restaurants. There are senmonten, “specialized shops” that focus on variations of a single dish, like beef bo...
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- Giant Sea Wall: Prabowo Seeks Cooperation With Japan Firms (ニュース)
- ANTARA NEWS
President Prabowo Subianto has invited collaboration from Japanese companies for the construction of a giant sea wall that stretches along the northern coast of Jakarta.
He made the o...
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- Tokyo Government Considering Fund For Housing Support (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering establishing a fund for housing support for the middle class at a time when condominium prices in central Tokyo are soaring, informed ...
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- Shibuya’s Hachiko Statue Will Be Covered Up For New Year’s Eve, Pedestrian Barricades Installed (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Last month, administrators announced that Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward would not be holding any New Year’s Eve countdown events this year.
It’s part of a continuing effort to eliminate the dr...
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- Japan, China Seek Broader Bilateral Talks To Improve Public Sentiment (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Around 100 Japanese and Chinese pundits gathered in Tokyo on Thursday, calling on their governments to expand dialogue and promote people-to-people exchanges to improve public sentime...
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- Japan, Sweden Agree to Elevate Ties to Strategic Partnership; Military Cooperation Between N. Korea, Russia Condemned in Joint Statement (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson agreed to elevate their bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership on Wednesday in Tokyo.
As both Japan ...
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