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Six Dead In Tokyo As Japan Swelters In Heatwave

Six Dead In Tokyo As Japan Swelters In Heatwave (ニュース)
CNA
 
Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave, prompting authorities to issue a flurry of health warnings.
Over the weekend, the central Shi...

Nature [July 9, 2024] More

Japan Real Wages Down 1.4% In May, 26th Monthly Fall Despite Hikes

Japan Real Wages Down 1.4% In May, 26th Monthly Fall Despite Hikes (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's real wages in May fell 1.4 percent from a year earlier, declining for a record 26th straight month, as the sharpest base wage growth in 31 years was offset by inflation, gover...

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Philippines And Japan Sign Key Defence Pact

Philippines And Japan Sign Key Defence Pact (ニュース)
CNA
 
The Philippines and Japan signed a key defence pact on Monday (Jul 8) that will allow the deployment of troops on each other's territory, as they boost ties in the face of China's growing ass...

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Komodo Dragon To Be Exhibited At Central Japan Zoo

Komodo Dragon To Be Exhibited At Central Japan Zoo (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
A Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, will be housed at a central Japan zoo, the city of Nagoya said Monday, making it the only one of its kind to be exhibited in the country.
T...

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Heatstroke Alerts Issued Across Japan As Heatwave Leads To Four Deaths

Heatstroke Alerts Issued Across Japan As Heatwave Leads To Four Deaths (ニュース)
THE GUARDIAN
 
Average number of heatstroke-related deaths each year has increased six fold since 1995
Japan’s meteorological agency has issued a heatstroke alert for 26 of the country’s 47 prefect...

Nature [July 8, 2024] More

Indonesia, Japan to Sign IJEPA Amendment Protocol in September

Indonesia, Japan to Sign IJEPA Amendment Protocol in September (仕事)
TEMPO
 
Indonesia and Japan are set to sign the Protocol Amending the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA) in September 2024, following five years of negotiations, as announced by...

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Japan Introduces Enormous Humanoid Robot To Maintain Train Lines

Japan Introduces Enormous Humanoid Robot To Maintain Train Lines (ニュース)
THE GUARDIAN
 
The 12-metre high machine has coke bottle eyes and a crude Wall-E-like head, as well as large arms that can be fitted with blades or paint brushes
It resembles an enormous, malevolen...

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Japan Plans to Develop New Radar System to Monitor Beyond Horizon; Govt Eyes Radar Use Around Yonaguni Island to Monitor Chinese Vessels

Japan Plans to Develop New Radar System to Monitor Beyond Horizon; Govt Eyes Radar Use Around Yonaguni Island to Monitor Chinese Vessels (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The government plans to accelerate research on the development an over-the-horizon (OTH) radar that can detect targets at ranges beyond the capabilities of standard radar.
The radio wa...

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Gacha Capsule Toy Business Booms In Japan, With Sights Set Abroad

Gacha Capsule Toy Business Booms In Japan, With Sights Set Abroad (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's capsule toy industry has come a long way from the corner of the supermarket, as it enjoys a new boom at home that is spurring multiple market players to set their sights on ov...

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Japan Tire Makers Release New Products Exclusively for EVs

Japan Tire Makers Release New Products Exclusively for EVs (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Major tire manufacturers are releasing products that are exclusively for electric vehicles, partly because more electric trucks are being used in the logistics industry due to labor s...

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Japan to Pursue Fuel Production for Fast Reactors; Seeks to Avoid Shortage, Protect Domestic Energy Security

Japan to Pursue Fuel Production for Fast Reactors; Seeks to Avoid Shortage, Protect Domestic Energy Security (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
 
The government intends to promote the domestic production of fuel for fast reactors, a type of next-generation nuclear reactor, as part of efforts to realize their commercialization,...

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Over 80 Nursing Homes In Japan Went Bankrupt In First Half

Over 80 Nursing Homes In Japan Went Bankrupt In First Half (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
A severe labor shortage and rising prices are weighing heavily on Japan's nursing care providers, with 81 nursing homes going bankrupt over the past six months, a Tokyo-based research...

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Japan Declares Victory In Effort To End Government Use Of Floppy Disks

Japan Declares Victory In Effort To End Government Use Of Floppy Disks (ニュース)
CNA
 
Japan's government has finally eliminated the use of floppy disks in all its systems, two decades since their heyday, reaching a long-awaited milestone in a campaign to modernise the bureaucr...

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Japan Land Price Rises Over 2% For 1st Time Amid Post-COVID Recovery

Japan Land Price Rises Over 2% For 1st Time Amid Post-COVID Recovery (仕事)
KYODO NEWS
 
The average land price in Japan rose 2.3 percent in 2024 from a year earlier, government data showed Monday, surpassing 2 percent for the first time and marking the highest annual rate...

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Japan’s First New Banknotes In 20 Years Use Holograms To Defeat Counterfeits

Japan’s First New Banknotes In 20 Years Use Holograms To Defeat Counterfeits (仕事)
BUSINESS TIMES
 
JAPAN began circulating its first new banknotes in 20 years on Wednesday, featuring three-dimensional portraits of the founders of financial and female education institutions in an...

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