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Japan to Move Up Auctions for Imported Rice

Japan to Move Up Auctions for Imported Rice (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Japanese government will hold the first round of annual auctions earlier than usual for rice imported under a minimum market access agreement as part of efforts to stabilize rice price...

Gourmet [12/6 20:45] More

Helicopter Rescue Drill For Tourists Held At Tottori Sand Dunes, Western Japan

Helicopter Rescue Drill For Tourists Held At Tottori Sand Dunes, Western Japan (ニュース)
NHK
 
A rescue drill for taking tourists with heatstroke to hospital by helicopter has been held at the Tottori Sand Dunes on the Sea of Japan coast.
About 20 officials from the Tottori prefectural...

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Princess Kako Attends Ceremony for 130 Years of Japan-Brazil Ties

Princess Kako Attends Ceremony for 130 Years of Japan-Brazil Ties (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan's Princess Kako, on an official visit to Brazil, attended a ceremony on Wednesday marking the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between her country and the South American cou...

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Bento Shop Bankruptcies Increase As Japan’s Boxed Lunch Stores Struggle In New Dining Landscape

Bento Shop Bankruptcies Increase As Japan’s Boxed Lunch Stores Struggle In New Dining Landscape (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Bento, boxed lunches, are practically a symbol of Japanese cuisine itself. A self-contained meal of rice and a number of meat, fish, or vegetable side dishes, they’re a quick and conv...

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Japan Enacts Law To Gradually Boost Teachers' Pay

Japan Enacts Law To Gradually Boost Teachers' Pay (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Parliament enacted a bill Wednesday to raise in stages what is called adjustment allowances for public school teachers to 10% of base salaries from the current 4%.
The revised special...

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TEPCO Tweaks Plan To Restart Reactors At Niigata Nuclear Plant

TEPCO Tweaks Plan To Restart Reactors At Niigata Nuclear Plant (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc, whose nuclear reactors have remained offline since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, plans to revise its strategy for restarting reactors in cent...

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Japan PM To Urge G7 To Work To Tackle North Korea's Cryptocurrency Theft

Japan PM To Urge G7 To Work To Tackle North Korea's Cryptocurrency Theft (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to call on his Group of Seven counterparts to work together to tackle North Korea's cryptocurrency thefts at their summit in Canada later ...

Event [11/6 20:39] More

Toyota Proposes Selling U.S. Cars In Japan To Support Tariff Talks

Toyota Proposes Selling U.S. Cars In Japan To Support Tariff Talks (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp has proposed to the government that it sell U.S.-made cars in Japan through its domestic dealership network, the company said in an online video.
The proposal is int...

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Japan Pump Price Drops to 2-Year Low

Japan Pump Price Drops to 2-Year Low (仕事)
NIPPON
 
The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan fell to a two-year low of 172.2 yen per liter as of Monday due to lower crude oil prices and government subsidies, the industry minist...

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Japan To Release Extra 200,000 Tons Of Gov't Stockpiled Rice

Japan To Release Extra 200,000 Tons Of Gov't Stockpiled Rice (ニュース)
SHINE
 
Japan plans to release an additional 200,000 tons of rice from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers, Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday, as the stap...

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Japan Ruling Bloc Oks Campaigning On Cash Handouts In Summer Election

Japan Ruling Bloc Oks Campaigning On Cash Handouts In Summer Election (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's ruling parties agreed Tuesday to include cash handouts for households hit by rising prices in their platforms for this summer's House of Councillors election, senior lawmakers ...

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Japan’s Most Popular Curry Rice Restaurant Chain Losing Customers As It Raises Prices

Japan’s Most Popular Curry Rice Restaurant Chain Losing Customers As It Raises Prices (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Curry rice is one of Japan’s favorite things to eat, and its favorite restaurant to eat it at is Cocoichibanya. Also known as Cocoichi, the chain, which was founded in 1978, has over ...

Gourmet [10/6 20:32] More

Nearly 70 Pct in Japan Trust Mass Media

Nearly 70 Pct in Japan Trust Mass Media (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Nearly 70 pct of people in Japan trust mass media, such as television, newspaper and radio, to reports news accurately, a survey by news distribution app operator SmartNews Inc. showed Tue...

Other [10/6 20:23] More

Resona to Spend ¥30 Bil. on AI, IT Personnel over 3 Years; Holding Company Eyes Boosting Customers’ Digital Experience

Resona to Spend ¥30 Bil. on AI, IT Personnel over 3 Years; Holding Company Eyes Boosting Customers’ Digital Experience (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Resona Holdings, Inc. will allocate ¥30 billion over three fiscal years starting in April to develop artificial intelligence technologies and foster personnel with digital expertise, P...

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Japan PM Aims For Nominal GDP To Reach 1,000 Tril. Yen In 2040

Japan PM Aims For Nominal GDP To Reach 1,000 Tril. Yen In 2040 (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that Japan should aim to boost its economy to 1,000 trillion yen ($7 trillion) in nominal terms by 2040, instructing his ruling party executiv...

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