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- Summer Bonuses At Major Japan Firms Hit Record (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The average summer bonus among major Japanese companies rose 5.31% from the previous year to ¥946,469 in 2025, hitting a new record high, the labor ministry said Friday.
The average h...
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- Japanese Banks Start Closing Down for Lunch as Staffing Shortage Worsens (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
Banks are increasingly closing their branches for lunch breaks, with regional banks leading the way and even some major banks shuttering branches during mealtime. They are hoping to ke...
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- Japan Athletics Chief Fights Back Tears Over Memory Of Covid-Hit Olympics (ニュース)
- FRANCE 24
The head of Japanese athletics fought back tears Friday as she described how the world championships in Tokyo can "wipe away" the painful memory of empty stands at the Olympics four yea...
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- Japan Eyes Storing Its Carbon Emissions in Indonesia (ニュース)
- JAKARTA GLOBE
Japan is open to partner with Indonesia on carbon dioxide transport, something that will enable Tokyo to store its captured emissions in the Southeast Asian country, according to it...
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- Struggling Train Firm in Japan Turns to Self-Deprecating Humor (ニュース)
- NIPPON
A Japanese local railway operator has seized on its financial difficulties as a public relations opportunity by using self-deprecating humor to attract more tourists to the area.
Choshi El...
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- Japan Lawmakers Call On Government To Recognize Palestinian State (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers on Thursday submitted a petition with 206 signatures to Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, urging the government to recognize a Palestinian state...
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- Controversy Over Cost Of National Stadium Resurfaces Ahead Of World Athletics Championships (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan's National Stadium was fan-less four years ago during the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics; zero atmosphere in the $1.4 billion, 60,000-seat venue for the globe's greatest track ...
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- Beautyworld Japan Osaka 2025 Set To Welcome A Record 570 Exhibitors (ニュース)
- PREMIUM BEAUTY NEWS
Western Japan’s premier beauty trade fair will take place from 20-22 October 2025 at INTEX Osaka, spanning Halls 1–5 and 6B.
For this landmark 20th edition, Beautyworld Japan ...
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- Mcdonald’s Japan Sets Anti-Scalper Rules For Sanrio Happy Meals (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Recently, McDonald’s Japan’s Happy Meals haven’t exactly been producing the sort of emotion promised in their name. Instead, for many people they’ve become a source of frustration, an...
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- Japan Firms Facing Challenge of Employing More Disabled (仕事)
- NIPPON
Japanese companies are tackling the difficult task of hiring more disabled people as the statutory minimum employment rate for the disabled will be lifted to 2.7 pct next July from 2.5 pct...
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- Tokyo Stocks Achieve Record Close After Strong Performance On Wall Street (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
Tokyo stocks ended trading Wednesday at a record-high close for the first time in three weeks, days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation.
The Nikkei 225 stock...
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- Japan LDP Motegi Announces Bid for Leadership (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Toshimitsu Motegi, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced his candidacy Wednesday for the leadership of the Japanese ruling party.
"I will seek a new coalition...
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- Japan's LDP To Hold Full-Scale Leadership Vote On Oct. 4 (ニュース)
- XINHUA
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has decided to hold its upcoming leadership election in a full-scale format, including votes from both lawmakers and rank-and-file party members, to ...
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- JAL Reprimand Over Drunken Pilots Adds To Airline’s Woes (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Japan Airlines apologized Wednesday over a series of flight delays caused by drunken pilots, following a reprimand from the transport ministry.
There have been at least three cases in...
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- 7-Eleven Robot Trial Targets Labor Shortages (仕事)
- NHK
Japan's biggest convenience store chain has introduced robots on a trial basis in a bid to tackle labor shortages and streamline in-store work.
The trial began at a 7-Eleven outlet in Tokyo. ...
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