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- Japanese Carmakers Take A Hit In China (仕事)
- NHK
All five Japanese automakers with operations in China reported a fall in unit sales in May. The slump comes amid fierce price competition from Chinese firms and a rapid, market-wide shift to ...
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- U.N. Rights Expert Expresses Concerns Over Sexual Abuse In Japan (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
A U.N. human rights expert expressed concerns on Wednesday about various "challenges" in Japan, including alleged sexual exploitation and abuse of talent signed with a major Tokyo-bas...
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- Japan, U.S., South Korea Begin New Military Exercise To Counter North Korea (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan, the United States and South Korea on Thursday began a new joint military exercise in the East China Sea spanning aerial, naval and cyber domains, apparently to boost their readi...
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- Bank Of Japan Opens Door For A Hawkish Double Surprise (仕事)
- REUTERS
The Bank of Japan is dropping signals its quantitative tightening (QT) plan in July could be bigger than markets think, and may even be accompanied by an interest rate hike, as it steps u...
Other [June 26, 2024] More
- Costco Japan Wages Provide Pathway To Firing Up Nation's Low Pay, Economy (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drasti...
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- Projection Mapping (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building’s Projection Mapping project is running until the end of 2024 under the theme of “Synergy."
Designed by Belgian CG and image creator Maxim...
Event [June 26, 2024] More
- Britain’s King Charles III Welcomes The Visiting Japanese Emperor And Empress (ニュース)
- AP NEWS
King Charles III welcomed the Japanese emperor and empress for a state visit that began on Tuesday, offering the best in pomp and circumstance as the U.K. seeks to bolster its role as the...
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- It’s Not As World-Famous As Ramen Or Sushi. But The Humble Onigiri Is Soul Food In Japan (ニュース)
- AP NEWS
The word “onigiri” became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon.
The rice ba...
Gourmet [June 25, 2024] More
- Foreign Tourists In Japan Are Being Charged More Than Locals At Some Restaurants And Attractions (ニュース)
- ABC NEWS
In short: Popular tourist destinations in Japan are implementing two-tiered pricing systems for locals and inbound tourists. Stagnant wages and weakened yen has incentivised locals to...
Tourism [June 25, 2024] More
- BOJ Debated Need For Timely Rate Hike, Signals Chance Of July Action (仕事)
- REUTERS
The Bank of Japan debated in June the chance of a near-term interest rate hike with one policymaker calling for an increase "without too much delay" to address risks of inflation overshoo...
Other [June 24, 2024] More
- Japan Warns Of Appropriate Action Any Time Against Rapid Yen Moves (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan stands ready to take appropriate steps against volatile yen moves at "any time," a senior finance ministry official said Monday, as the currency neared the 160 line against the ...
Other [June 24, 2024] More
- Japan, Indonesia Seek Stronger Cooperation in Automotive Industry (仕事)
- TEMPO
Indonesia's Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita met with Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Ken Saito in Tokyo on Friday, June 21, 2024, to discuss the potential to ...
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- Former PM Suga Says Calls For Kishida To Quit Growing Louder In LDP (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga believes the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is losing faith in his successor Fumio Kishida and called on the incumbent leader to conside...
Other [June 24, 2024] More
- Japanese Royals Arrive For Three-Day State Visit To UK (ニュース)
- YAHOO NEWS
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Britain on Saturday for a three-day state visit hosted by King Charles III.
A special flight from Japan landed at London's Stanst...
Other [June 24, 2024] More
- Nintendo Museum Coming Autumn 2024 (観光)
- JAPAN TRAVEL
Preparations Switch Up A Gear For This New Venue In Uji, Kyoto
In Nintendo's recent financial earnings report released in May 2024, the company confirmed the Nintendo Museum will final...
Spot [June 21, 2024] More