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- Japan's Largest Shipbuilder Penalized For Neglecting Technical Trainee Safety (ニュース)
- NHK
Japanese government authorities have barred the country's largest shipbuilder from accepting foreign technical trainees for the next five years due to alleged negligence in safety management ...
Event [March 25, 2025] More
- Japan Emperor, Empress Welcome Brazilian President (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife, Janja, at a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday.
T...
Other [March 25, 2025] More
- A Court Orders The Unification Church In Japan Dissolved (ニュース)
- AP NEWS
The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinz...
Other [March 25, 2025] More
- Japan to End Promissory Note Exchanges at Electronic System (仕事)
- NIPPON
The Japanese Bankers Association, or Zenginkyo, plans to terminate the exchanges of promissory notes and checks at its national electronic clearing system in April 2027.
Companies and fina...
Other [March 24, 2025] More
- Yomiuri 333 Stock Index Launched, Closes at 35,507.74 (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun began publishing the Yomiuri Stock Index (Yomiuri 333) on Monday. The closing price on the first day was 35,507.74, a fall of 155.90 points from Friday.
The proport...
Other [March 24, 2025] More
- Japan Sets Up New SDF Command To Unify Defense Force Operations (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan on Monday launched a new command for the Self-Defense Forces to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses, in a major revamp aimed at ensuring smoother coordination ...
Event [March 24, 2025] More
- Japan, China In New Spat After Three-Way Talks (ニュース)
- CNA
Japan and China became embroiled in a new spat on Monday (Mar 24) with Tokyo accusing Beijing of misrepresenting its position after high-level weekend talks also involving South Korea.
The di...
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- Univ. of Tokyo Hospital to Enhance Organ Transplantation by Hiring New Doctors; 8 Specialists to Be Hired, Lead Training (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
In response to the issue of medical institutions having to give up on accepting organs from braindead patients for transplants due to understaffing and lack of hospital beds, the Unive...
Other [March 24, 2025] More
- Rakuten Eyes Expanding Deliveries By Robot To Main E-Commerce Site (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japanese online shopping giant Rakuten Group Inc is considering introducing autonomous mobile robots to deliver goods amid a severe labor shortage in the transportation sector, accord...
Driving [March 23, 2025] More
- Cafe Run By Japan Island's Only Foreigner Aims To Be New Tourist Spot (観光)
- KYODO NEWS
On a small island in southwestern Japan with a population of only around 1,700, Australian John Widmer, reputed as the island's only foreign resident, runs a cafe hoping it will serve ...
Cafe [March 23, 2025] More
- Japan Picks Model Projects To Promote 'Dual Habitation' (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
The land ministry has selected 26 model projects nationwide to promote a "dual habitation" lifestyle in which people divide their time between rural and urban areas, informed sources ...
Other [March 23, 2025] More
- Japan Abolishes Skirts From Policewoman Uniforms Nationwide (ニュース)
- SORA NEWS
After nearly a half-century run, skirts to no longer be part of uniforms.
Though Japan celebrates the start of the new year in January, it’s really spring that’s the time for new beginn...
Other [March 23, 2025] More
- In Japan’s Ski Resort Area of Myoko, Trepidation as More Foreign Money Pours in (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Three winters from now, Japan’s snowy Myoko highlands will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, with hotels charging some $1,350 a night.
The project by P...
Snow [March 22, 2025] More
- Experts In Japan Urge Preparations For Major Eruption Of Mt. Fuji (ニュース)
- NHK
A government-appointed panel in Japan has come up with measures on what to do if Mount Fuji erupts on a massive scale and spews large amounts of ash. Japan's highest peak last erupted more th...
Mountain [March 22, 2025] More
- Japan, China, South Korea Meet At Geopolitical 'Turning Point In History' (ニュース)
- REUTERS
The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday, seeking common ground on East Asian security and economic issues amid escalating global uncertainty.
"Given t...
Event [March 22, 2025] More