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- Disney To Add New Ship In Tokyo To Expanding Cruise Business (仕事)
- REUTERS
Walt Disney unveiled plans on Tuesday to launch a new cruise ship that will set sail from Tokyo starting in fiscal 2028, adding a ninth vessel to the brand's growing fleet.
The new ship, ...
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- Women Gradually Rise In Japanese Politics But Face Deep Challenges (ニュース)
- AP NEWS
Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as governor Sunday, and one of her closest rivals was a woman.
Mul...
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- 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...
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- 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 (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 (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 (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...
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- 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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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