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- Japan Confiscates Record 1 Ton Of Dried Cannabis From Vietnam (仕事)
- NHK
NHK has learned that Japanese authorities have confiscated about one ton of dried cannabis that was shipped to Tokyo Port from Vietnam.
It is the largest single seizure of illegal drugs in Ja...
Other [13/8 22:23] More
- Japan Mcdonald's Happy Sets Wasted In Pokemon Card Frenzy (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
McDonald's Co (Japan) has found that its campaign to give away Pokemon trading cards with its Happy Set combo meals prompted some customers to buy the meals in bulk solely to obtain t...
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- Japan Eyes ¥100 Bil Budget For Defense Drone Mass Deployment (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan is considering earmarking over 100 billion yen for the fiscal 2026 initial budget for mass deployment of defense drones amid the increasingly severe security environment, govern...
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- One Dead After Yacht And Cargo Ship Collide In Waters Off Japan (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters off southern Japan on Wednesday, with one person confirmed dead and several others reported missing, officials said.
The captain of a 492-t...
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- S. Korean Pres. Lee to Visit Japan for Summit with Ishiba (ニュース)
- NIPPON
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will visit Japan on Aug. 23-24 to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the Japanese and South Korean governments said Wednesday.
It ...
Event [13/8 20:22] More
- British Navy Carrier Group Makes Port Call In Japan, 1st In 4 Years (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
A British aircraft carrier strike group made a port call in eastern Japan on Tuesday, marking the first such visit in about four years in a show of deeper security cooperation between ...
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- Competition for Japan Govt Jobs Lowest Ever (ニュース)
- NIPPON
One out of 2.9 applicants passed employment examinations for Japan’s career-track national public servants in fiscal 2025, the lowest rate ever, the National Personnel Authority said Tuesd...
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- Popular Japanese Character 'Npochamu' Aims For Overseas Expansion (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japanese character "Npochamu," marketed as a goofy and rotund yoghurt fairy, is aiming to capitalize on its popularity overseas, with trading house Itochu Corp gaining merchandising r...
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- Families Mourn 40 Years Since Deadly Japan Airlines Crash (ニュース)
- RFI
On August 12, 1985, the doomed Boeing 747 was around 40 minutes into an hour-long flight from Tokyo to Osaka, when it crashed into a mountain about 120 kilometres (75 miles) northwest of the ...
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- The Shape Of Pocky Is Now Legally Trademarked In Japan (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Every box of Pocky has a picture of the chocolate-covered pretzel sticks on it, but you could make the argument that it’s sort of redundant. In the 59 years that it’s been on the mark...
Gourmet [11/8 21:24] More
- Competition Intensifying Among Chinese Carmakers over EV Sales in Indonesia, Thailand; Japanese Automakers Concerned About Market Share Loss (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Competition is intensifying among Chinese automakers over electric vehicles sales in Indonesia and Thailand, the No. 1 and No. 3 automobile markets in Southeast Asia.
The increase in c...
Driving [11/8 20:46] More
- Japan Asks South Korea To Lift Ban On Japanese Seafood Imports (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan's farm minister on Monday urged the South Korean foreign minister to scrap restrictions on Japanese seafood imports imposed after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power...
Gourmet [11/8 20:20] More
- Japan School Exits Hugely Popular Baseball Event Over Bullying (ニュース)
- CNA
A Japanese high school hit by a bullying scandal has withdrawn from the country's hugely popular summer baseball tournament after a social media frenzy, officials said on Sunday (Aug 10).
The...
Event [11/8 19:56] More
- More Of Kumamoto Facing Heavy Rain Emergency Warning (ニュース)
- NHK
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a heavy rain emergency warning for 5 cities and 2 towns in Kumamoto Prefecture.
A heavy rain emergency warning is in effect for the cities of Tamana...
Nature [11/8 19:12] More
- Japan Summer Holiday Travel Rush Underway As Trains, Flights Full (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan's summer holiday travel rush got underway Saturday, with many shinkansen bullet train services and flights fully booked as people returned to their hometowns or set off on domest...
Tourism [9/8 20:42] More