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- Moomins Enjoy Enduring Popularity In Japan On Their 80th Anniversary (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Finland’s beloved Moomins — the fictional roundish trolls with distinctive large snouts — continue to enjoy enduring popularity in Japan as the world celebrates the 80th anniversary o...
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- Japan Local Govts Leverage Osaka Expo to Lure Tourists (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Local governments in Japan have been enhancing tourism promotion at the ongoing World Exposition in the city of Osaka in western Japan as three months will have passed as of Sunday since t...
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- Japan Festival kicks off in Sao Paulo (ニュース)
- NHK
The annual Japan Festival has begun in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, offering visitors the chance to sample local Japanese dishes and experience the country's atmosphere.
Brazil is home to...
Event [12/7 20:43] More
- Sumo Wrestler-Sized Wheelchair Deployed Ahead Of Nagoya Tournament (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
With the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament set to open Sunday, a medical center near the competition venue has taken possession of a heavy-duty wheelchair built to transport the sport's he...
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- Fuji Media To Implement Steps To Curb Activist Shareholder Influence (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Fuji Media Holdings Inc on Thursday said that it will implement measures to prevent activist shareholders from gaining control of the company.
The announcement of the anti-takeover st...
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- Japan Eyes Huge Market with China Set to Resume of Japanese Beef Imports; Japan Govt Hopes to Nearly Double Beef Exports by 2030 (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
With China expected to resume importing Japanese beef, it is a huge step forward for the Japanese government, which aims to increase exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery produ...
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- Same-Sex Marriage, Surname Support Get Japan Election Tech Leg-Up (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Voters in Japan now can find out whether candidates support same-sex marriage and separate surnames for married couples by simply pointing a smartphone camera at campaign posters for t...
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- Japan-New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (ニュース)
- MOFA
On July 10, commencing at 10:30 a.m. local time (11:30 a.m. on July 10, JST) for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Japan-New Zealand ...
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- LDP Lawmaker Under Fire For Saying Quake 'Fortunately' Hit Noto Peninsula (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
A senior ruling party lawmaker on Wednesday faced a chorus of criticism for suggesting an earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan last year was "fortunate" in showi...
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- Auto Tariff Impasse Sends U.S. Prices Up, Demand Down (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
No deal before the initial July 9 deadline for U.S. "reciprocal" tariffs is expected to pressure Toyota Motor Corp and other major carmakers to raise prices to offset higher import co...
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- Nippon Steel Looking to Double Its U.S. Steel Output in 5 Years, Says CEO (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Nippon Steel Corp. plans to double its crude steel production in the United States in three to five years, according to its chairman and chief executive officer, Eiji Hashimoto.
During...
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- Japan Signs Pact to Boost Direct Investment from Britain (仕事)
- NIPPON
Japan's Cabinet Office on Wednesday signed a memorandum of cooperation with the British government, to boost direct investment from Britain into Japan.
Under the memorandum, Japan will pro...
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- Kyoto Gion Festival: Children Pray at Yasaka Shrine Ahead of Grand Parade (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
Six children who will lead one of the yamahoko floats for Kyoto’s Gion Festival visited Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, on Monday to pray that celebrations will go smoothly.
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- Indonesia Eyes Labor Cooperation With Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture (ニュース)
- ANTARA NEWS
The Ministry of Manpower is exploring a potential partnership with the government of Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the labor sector.
Secretary Gen...
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- Japan To Set Up 'Control Tower' For Crimes By Foreign Residents (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Japan will set up an organization at the Cabinet Secretariat next week that will serve as the "control tower" to coordinate government efforts to deal with crimes by foreign residents...
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