JAPAN NEWS
 
A robot is selling merchandise as part of a trial run at an unstaffed souvenir store at Narita Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture.
The trial, the first of its kind at domestic airports and commercial facilities, is being jointly conducted by Narita International Airport Corp. (NAA) ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Wasteful and ineffective use of taxpayer money by the Japanese government in fiscal 2024 totaled about ¥54.081 billion in 319 projects, according to a report the Board of Audit of Japan submitted to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday.
Both figures were lower than those of th...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
 
The press got a first look at a train car to be used for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line when it was unveiled on Friday on a test line in Yamanashi Prefecture.
The M10, Central Japan Railway Co.’s (JR Tokai) new train car, is still being tested and is expected to be used whe...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Asian shares retreated Tuesday despite the big lift in overseas markets from optimism over AI technology, as traders sold shares to lock in recent profits.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 1.7% to 51,497.20 following a national holiday on Monday.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.9%...

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RRI
 
 
Japan has expressed strong interest in investing in the development of Indonesia’s new capital city, Ibu Kota Nusantar (IKN), particularly in its green and sustainable infrastructure. 
The project, located across parts of Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara regencies in East Kaliman...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The ratio of job openings to job seekers for auto mechanics and technicians in Japan eclipsed 5.00 in fiscal 2024, far greater than the overall 1.14, as the country's birthrate continues to fall.
The ratio rose by 0.10 point to 5.09 compared to the previous year, recent government d...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Kansai Electric Power will start a survey early this month to assess whether it can build a new nuclear reactor in or near its Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, sources said Monday.
The survey will mark the first concrete move toward nuclear reactor construction in Jap...

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NIPPON
 
Income declared by companies in Japan that closed their books in fiscal 2024, which ended in March, grew 4.1 pct from the previous year to 102,338.1 billion yen, hitting a record high for the fourth year in a row, the National Tax Agency said Thursday.
Construction companies’ income show...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Practicality took center stage at the Tokyo auto show, where many Japanese automakers showcased their latest electric vehicles set for release in the coming years as they race to catch up with overseas rivals and make environmentally friendly options more accessible to domestic cons...

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NIPPON
 
Japan's leisure-related market expanded 5.6 pct from the previous year to 75,203 billion yen in 2024, the Japan Productivity Center, a private think tank, said Tuesday.
The latest figure surpassed the pre-pandemic level of 72,307 billion yen recorded in 2019 thanks to the economy's reope...

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