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Japan Panel OKs Increase in Catch Quota for Squid

  • Category:Tourism
NIPPON
 
A Japanese Fisheries Agency panel has approved an expansion of the fiscal 2025 fishing quota for the Japanese common squid by 1,800 tons following bigger-than-expected catches.
At its meeting Wednesday, a subcommittee of the Fisheries Policy Council gave the green light to the plan to in...

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¥54 Billion Of Japanese Tax Money Wasted In Fiscal 2024

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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 Panel Begins Fiscal 2026 Budget Talks

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NIPPON
 
A subcommittee of a finance ministry advisory panel Wednesday started discussions to formulate the Japanese government's budget for fiscal 2026, which starts in April next year.
It will be the first budget compiled under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration. She has pledged to ...

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Shinkansen Car Shown for Train That Could Travel at 500 kph in Japan

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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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Asian Shares Trade Lower After AI Darlings Prop Up Wall Street

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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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Japan Eyes Investment in Indonesia’s Green Capital City Project

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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 Auto Mechanic Job Availability Up On Low Birthrate

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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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Kansai Electric Will Soon Begin Survey For New Nuclear Reactor, Sources Say

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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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Nissan Says It Expects ¥275 Bil Operational Loss In 2025-26

  • Category:Driving
JAPAN TODAY
 
Struggling Japanese carmaker Nissan said it expected to suffer an operating loss of 275 billion in its fiscal year that ends in March as it faces further economic headwinds.
It also said it expected an operating loss of 30 billion yen for the first six months of the fiscal year, whi...

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Japan Corporate Income Hits Record in Fiscal 2024

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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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