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Japan Plans $1.6b Extra Budget To Support AI, Chip Industries
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TECH IN ASIA
Japan plans to allocate about ¥252.5 billion (US$1.6 billion) in an extra budget to support AI and semiconductor development.
The amount is lower than last year’s ¥1.5 trillion (US$9.59 billion) supplementary budget, as the government shifts toward regular budget funding for these ...
Japan plans to allocate about ¥252.5 billion (US$1.6 billion) in an extra budget to support AI and semiconductor development.
The amount is lower than last year’s ¥1.5 trillion (US$9.59 billion) supplementary budget, as the government shifts toward regular budget funding for these ...
- 28/11 19:39
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Same-Sex Marriage Ban Constitutional, Says Tokyo High Court
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JAPAN TIMES
The Tokyo High Court on Friday ruled that Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriages is constitutional, the first and only court to do so at the high court level after five other similar rulings deeming it as unconstitutional.
Friday’s ruling was a painful setback for LGBTQ+ su...
The Tokyo High Court on Friday ruled that Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriages is constitutional, the first and only court to do so at the high court level after five other similar rulings deeming it as unconstitutional.
Friday’s ruling was a painful setback for LGBTQ+ su...
- 28/11 19:17
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Japan to Tighten Screening of Foreigners’ Residential Status by Providing Information of Nonpayment of Taxes
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JAPAN NEWS
The government will share with local authorities information related to the nonpayment of taxes and social insurance premiums by foreign residents through the My Number identification card system, as part of efforts to strengthen screening, according to sources close to the governmen...
The government will share with local authorities information related to the nonpayment of taxes and social insurance premiums by foreign residents through the My Number identification card system, as part of efforts to strengthen screening, according to sources close to the governmen...
- 27/11 18:24
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Japan Upper House Panel Votes to Lower Gasoline Tax
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NIPPON
Japan's House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation to scrap the provisional gasoline tax surcharge of 25.1 yen per liter, effective Dec. 31.
The legislation is expected to be passed into law at a plenary meeting of the upper chamber of t...
Japan's House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation to scrap the provisional gasoline tax surcharge of 25.1 yen per liter, effective Dec. 31.
The legislation is expected to be passed into law at a plenary meeting of the upper chamber of t...
- 27/11 18:05
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Town In Miyagi Retracts Latest AI-Generated Bear Image
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JAPAN TODAY
A Japanese town deleted a social media post warning of a bear sighting after discovering that a picture it had received showing the fearsome creature was AI-generated.
Similar fake images have been circulating online as fear of bears runs high in the country, where the animals have ...
A Japanese town deleted a social media post warning of a bear sighting after discovering that a picture it had received showing the fearsome creature was AI-generated.
Similar fake images have been circulating online as fear of bears runs high in the country, where the animals have ...
- 27/11 17:43
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Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics Closing Ceremony Held in Shibuya
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JAPAN NEWS
The closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, sponsored by The Yomiuri Shimbun and others, was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday.
This was the first time in its 100-year history that the Deaflympics were held in Japan. About 280,000 s...
The closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, sponsored by The Yomiuri Shimbun and others, was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday.
This was the first time in its 100-year history that the Deaflympics were held in Japan. About 280,000 s...
- 26/11 21:19
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Italian PM Likely to Visit Japan Early Jan.
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NIPPON
Work is underway to pave the way for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's planned visit to Japan next year to mark the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday.
The Japanese government's top spokesman mad...
Work is underway to pave the way for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's planned visit to Japan next year to mark the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday.
The Japanese government's top spokesman mad...
- 26/11 20:40
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PM Takaichi Vows To Maximize Japan's Interests Through Dialogue With China
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KYODO NEWS
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday it is her "responsibility" to maximize Japan's interests by building good relations with China through dialogue, after a diplomatic row between the two nations escalated over her remarks on Taiwan.
Tokyo-Beijing ties have worsened since Ta...
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday it is her "responsibility" to maximize Japan's interests by building good relations with China through dialogue, after a diplomatic row between the two nations escalated over her remarks on Taiwan.
Tokyo-Beijing ties have worsened since Ta...
- 26/11 20:13
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Japan Is Giving Away Free Flights To Travellers This Winter
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TIME OUT
All Nippon Airways is offering free flights in an effort to encourage tourists to get off the beaten track and explore more of Japan
Travelling is brilliant, but it’s also expensive. Japan seems to understand this though, as it’s trying to help lower that cost a little by offering free...
All Nippon Airways is offering free flights in an effort to encourage tourists to get off the beaten track and explore more of Japan
Travelling is brilliant, but it’s also expensive. Japan seems to understand this though, as it’s trying to help lower that cost a little by offering free...
- 25/11 15:41
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Pedestrian Dies After Apparent Tokyo Hit-And-Run That Injured 10 Others
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JAPAN TIMES
A pedestrian in his 80s has died after an apparent hit-and-run in Tokyo's Adachi Ward at around 12:30 p.m. Monday that left 10 others injured, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
A woman in her 20s was found unconscious after the collisions and is in serious condition, police s...
A pedestrian in his 80s has died after an apparent hit-and-run in Tokyo's Adachi Ward at around 12:30 p.m. Monday that left 10 others injured, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
A woman in her 20s was found unconscious after the collisions and is in serious condition, police s...
- 25/11 15:04
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