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Japan To Maximize Nuclear Power In Clean-Energy Push As Electricity Demand Grows
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JAPAN TODAY
A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan's new energy policy for the next few years that calls for bolstering renewables up to half of electricity needs by 2040 while maximizing the use of nuclear power as the country seeks to accommodate the g...
A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan's new energy policy for the next few years that calls for bolstering renewables up to half of electricity needs by 2040 while maximizing the use of nuclear power as the country seeks to accommodate the g...
- 26/12 19:01
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Japan Airlines Cyberattack Disrupts Flights As Holiday Season Begins
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KYODO NEWS
Japan Airlines' network suffered a cyberattack Thursday, disrupting luggage services and delaying flights at the start of the New Year holiday season, before being restored later in the day.
The airline said customers could once again purchase tickets for both domestic and internatio...
Japan Airlines' network suffered a cyberattack Thursday, disrupting luggage services and delaying flights at the start of the New Year holiday season, before being restored later in the day.
The airline said customers could once again purchase tickets for both domestic and internatio...
- 26/12 18:23
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JR Yokosuka Line Temporarily Suspended for a Second Time in One Day; Current Suspension is Due To Fire
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JAPAN NEWS
The JR Yokosuka Line has been temporarily suspended this evening due to a fire along the line, the second time just in a day, according to East Japan Railway Co. (JR East).
The fire broke out at around 5 p.m. somewhere between Higashi-Totsuka and Totsuka stations in Yokohama, causing...
The JR Yokosuka Line has been temporarily suspended this evening due to a fire along the line, the second time just in a day, according to East Japan Railway Co. (JR East).
The fire broke out at around 5 p.m. somewhere between Higashi-Totsuka and Totsuka stations in Yokohama, causing...
- 25/12 19:52
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Japan FM Raises 'Serious Concerns' Over China Military Buildup
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CNA
Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya raised "serious concerns" on Wednesday (Dec 25) over China's military buildup as he met counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, Tokyo said.
On his first visit to China since becoming Japan's top diplomat earlier this year, Iwaya told Wang that Tokyo was "clos...
Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya raised "serious concerns" on Wednesday (Dec 25) over China's military buildup as he met counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, Tokyo said.
On his first visit to China since becoming Japan's top diplomat earlier this year, Iwaya told Wang that Tokyo was "clos...
- 25/12 18:28
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Japan Mulling Mandatory PFAS Inspections for Tap Water
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NIPPON
Japan's Environment Ministry plans to include PFAS, potentially carcinogenic chemicals, in the list of items subject to mandatory periodic water quality inspections by water suppliers under a law regulating them.
Based on the plan presented to an expert panel meeting Tuesday, the ministr...
Japan's Environment Ministry plans to include PFAS, potentially carcinogenic chemicals, in the list of items subject to mandatory periodic water quality inspections by water suppliers under a law regulating them.
Based on the plan presented to an expert panel meeting Tuesday, the ministr...
- 24/12 20:01
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Japan To Cut 60% Of Emissions By FY2035, But Experts Call For More
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KYODO NEWS
The Japanese government on Tuesday won an approval for a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent by fiscal 2035 from fiscal 2013 levels, but rejected calls for it to pursue a more ambitious target.
At a joint meeting of the Environment Ministry and the Economy, Trade an...
The Japanese government on Tuesday won an approval for a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent by fiscal 2035 from fiscal 2013 levels, but rejected calls for it to pursue a more ambitious target.
At a joint meeting of the Environment Ministry and the Economy, Trade an...
- 24/12 19:36
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Japanese PM Ishiba: Important To Strengthen US-Japan Alliance
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INVESTING
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday he wanted to strengthen his country's alliance with the United States, as he pushed for as early as possible a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Japan is neighbours with an increasingly assertive China and a nuclear-...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday he wanted to strengthen his country's alliance with the United States, as he pushed for as early as possible a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Japan is neighbours with an increasingly assertive China and a nuclear-...
- 24/12 19:02
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Japan Fair Trade Commission Set To Punish Google For Unfair Practices
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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
The JFTC believes that Google’s actions have restricted smartphone makers’ business activities and constitute “trading on restrictive terms,” a practice prohibited under the Antimonopoly Law. The watchdog has already notified Google of its plan to issue the cease-and-desist or...
The JFTC believes that Google’s actions have restricted smartphone makers’ business activities and constitute “trading on restrictive terms,” a practice prohibited under the Antimonopoly Law. The watchdog has already notified Google of its plan to issue the cease-and-desist or...
- 24/12 18:32
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Japan Now Has Fish-Shaped Soy Sauce Bottle Hand Cream
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JAPAN TODAY
There are many souvenirs vying for your attention in Japan, but right now the one that’s stealing the limelight is a hand cream packaged in a giant, fish-shaped soy sauce bottle.
Called “Lunch Charm Hand Cream” — the name conveys the manufacturer’s desire to “make your lunch charmin...
There are many souvenirs vying for your attention in Japan, but right now the one that’s stealing the limelight is a hand cream packaged in a giant, fish-shaped soy sauce bottle.
Called “Lunch Charm Hand Cream” — the name conveys the manufacturer’s desire to “make your lunch charmin...
- 23/12 20:10
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Memorial Ceremony Held ahead of 1-Year Anniversary of Fatal Collision at Haneda Airport; ‘Your Precious Sacrifice Won’t Be in Vain’
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JAPAN NEWS
A memorial ceremony was held at the Japan Coast Guard’s Haneda Air Base in Tokyo on Monday ahead of the one-year anniversary of a fatal collision between a JCG aircraft and a Japan Airlines plane on Jan. 2 at Haneda Airport.
About 70 attendees at the ceremony mourned the five JCG mem...
A memorial ceremony was held at the Japan Coast Guard’s Haneda Air Base in Tokyo on Monday ahead of the one-year anniversary of a fatal collision between a JCG aircraft and a Japan Airlines plane on Jan. 2 at Haneda Airport.
About 70 attendees at the ceremony mourned the five JCG mem...
- 23/12 17:55
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