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Gender Equality Perception Gap Found in Japan News Industry
- Category:Tourism
NIPPON
There is a wide gender gap in perceptions of workplace equality among male and female workers at newspapers and press agencies, a survey by the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association showed Thursday.
The survey "highlights challenges facing the industry and calls for change a...
There is a wide gender gap in perceptions of workplace equality among male and female workers at newspapers and press agencies, a survey by the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association showed Thursday.
The survey "highlights challenges facing the industry and calls for change a...
- 24/4 13:07
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Japan Moves To Create New Intelligence Committee
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QAZIN
A draft law to establish a national intelligence committee was passed in Japan's House of Representatives on Thursday, as part of efforts to bolster the government's information-gathering capabilities, Kyodo reports.
The legislation comes as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to centraliz...
A draft law to establish a national intelligence committee was passed in Japan's House of Representatives on Thursday, as part of efforts to bolster the government's information-gathering capabilities, Kyodo reports.
The legislation comes as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to centraliz...
- 24/4 12:45
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Japan Evacuates Tourists for Potential Incoming Tsunami
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SURFER.COM
After a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Sanriku, Japan on Monday, officials are preeminently preparing for aftershocks and tsunamis by evacuations.
On Monday, Japan was rocked by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake.
And officials fear that things are heating up, that the initial tremor wa...
After a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Sanriku, Japan on Monday, officials are preeminently preparing for aftershocks and tsunamis by evacuations.
On Monday, Japan was rocked by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake.
And officials fear that things are heating up, that the initial tremor wa...
- 24/4 12:15
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Japan Begins Selling Lethal Weapons After Lifting Of Ban
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ASAHI
The Japanese government entered the lethal weapons export business after lifting the ban on April 21 by revising the Three Principles on the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology.
The next day, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi started pitching military equipment.
Takaichi held a phon...
The Japanese government entered the lethal weapons export business after lifting the ban on April 21 by revising the Three Principles on the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology.
The next day, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi started pitching military equipment.
Takaichi held a phon...
- 23/4 20:10
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Forest Fires Continue in Northeastern Japan Town
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NIPPON
Wildfires that broke out on Wednesday in two locations in the northeastern Japan town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, continued into Thursday, burning a total of about 200 hectares, according to the town government.
The town government has advised a total of about 2,600 people in 1,200 hou...
Wildfires that broke out on Wednesday in two locations in the northeastern Japan town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, continued into Thursday, burning a total of about 200 hectares, according to the town government.
The town government has advised a total of about 2,600 people in 1,200 hou...
- 23/4 19:45
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Japan Bans The Use Of Power Banks On Aircraft From 24 April
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IDN FINANCIAL
The Japanese government will ban the use of power banks on aircraft starting 24 April. The policy has been issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in response to a rise in fire incidents involving lithium-ion batteries.
As reported by The Straits Time...
The Japanese government will ban the use of power banks on aircraft starting 24 April. The policy has been issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in response to a rise in fire incidents involving lithium-ion batteries.
As reported by The Straits Time...
- 23/4 19:04
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Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Resumes Service after 13-Hour Suspension
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JAPAN NEWS
The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, which had undergone a partial service suspension following a report of smoke at Asakusa Station in Tokyo early Wednesday morning, resumed full-line service 13 hours later at around 7:20 p.m.
At around 6:20 a.m., smoke was detected at Asakusa Station, and s...
The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, which had undergone a partial service suspension following a report of smoke at Asakusa Station in Tokyo early Wednesday morning, resumed full-line service 13 hours later at around 7:20 p.m.
At around 6:20 a.m., smoke was detected at Asakusa Station, and s...
- 22/4 21:10
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Tokyo Theme Park Worker Dies After Accident While Inspecting Equipment
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JAPAN TIMES
A 24-year-old worker died on Tuesday after being caught in an amusement park attraction in Tokyo during an inspection, according to the Metropolitan Police Department and other sources.
An emergency call was made at around 11:55 a.m., reporting that a worker was stuck in the equipme...
A 24-year-old worker died on Tuesday after being caught in an amusement park attraction in Tokyo during an inspection, according to the Metropolitan Police Department and other sources.
An emergency call was made at around 11:55 a.m., reporting that a worker was stuck in the equipme...
- 22/4 20:25
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Earthquake Sets Off Brief Tsunami Alert And A Megaquake Advisory In Northern Japan
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AP NEWS
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake for its coastal areas.
The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there was a 1% chance for a megaquake, compared t...
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake for its coastal areas.
The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there was a 1% chance for a megaquake, compared t...
- 22/4 19:56
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Japan Reveals New Name For 40C-And-Hotter Days After Blistering Summer
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BBC
Japan has unveiled a new name for days that reach 40C (104F) or above, after the country experienced its hottest summer on record last year.
The term - kokushobi - has been translated as "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot" day by Japanese and international media.
The name emerge...
Japan has unveiled a new name for days that reach 40C (104F) or above, after the country experienced its hottest summer on record last year.
The term - kokushobi - has been translated as "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot" day by Japanese and international media.
The name emerge...
- 20/4 15:39
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