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Japan Eyes Stricter Residency Requirement for Naturalization

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government and ruling parties began considering tightening the requirement for acquiring Japanese nationality to 10 years of residency or longer in principle, compared with the current five years, informed sources said Monday.
By extending the necessary period of residency t...

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Ukrainian Leader Thanks Japan For Additional Financial Aid

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed gratitude over the Japanese government's pledge to provide an additional $6 billion in financial aid to his country next year.
"We greatly appreciate that Japan takes such a leadership position, not only in the Indo-Pacific regio...

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Panel Calls For Tighter Japan Immigration Control, Help Language Learning

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan must strengthen its immigration control to prevent illegal employment while providing more opportunities for foreign residents to learn the Japanese language and deepen their understanding of its culture, an advisory panel said Monday.
The panel, mostly consisting of academics,...

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Takaichi Aims at Holding AI Summit in Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday instructed relevant government agencies to work to hold a summit on artificial intelligence in Japan as early as possible.
The envisaged summit would bring together government officials and researchers from countries around the world t...

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Japan To Build Largest Data Centre Hub In Toyama

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NEWS AZ
 
Nanto city in Toyama prefecture, western Japan, is set to develop the country’s third and largest data centre cluster, boasting a total power capacity of 3.1 gigawatts, according to a document obtained by Reuters.
The announcement, planned in collaboration with private developer GigaSt...

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Japan’s English Proficiency Drops To New Low

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan ranked 96 out of 123 countries and regions in an English proficiency index, dropping from low to very low for the first time, according to a recent report. 
Japan ranked alongside Afghanistan among the non-native-speaking countries and regions classified as “very low” in the EF...

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Apple Announces Changes To Ios In Japan

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APPLE
 
The changes include new options for developers to distribute apps and process payments, and new protections to help reduce privacy and security risks the MSCA creates
Apple today announced changes impacting iOS apps in Japan to comply with the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA).
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Japan Expands Drone Ban in Certain Locations as Terrorism Risk Rises

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VOI.ID
 
The Japanese police said on Thursday, they plan to expand the drone flight ban area around the designated location to about 1,000 meters, from the previous 300 meters.
This step is carried out in line with the increase in technology on unmanned aircraft creating an increase in the risk o...

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Japan Simulates Infrastructure Disruption Responses

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government conducted for the first time a tabletop exercise under the scenario of a major infrastructure disruption, given an increase in cyberattacks globally.
Some 300 people from related government organizations and infrastructure businesses, including electricity and gas...

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Japanese Scientist Hopes Ice Cores Can Help Save Glaciers

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Dressed in an orange puffer jacket, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Iizuka stepped into a storage freezer to retrieve an ice core he hopes will help experts protect the world's disappearing glaciers.
The fist-sized sample drilled from a mountaintop is part of an ambitious international...

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