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Middle East Conflict Dampens Japan Industrial Output In March

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's industrial output in March edged down 0.5 percent from the previous month, pressured by the Middle East conflict that affected output of chemical products due to disruptions in imports of their raw materials, government data showed Thursday.
The decrease followed an upwardly ...

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Dragon Diplomacy: Indonesia Lends Komodo Lizard Pair To Japan Zoo

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CNA
 
Animal rights group PETA has expressed concern that any dragon offspring born in Japan will be "condemned to a lifetime of confinement".
Indonesia will lend a breeding pair of endangered Komodo dragons to Japan under an agreement signed on Wednesday (Apr 29) between zoos from the two countr...

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Japan PM Vows All-Out Efforts Toward Sustained Pay Hikes At May Day Event

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KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday her government will do its utmost to help ensure continued wage hikes as the head of the country's umbrella group for labor unions underscored the need for increased pay amid inflation.
Takaichi attended a May Day gathering in Tokyo's Shib...

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Japan Seeks to Play Active Role at NPT Review Meeting

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NIPPON
 
Japan will seek to play an active role in finding common ground between nuclear and nonnuclear states at a review conference for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which opened Monday, Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ayano Kunimitsu said Tuesday.
Kunimitsu, who took part in...

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Japan Airlines Trials Humanoid Robots As Ground Handlers

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BBC
 
Japan Airlines (JAL) will start using humanoid robots in ground handling tasks at Tokyo's Haneda airport from May, in a two-year trial it said is aimed at easing employees' workload.
For a start, the Chinese-made robots will be deployed to load and unload cargo containers, JAL and GMO AI & ...

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Japan Panel Calls for Boost in Long-Term Public Works Investment

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NIPPON
 
Private-sector members of a key Japanese government panel have called for a review of an indicator used to assess the appropriateness of public works projects in order to encourage long-term infrastructure investment by local governments and other entities.
“We need to build a strong reg...

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https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20260428-324654/

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Nearly 40% of municipalities subject to a subsequent earthquake advisory for Hokkaido and the Sanriku coast region, which was issued following a powerful earthquake on April 20, had yet to formulate response plans outlining procedures to be taken after such an advisory, according to ...

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Number Of Forced Deportations In Japan Hits Record

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
 
A record 318 foreign nationals were forcibly deported with an officer escort in 2025, having refused to leave Japan voluntarily after being found to be staying illegally in the country, according to data compiled by the Immigration Services Agency.
A record 318 foreign natio...

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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...

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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...

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