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Senior Officials Recall Challenges as Female Workers in Japan

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NIPPON
 
Two senior public servants recalled challenges for female workers from their own experiences, nearly 40 years after Japan enforced the law on equal opportunity and treatment between men and women in employment in April 1986.
Tokyo Vice Governor Akiko Matsumoto, 60, and Riwa Sakamoto, 53,...

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Giant Pipe Rises About 13 Meters From Road In Central Osaka

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NHK
 
 
A giant pipe has emerged about 13 meters above a road in a busy district of central Osaka, western Japan. The city is investigating the cause of the incident, and restoration work is underway.
Osaka City officials said an iron pipe measuring 3.5 meters in diameter was discovered protrudin...

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Japan Picks 61 Goods, Techs For Priority Investment

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QAZIN FORM
 
The Japanese government on Tuesday designated a total of 61 goods and technologies for priority investment by the public and private sectors, as part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's efforts to realize a strong economy, Jiji Press reports. 
The designations were approved at a meeti...

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Japan Visa Fee Cap To Surge More Than Tenfold Under New Immigration Bill

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is planning to sharply raise the legal cap on immigration-related residence fees for foreign nationals — the biggest revision of its kind in more than four decades.
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to amend immigration law to hike the statutory upper limit for fees to ch...

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Elderly Japanese Enjoy Disco Dance For Exercise

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NHK
 
Elderly people are getting exercise by disco dancing with a class in the central Japanese prefecture of Toyama.
Some 110 elderly people took part in the lesson organized by a federation of senior citizens' clubs in Uozu City.
Participants learned the steps and how to move their bodies, and ...

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Japan Aims to Eliminate Areas Lacking Transportation

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Tuesday a bill designed to eliminate areas underserved by transportation services such as buses and taxis.
The bill to revise the law on local public transportation systems calls on municipalities to provide financial support and simpl...

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Japan Moves To Establish Pre-Entry Immigration Checks, Hike Residency Fees

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government on Tuesday approved a bill to amend the immigration control law to establish an online pre-entry screening system for overseas arrivals and significantly increase residence status application fees for foreigners.
The Cabinet-endorsed bill will be submitted to ...

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In Iran Conflict, Japan Shows Improved Evacuation Readiness

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JAPAN TIMES
 
As the Iran war expands across the Middle East, Japan has been accelerating efforts to evacuate its citizens — a response that underscores both Tokyo’s growing security role overseas and the diplomatic balancing act between Washington and Gulf states hosting Japanese nationals.
Late...

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Taiwan’s Premier Makes Rare Visit To Japan For WBC

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Taiwan’s premier visited Japan on Saturday for the island’s World Baseball Classic victory over the Czech Republic, a move expected to stoke China’s ire as Sino-Japanese ties remain in a deep freeze.
The visit by Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai was the first known planned trip to Jap...

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2 Japanese Detained In Iran: Japan Foreign Minister

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KYODO NEWS
 
Two Japanese nationals are being detained in Iran, and the Japanese government has requested their early release, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday.
Amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, Motegi informed a Diet session that the government was able to commu...

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