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Japan Passes Bill To Raise Visa Fees, Introduce Online Pre-Entry Screening

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's parliament on Friday passed an immigration control law revision to raise the maximum fee for residence status applications by foreigners and introduce an online pre-entry travel authorization system for overseas arrivals.
Once the fee changes are implemented later this fisca...

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Japan Contribute US$565.4 Thousand To Support Regional Cooperation

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Japan has contributed JPY90.1 million (US$565.4 thousand) to support regional cooperation on clean, resilient and efficient energy solutions as rising electricity demand from digitalization and artificial intelligence places new pressure on energy systems across the Asia-Pacific.
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New Hearing-Assist Earphones With Open-Ear Design

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Casio Computer Co Ltd has released the "ER-100" hearing assist earphones as the first product in its new earU brand, which aims to solve the problem of misunderstandings and stress caused by hearing difficulties.
According to Casio, in addition to earphone-induced hearing loss, ther...

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Survey Shows 90% of Elementary School Principals Want Lower-Grade Students to Use Paper Textbooks

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JAPAN NEWS
 
More than 90% of elementary school principals want lower-grade students to use paper textbooks, even as the country moves toward greater adoption of digital versions, according to a new Yomiuri Shimbun survey.
The survey, conducted earlier this month, asked elementary school principa...

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Japan Enacts Bill Enabling Digital Issuance Of Local Government Bonds

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Parliament on Wednesday enacted legislation featuring a measure to allow local governments to issue debt securities in a digital format.
At a plenary meeting, the Upper House passed legislation to revise multiple laws related to local autonomy, based on proposals from local governme...

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Japanese Youths Enjoy Gender-Bending Fashion

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NIPPON
 
Fashion trends that emphasize individuality without regard for gender norms, such as men using parasols and women wearing neckties, are spreading among young people in Japan, mainly those in Generation Z, who are aged around 15 to 30.
In line with the trend of genderless fashion, many Ja...

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Japan To Launch New Intelligence Council

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ARAB NEWS
 
Japan’s parliament passed legislation on Wednesday to launch a new intelligence council, a key move in Prime Minister Sanae Takichi’s push to bolster the nation’s security agenda.
Japanese officials have long argued for enhanced intelligence capabilities to deter foreign spies, preven...

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Toshifumi Suzuki, Father Of Japan's Convenience Stores, Dies At 93

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REUTERS
 
Toshifumi Suzuki, the founder of Seven-Eleven Japan and widely regarded ​as the father of Japan's convenience store ‌industry, died of heart failure on May 18, Seven & i Holdings said on Monday. He was 93.
Born in ​Nagano in 1932, Suzuki joined retailer Ito-Yokado ​in 1963 after working...

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Mysterious Odor At Luxury Mall In Ginza Leaves At Least 25 Feeling Unwell

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A strong odor at the Ginza Six shopping mall in central Tokyo prompted emergency calls and left at least 25 people complaining of feeling unwell Monday, police and fire authorities said.
According to reports from NHK, a woman called the police around noon to report a “pungent odor” ...

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Japan, China Trade Chiefs Chat, 1st Ministerial Exchange Amid Row

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said Saturday he had a brief exchange with his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao on the sidelines of a regional economic forum in Suzhou, eastern China, marking the first ministerial contact between the two countries since their latest diplomatic ...

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