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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...
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...
- 28/4 19:55
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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 ...
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 ...
- 28/4 17:50
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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...
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...
- 27/4 18:16
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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 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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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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Japan's Olympic Pairs Skating Champions Announce Retirement
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan's Olympic figure skating pairs champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement on Friday, saying they were ending their careers with "no regrets".
Miura and Kihara claimed their country's first Olympic pairs medals in dramatic style at the Milan-Cortina Game...
Japan's Olympic figure skating pairs champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement on Friday, saying they were ending their careers with "no regrets".
Miura and Kihara claimed their country's first Olympic pairs medals in dramatic style at the Milan-Cortina Game...
- 17/4 21:20
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JAMSTEC to Run Japan's Next Antarctic Research Vessel
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The Japanese government plans to have the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, own and operate the successor to the Antarctic research vessel Shirase, officials said Thursday.
The current vessel, slated to retire in 2034, is operated by the Maritime Self-Defe...
The Japanese government plans to have the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, own and operate the successor to the Antarctic research vessel Shirase, officials said Thursday.
The current vessel, slated to retire in 2034, is operated by the Maritime Self-Defe...
- 17/4 20:38
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Japan-Linked Ship Crews Patiently Watch U.S.-Iran Talks
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NIPPON
The crews of Japan-linked ships stuck in the Persian Gulf are keeping a close eye on U.S.-Iran talks, a Japanese shipping-sector labor union official has said.
"Right now, there's no prospect (of the crews) getting out of the gulf, and they are patiently watching negotiations between the...
The crews of Japan-linked ships stuck in the Persian Gulf are keeping a close eye on U.S.-Iran talks, a Japanese shipping-sector labor union official has said.
"Right now, there's no prospect (of the crews) getting out of the gulf, and they are patiently watching negotiations between the...
- 16/4 19:24
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Japan-NATO Cooperation Enters New ‘Concrete’ Phase, Tokyo’s Envoy To Alliance Says
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan’s relationship with NATO is moving beyond broad political dialogue into more “concrete” forms of cooperation across key strategic and security areas, Tokyo’s ambassador to the alliance said in an interview Wednesday.
Following last June’s NATO summit at The Hague, bilateral en...
Japan’s relationship with NATO is moving beyond broad political dialogue into more “concrete” forms of cooperation across key strategic and security areas, Tokyo’s ambassador to the alliance said in an interview Wednesday.
Following last June’s NATO summit at The Hague, bilateral en...
- 16/4 18:42
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