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Soft Drink Vending Machines In Japan Fall Below 2 Million For 1st Time
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JAPAN TODAY
The number of soft drink vending machines installed in Japan in 2025 fell to 1.95 million, preliminary year-end figures show, dropping below 2 million for the first time in the 30 years for which records are available.
The figure is down about 20 percent from its peak seen in 2014 a...
The number of soft drink vending machines installed in Japan in 2025 fell to 1.95 million, preliminary year-end figures show, dropping below 2 million for the first time in the 30 years for which records are available.
The figure is down about 20 percent from its peak seen in 2014 a...
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Japan Mulls Extra 20 Days Worth Of Oil Release With Hormuz Passage Unclear
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan is considering an additional release of its oil reserves providing 20 days of domestic consumption in May, as uncertainties remain over safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz even with the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, a source close to the matter said Thursday.
The United States an...
Japan is considering an additional release of its oil reserves providing 20 days of domestic consumption in May, as uncertainties remain over safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz even with the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, a source close to the matter said Thursday.
The United States an...
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42 Japan-Linked Ships Still Stranded In Persian Gulf
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JAPAN TIMES
While the United States and Iran have reached a two-week ceasefire agreement, 42 Japan-linked ships still cannot leave the Persian Gulf due to Iran's de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has suggested that it will allow ships to safely pass through the strait, a key check...
While the United States and Iran have reached a two-week ceasefire agreement, 42 Japan-linked ships still cannot leave the Persian Gulf due to Iran's de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has suggested that it will allow ships to safely pass through the strait, a key check...
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In Japan, Subsidies Eyed For Teaching Foreign Residents Daily Rules
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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
The government is planning to subsidize municipalities’ efforts to help foreign residents understand local rules and customs, such as how to properly sort garbage.
The government is planning to subsidize municipalities’ efforts to help foreign residents understand local rules ...
The government is planning to subsidize municipalities’ efforts to help foreign residents understand local rules and customs, such as how to properly sort garbage.
The government is planning to subsidize municipalities’ efforts to help foreign residents understand local rules ...
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Japan to Add 17 Airports, Ports for Defense Use
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NIPPON
The Japanese government has decided to add 17 airports and ports to its list of designated facilities to allow the Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Coast Guard to use them from peacetime onward as part of efforts to strengthen the country's defenses.
The newly added facilities include N...
The Japanese government has decided to add 17 airports and ports to its list of designated facilities to allow the Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Coast Guard to use them from peacetime onward as part of efforts to strengthen the country's defenses.
The newly added facilities include N...
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N. Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles toward Sea of Japan
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NIPPON
North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday morning, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Fired from the Wonsan area in the eastern North Korean province of Kangwon, the missiles are believed to have flown around 240 ki...
North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday morning, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Fired from the Wonsan area in the eastern North Korean province of Kangwon, the missiles are believed to have flown around 240 ki...
- 8/4 18:14
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Police Arrest Five More Alleged Members Of Philippines-Based Japan Crime Ring
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JAPAN TIMES
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police have arrested five more people with alleged links to Philippines-based Japanese crime ring JP Dragon on suspicion of fraud and theft.
The suspects, including Miyako Iwamoto, 34, had been detained by Philippine immigration authorities in October and wer...
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police have arrested five more people with alleged links to Philippines-based Japanese crime ring JP Dragon on suspicion of fraud and theft.
The suspects, including Miyako Iwamoto, 34, had been detained by Philippine immigration authorities in October and wer...
- 8/4 17:46
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Cabinet Approves Relaxing Some Personal Info Regulations to Boost AI Development; Penalties for Malicious Violations to Be Made Stricter
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JAPAN NEWS
As part of efforts to support the development of artificial intelligence, the government on Wednesday approved a bill that would relax regulations under the Law on the Protection of Personal Information at a Cabinet meeting before submitting the bill to the House of Representatives.
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As part of efforts to support the development of artificial intelligence, the government on Wednesday approved a bill that would relax regulations under the Law on the Protection of Personal Information at a Cabinet meeting before submitting the bill to the House of Representatives.
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- 8/4 17:11
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Japanese Government Passes Bill To Make Digital Textbooks Official
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JAPAN TIMES
The government Tuesday adopted a bill to designate digital textbooks as official materials on par with their conventional printed versions and to make them eligible for free distribution in elementary and junior high schools.
Japan is expected to use digital textbooks, which are c...
The government Tuesday adopted a bill to designate digital textbooks as official materials on par with their conventional printed versions and to make them eligible for free distribution in elementary and junior high schools.
Japan is expected to use digital textbooks, which are c...
- 7/4 19:56
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Japan Diet Passes FY 2026 Govt Budget
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NIPPON
Japan's parliament passed the government's fiscal 2026 budget on Tuesday, marking the first time in 11 years that a regular budget has been enacted after the April 1 start of a fiscal year.
The budget was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the u...
Japan's parliament passed the government's fiscal 2026 budget on Tuesday, marking the first time in 11 years that a regular budget has been enacted after the April 1 start of a fiscal year.
The budget was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the u...
- 7/4 19:29
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