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Four Killed, Another Four Critical After Japan Apartment Fire
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CNA
A fire at an apartment building in Kobe in western Japan killed four men and left four in critical condition on Sunday (Jan 22), an official said.
The fire department was alerted to the blaze in the three-storey building by an emergency call at around 1.30am (12.30am, Singapore time). Four ...
A fire at an apartment building in Kobe in western Japan killed four men and left four in critical condition on Sunday (Jan 22), an official said.
The fire department was alerted to the blaze in the three-storey building by an emergency call at around 1.30am (12.30am, Singapore time). Four ...
- January 23, 2023
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Kishida: It's 'Now Or Never' To Stop Shrinking Population
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JAKARTA POST
Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to take urgent steps to tackle the country's declining birth rate, saying it was "now or never" for the world's oldest society.
"Our nation is on the cusp of whether it can maintain its societal functions," Kishida said in a p...
Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to take urgent steps to tackle the country's declining birth rate, saying it was "now or never" for the world's oldest society.
"Our nation is on the cusp of whether it can maintain its societal functions," Kishida said in a p...
- January 23, 2023
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Japan PM Aide Told Off By His ‘Ashamed’ Mother For Putting Hands In Pockets On Biden Trip
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THE GUARDIAN
Social media users said Seiji Kihara had bad manners and ‘more attitude than the prime minister’ but it was his mother’s comments that struck home
A senior aide to Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has apologised for putting his hands in his pockets during an official trip to ...
Social media users said Seiji Kihara had bad manners and ‘more attitude than the prime minister’ but it was his mother’s comments that struck home
A senior aide to Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has apologised for putting his hands in his pockets during an official trip to ...
- January 23, 2023
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Japan Considers Downgrading Covid-19 To Same Level As Seasonal Flu
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CNN
Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza this spring, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Friday.
Kishida said he had instructed Health Ministry officials to discuss the move and his administration would also review rules on face masks and oth...
Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza this spring, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Friday.
Kishida said he had instructed Health Ministry officials to discuss the move and his administration would also review rules on face masks and oth...
- January 21, 2023
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Suicides In Japan Increase In 2022; 1st Rise Among Men In 13 Years
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JAPAN TODAY
The number of suicides in Japan in 2022 rose from the previous year, pushed up by the first increase among men in 13 years, preliminary government data showed Friday.
Deaths among men rose by 604 to 14,543, leading to 21,584 suicides in the country overall, an increase of 577 from t...
The number of suicides in Japan in 2022 rose from the previous year, pushed up by the first increase among men in 13 years, preliminary government data showed Friday.
Deaths among men rose by 604 to 14,543, leading to 21,584 suicides in the country overall, an increase of 577 from t...
- January 20, 2023
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Cost Of Living: Japan Inflation Jumps To New 41-Year High
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BBC
Japan's inflation rate has jumped to a fresh 41-year high as businesses pass on higher costs to their customers.
Core consumer prices for last month rose by 4% from a year earlier, double the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) target level.
It puts further pressure on the central bank to put up its inte...
Japan's inflation rate has jumped to a fresh 41-year high as businesses pass on higher costs to their customers.
Core consumer prices for last month rose by 4% from a year earlier, double the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) target level.
It puts further pressure on the central bank to put up its inte...
- January 20, 2023
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Japan to Grant Rp2tn for JCM Project to Reduce Carbon Emissions
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TEMPO
The Japanese government disbursed funds totaling 17.1 billion yen or around Rp2 trillion for the joint crediting mechanism (JCM), a bilateral project between Japan and its partners including Indonesia and 24 other countries. The program is aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
“The Japanese...
The Japanese government disbursed funds totaling 17.1 billion yen or around Rp2 trillion for the joint crediting mechanism (JCM), a bilateral project between Japan and its partners including Indonesia and 24 other countries. The program is aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
“The Japanese...
- January 19, 2023
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Acquittal Upheld For Ex-TEPCO Execs Over Fukushima Nuclear Crisis
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JAPAN TODAY
An appeals court on Wednesday upheld an acquittal of three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc who were accused of failing to prevent the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan.
The Tokyo High Court decision followed a T...
An appeals court on Wednesday upheld an acquittal of three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc who were accused of failing to prevent the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan.
The Tokyo High Court decision followed a T...
- January 18, 2023
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Japan, India Begin 1st-Ever Joint Fighter Drill Near Tokyo
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KYODO NEWS
Japan and India on Monday began their first-ever joint fighter jet drill near Tokyo, the Japanese Defense Ministry said, in their latest effort to bolster defense ties as they face China's growing military power in the Indo-Pacific region.
Four F-2 and four F-15 fighters from Japan's...
Japan and India on Monday began their first-ever joint fighter jet drill near Tokyo, the Japanese Defense Ministry said, in their latest effort to bolster defense ties as they face China's growing military power in the Indo-Pacific region.
Four F-2 and four F-15 fighters from Japan's...
- January 17, 2023
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More Indonesians In Japan's Foreign Trainee Program Amid Weak Yen
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NIPPON
The number of Indonesian technical trainees in Japan is rising as the recent slide of the yen against the U.S. dollar and other currencies has discouraged trainees from some other countries to come to Japan.
The demographic shift in Japan's foreign technical trainee program has also come...
The number of Indonesian technical trainees in Japan is rising as the recent slide of the yen against the U.S. dollar and other currencies has discouraged trainees from some other countries to come to Japan.
The demographic shift in Japan's foreign technical trainee program has also come...
- January 17, 2023
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