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Record 80% Of Japanese Mothers Are Employed
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JAPAN TIMES
A record 80% of mothers in Japan were employed in 2024, a welfare ministry survey showed Friday.
The proportion of working mothers rose 3.1 percentage points from the previous year to 80.9%, topping 80% for the first time since the annual survey started in 1986.
The latest survey al...
A record 80% of mothers in Japan were employed in 2024, a welfare ministry survey showed Friday.
The proportion of working mothers rose 3.1 percentage points from the previous year to 80.9%, topping 80% for the first time since the annual survey started in 1986.
The latest survey al...
- July 5, 2025
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Technical Port Training Deepens Indonesia-Japan Maritime Partnership
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ANTARA NEWS
Sea Transportation Directorate General at Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry, along with Japan’s Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism Ministry (MLIT), is reinforcing maritime synergy through a technical port training program under the Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Ag...
Sea Transportation Directorate General at Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry, along with Japan’s Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism Ministry (MLIT), is reinforcing maritime synergy through a technical port training program under the Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Ag...
- July 3, 2025
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Japan Fears Possible ‘Megaquake’ With Death Toll Of 300,000
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NEWS AU
Japan is preparing for a possible “megaquake” with a feared death toll of up to 300,000 people.
The Japanese government said that much more needs to be done to prepare for a possible “megaquake” to reduce the feared death toll of up to 300,000 people.
Quakes are extremely hard to predic...
Japan is preparing for a possible “megaquake” with a feared death toll of up to 300,000 people.
The Japanese government said that much more needs to be done to prepare for a possible “megaquake” to reduce the feared death toll of up to 300,000 people.
Quakes are extremely hard to predic...
- July 2, 2025
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Japan Had Hottest June On Record: Weather Agency
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CNA
Japan experienced its hottest June on record, the weather agency said on Tuesday (Jul 1), as climate change prompts sweltering heat waves across the globe.
"Japan's monthly average temperature in June was the highest for the month since statistics began in 1898," said the Japan Meteorologic...
Japan experienced its hottest June on record, the weather agency said on Tuesday (Jul 1), as climate change prompts sweltering heat waves across the globe.
"Japan's monthly average temperature in June was the highest for the month since statistics began in 1898," said the Japan Meteorologic...
- July 2, 2025
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Japan Expands Scope Of Background Checks Amid Child Safety Concerns
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JAPAN NEWS
Amid heightened concerns over child safety, the government is expanding the scope of its planned background check system designed to protect children from sexual offenders.
A new system, commonly referred to as the “Japanese version of the U.K.’s Disclosure and Barring Service,” is...
Amid heightened concerns over child safety, the government is expanding the scope of its planned background check system designed to protect children from sexual offenders.
A new system, commonly referred to as the “Japanese version of the U.K.’s Disclosure and Barring Service,” is...
- July 1, 2025
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M5.1 Quake Jolts Southwestern Japan Islands, No Tsunami Alert Issued
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KYODO NEWS
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the Tokara Islands in southwestern Japan, with no tsunami alert issued, the weather agency said Monday.
The 6:33 p.m. temblor measured a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 on Akuseki Island, which is part ...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the Tokara Islands in southwestern Japan, with no tsunami alert issued, the weather agency said Monday.
The 6:33 p.m. temblor measured a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 on Akuseki Island, which is part ...
- July 1, 2025
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Japan, Vatican to Strengthen Cooperation
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NIPPON
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin have affirmed their commitment to strengthening relations between the two countries following the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.
At his meeting with Parolin in Tokyo on Monday, Ishiba expressed his congra...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin have affirmed their commitment to strengthening relations between the two countries following the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.
At his meeting with Parolin in Tokyo on Monday, Ishiba expressed his congra...
- July 1, 2025
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Japan Lawmakers' Average Income Flat at 25.13 M. Yen
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NIPPON
The average income of Japanese lawmakers in 2024 stood at 25.13 million yen, almost unchanged from the previous year, both chambers of the Diet, Japan's parliament, said Monday.
The top earner among Diet members was Kenji Nakanishi of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party with 662.45 milli...
The average income of Japanese lawmakers in 2024 stood at 25.13 million yen, almost unchanged from the previous year, both chambers of the Diet, Japan's parliament, said Monday.
The top earner among Diet members was Kenji Nakanishi of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party with 662.45 milli...
- June 30, 2025
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Osaka Expo Visitors Top 10 Million
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JAPAN TIMES
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition held a commemorative ceremony Sunday as the total number of visitors, including staff, reached 10 million at the Expo in Osaka.
"The number of customers is increasing more and more, at a faster pace than we thought," Secretary-Gene...
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition held a commemorative ceremony Sunday as the total number of visitors, including staff, reached 10 million at the Expo in Osaka.
"The number of customers is increasing more and more, at a faster pace than we thought," Secretary-Gene...
- June 29, 2025
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Japan's Final H2A Rocket Successfully Lifts Off, Ends 24-Yr Career
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KYODO NEWS
Japan successfully launched its 50th and final H2A liquid-fuel rocket from a southwestern Japan island on Sunday, drawing the curtain on the series' 24-year career in support of the country's space development program.
The H2A rocket, developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and...
Japan successfully launched its 50th and final H2A liquid-fuel rocket from a southwestern Japan island on Sunday, drawing the curtain on the series' 24-year career in support of the country's space development program.
The H2A rocket, developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and...
- June 29, 2025
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