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Japan To Restart The World’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant, 15 Years After Fukushima Disaster

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CNN
 
Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, in a pivotal moment as the country looks to looks to shift its energy supply away from fossil fuels.
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Japan News Media Assn Calls for Protecting Content from AI

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NIPPON
 
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association on Tuesday urged the government to consider appropriate protection of content, saying that news articles have been used by generative artificial intelligence without permission.
The request was included in a written opinion submitted...

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Japan Nonprofit Provides Medical Aid On Flood-Hit Indonesian Island

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A Japanese nonprofit organization is giving medical assistance on Indonesia's Sumatra island, where deadly floods have caused heavy damage and many local residents are still evacuated.
 
According to the Indonesian disaster countermeasure agency, the total number of fatalities from ...

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AI Cameras Speed Up Alerts On Bear Sightings In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
As bear sightings and attacks continue to unsettle communities, a new AI-powered surveillance system is emerging as a critical tool to help prevent dangerous encounters.
By automatically detecting bears near populated areas and alerting authorities in real time, the system is reshap...

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Japan Eyes Stricter Residency Requirement for Naturalization

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government and ruling parties began considering tightening the requirement for acquiring Japanese nationality to 10 years of residency or longer in principle, compared with the current five years, informed sources said Monday.
By extending the necessary period of residency t...

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Ukrainian Leader Thanks Japan For Additional Financial Aid

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed gratitude over the Japanese government's pledge to provide an additional $6 billion in financial aid to his country next year.
"We greatly appreciate that Japan takes such a leadership position, not only in the Indo-Pacific regio...

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Panel Calls For Tighter Japan Immigration Control, Help Language Learning

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan must strengthen its immigration control to prevent illegal employment while providing more opportunities for foreign residents to learn the Japanese language and deepen their understanding of its culture, an advisory panel said Monday.
The panel, mostly consisting of academics,...

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Takaichi Aims at Holding AI Summit in Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday instructed relevant government agencies to work to hold a summit on artificial intelligence in Japan as early as possible.
The envisaged summit would bring together government officials and researchers from countries around the world t...

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Japan To Build Largest Data Centre Hub In Toyama

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NEWS AZ
 
Nanto city in Toyama prefecture, western Japan, is set to develop the country’s third and largest data centre cluster, boasting a total power capacity of 3.1 gigawatts, according to a document obtained by Reuters.
The announcement, planned in collaboration with private developer GigaSt...

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Japan’s English Proficiency Drops To New Low

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan ranked 96 out of 123 countries and regions in an English proficiency index, dropping from low to very low for the first time, according to a recent report. 
Japan ranked alongside Afghanistan among the non-native-speaking countries and regions classified as “very low” in the EF...

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