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Japan to Raise Basic Pension Benefits by 1.9 Pct in FY 2026
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NIPPON
The Japanese government will raise basic public pension benefits by 1.9 pct in fiscal 2026 from the previous year, the welfare ministry said Friday.
Benefits under the "kosei nenkin" public pension program for corporate employees, paid on top of basic benefits, will be increased by 2 pct...
The Japanese government will raise basic public pension benefits by 1.9 pct in fiscal 2026 from the previous year, the welfare ministry said Friday.
Benefits under the "kosei nenkin" public pension program for corporate employees, paid on top of basic benefits, will be increased by 2 pct...
- 23/1 18:04
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Takaichi Dissolves Diet After Only 3 Months In Office, Setting Up Snap Election
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JAPAN TODAY
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of the Diet on Friday, paving the way for a Feb 8 snap election.
The move is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help governing party regain ground after major losses in recent years, but will delay parliamentary appr...
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of the Diet on Friday, paving the way for a Feb 8 snap election.
The move is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help governing party regain ground after major losses in recent years, but will delay parliamentary appr...
- 23/1 17:20
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Japan Restarts World's Largest Nuclear Plant As Fukushima Memories Loom Large
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BBC
Japan has restarted operations at the world's largest nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster forced the country to shut all of its reactors.
The decision to restart reactor number 6 at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa north-west of Tokyo was taken despite local residents...
Japan has restarted operations at the world's largest nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster forced the country to shut all of its reactors.
The decision to restart reactor number 6 at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa north-west of Tokyo was taken despite local residents...
- 22/1 18:08
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36th Annual International Snowball Fight Competition to be held in Uonuma in February
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JAPAN TODAY
Since the dawn of humanity, whenever we have been blessed with lightly frozen flakes of precipitation, we have been filled with the urge to gather up this natural wonder into our hands, and then throw it at friends and family, laughing extra hard if we had hit them in the butt.
It’s...
Since the dawn of humanity, whenever we have been blessed with lightly frozen flakes of precipitation, we have been filled with the urge to gather up this natural wonder into our hands, and then throw it at friends and family, laughing extra hard if we had hit them in the butt.
It’s...
- 22/1 17:45
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Japan Stops Short of Committing to Trump-Proposed Peace Board
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NIPPON
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday declined to clarify whether Japan will participate in the Board of Peace proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Gaza Strip.
"We are examining the details" of the board, the top government spokesman said at a news confer...
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday declined to clarify whether Japan will participate in the Board of Peace proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Gaza Strip.
"We are examining the details" of the board, the top government spokesman said at a news confer...
- 21/1 19:44
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Life Sentence For Man Who Killed Japan's Ex-PM Shinzo Abe
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BBC
The man who killed Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been sentenced to life in prison, three and a half years after he shot him dead at a rally in the city of Nara in 2022.
Tetsuya Yamagami had pleaded guilty to murder charges at the trial's opening last year, but how he should b...
The man who killed Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been sentenced to life in prison, three and a half years after he shot him dead at a rally in the city of Nara in 2022.
Tetsuya Yamagami had pleaded guilty to murder charges at the trial's opening last year, but how he should b...
- 21/1 19:05
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Chatgpt Gets Full Marks In 9 Japan Unified Univ. Entrance Exam Subjects
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KYODO NEWS
The artificial intelligence ChatGPT earned perfect scores in nine subjects in this year's unified university entrance examinations, marking its first full score, an AI venture said Tuesday.
When LifePrompt Inc. tested the generative AI chatbot for the weekend's university exams, the ...
The artificial intelligence ChatGPT earned perfect scores in nine subjects in this year's unified university entrance examinations, marking its first full score, an AI venture said Tuesday.
When LifePrompt Inc. tested the generative AI chatbot for the weekend's university exams, the ...
- 20/1 19:04
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New Centrist Party in Japan to Focus on Realistic Policies
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NIPPON
The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new party launched by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, is expected to take realistic approaches on various issues including national security, it was learned Monday.
Regarding security policy, where the CDP and Kome...
The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new party launched by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, is expected to take realistic approaches on various issues including national security, it was learned Monday.
Regarding security policy, where the CDP and Kome...
- 19/1 18:55
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Japan PM Mulls To Include Zero Food Tax Proposal For Election Pledge
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KYODO NEWS
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering including a proposal to temporarily cut the consumption tax on food to zero percent, from the current 8 percent, in her ruling party's campaign pledges for a House of Representatives election she is expected to call soon, governme...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering including a proposal to temporarily cut the consumption tax on food to zero percent, from the current 8 percent, in her ruling party's campaign pledges for a House of Representatives election she is expected to call soon, governme...
- 17/1 20:55
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Japan Police To Endorse Fraud Prevention Apps
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PNA
Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) plans to endorse smartphone apps designed to help combat fraud, featuring functions such as blocking international calls and alerting users to potential scams.
The initiative aims to improve the reliability of such apps and promote their widespread use...
Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) plans to endorse smartphone apps designed to help combat fraud, featuring functions such as blocking international calls and alerting users to potential scams.
The initiative aims to improve the reliability of such apps and promote their widespread use...
- 17/1 20:20
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