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Japan Gov't To Support Companies Boosting Geothermal Power Plants
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KYODO NEWS
The Japanese government will start providing support for private companies to ramp up the development of geothermal power plants, tapping into the country's geothermal resources, the third largest in the world, sources close to the matter said Friday.
The government will aim to comme...
The Japanese government will start providing support for private companies to ramp up the development of geothermal power plants, tapping into the country's geothermal resources, the third largest in the world, sources close to the matter said Friday.
The government will aim to comme...
- November 8, 2024
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Flu Season Starts in Japan
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NIPPON
The influenza season has started across Japan, the health ministry said Friday.
The number of flu patients reported from about 5,000 regularly monitored medical institutions across the country in the week through Sunday was 1.04 per facility.
The number exceeded 1.0, indicating that the ...
The influenza season has started across Japan, the health ministry said Friday.
The number of flu patients reported from about 5,000 regularly monitored medical institutions across the country in the week through Sunday was 1.04 per facility.
The number exceeded 1.0, indicating that the ...
- November 8, 2024
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Japan’s Opposition DPFP to Prioritize Income Tax Reform, Also Seek Consumption Tax Cut in Inter-Party Talks
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JAPAN NEWS
The Democratic Party for the People’s demands in policy talks with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito will include quickly addressing the so-called ¥1.03 million threshold and a temporary reduction in the consumption tax rate to 5%, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
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The Democratic Party for the People’s demands in policy talks with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito will include quickly addressing the so-called ¥1.03 million threshold and a temporary reduction in the consumption tax rate to 5%, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
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- November 7, 2024
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Japan's Princess Akiko leaves for Britain, France
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NHK
Japan's Princess Akiko has departed on a trip to Britain and France. She is the daughter of the late Prince Tomohito.
The princess left for Britain from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Thursday. She spoke with Imperial Household Agency officials before boarding a commercial flight.
The agency say...
Japan's Princess Akiko has departed on a trip to Britain and France. She is the daughter of the late Prince Tomohito.
The princess left for Britain from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Thursday. She spoke with Imperial Household Agency officials before boarding a commercial flight.
The agency say...
- November 7, 2024
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Japan Defense Chief Visits South Korean Warship In Show Of Improved Ties
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KYODO NEWS
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Thursday was welcomed aboard a South Korean naval vessel during its port call in Japan, highlighting the increasingly close security collaboration between Tokyo and Seoul amid North Korea's growing military threats.
Nakatani interacted with c...
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Thursday was welcomed aboard a South Korean naval vessel during its port call in Japan, highlighting the increasingly close security collaboration between Tokyo and Seoul amid North Korea's growing military threats.
Nakatani interacted with c...
- November 7, 2024
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Sip With Snorlax – Clever Drinkware Design Creates Pokemon In Your Glass With Every Pour
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JAPAN TODAY
There’s no Pokemon who’s better at relaxing than Snorlax, who sleeps so much that the species has hardly ever been seen with eyes open.
Unfortunately, we humans can’t catch quite as many Zs as Snorlax does, what with our schedules being filled up with several human-life responsibili...
There’s no Pokemon who’s better at relaxing than Snorlax, who sleeps so much that the species has hardly ever been seen with eyes open.
Unfortunately, we humans can’t catch quite as many Zs as Snorlax does, what with our schedules being filled up with several human-life responsibili...
- November 6, 2024
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Japan's Births Likely To Fall Under 700,000 For 1st Time In 2024
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KYODO NEWS
The number of births in Japan in 2024 is likely to fall under 700,000 for the first time after government data showed Tuesday that the figure in the first half fell 6.3 percent from a year earlier to 329,998.
The figure for the first six months of this year, which does not include fo...
The number of births in Japan in 2024 is likely to fall under 700,000 for the first time after government data showed Tuesday that the figure in the first half fell 6.3 percent from a year earlier to 329,998.
The figure for the first six months of this year, which does not include fo...
- November 6, 2024
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Service Industry Takes Stand Against Customer Abuse In 'Polite' Japan
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JAPAN TODAY
The Japanese are often said to be well-regarded for their etiquette and social graces.
But if this is especially true for those working in Japan's service industry, the same cannot always be said of their customers.
Famously once referred to as "gods" by the firms that serve them, s...
The Japanese are often said to be well-regarded for their etiquette and social graces.
But if this is especially true for those working in Japan's service industry, the same cannot always be said of their customers.
Famously once referred to as "gods" by the firms that serve them, s...
- November 5, 2024
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Japan Police Bust "Village" Of Overstaying Vietnamese
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KYODO NEWS
When police searched a group of abandoned motels in a city some 50 kilometers northeast of Tokyo earlier this year, they found more than 20 Vietnamese men and women living together in a community that included a restaurant and a karaoke bar.
"There is a possibility that these were pe...
When police searched a group of abandoned motels in a city some 50 kilometers northeast of Tokyo earlier this year, they found more than 20 Vietnamese men and women living together in a community that included a restaurant and a karaoke bar.
"There is a possibility that these were pe...
- November 5, 2024
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China's Wang, Japan Security Adviser Agree To Keep Bilateral Dialogue
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KYODO NEWS
China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, and Takeo Akiba, Japan's chief national security adviser, held marathon talks in Beijing on Monday and agreed to maintain dialogue at various levels, including between their leaders and foreign ministers, Akiba told reporters.
Their meeting was intended...
China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, and Takeo Akiba, Japan's chief national security adviser, held marathon talks in Beijing on Monday and agreed to maintain dialogue at various levels, including between their leaders and foreign ministers, Akiba told reporters.
Their meeting was intended...
- November 4, 2024
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