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One Dead After Yacht And Cargo Ship Collide In Waters Off Japan
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JAPAN TIMES
A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters off southern Japan on Wednesday, with one person confirmed dead and several others reported missing, officials said.
The captain of a 492-ton gravel carrier reported to the Japan Coast Guard that it collided with a yacht close to Hoto Isla...
A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters off southern Japan on Wednesday, with one person confirmed dead and several others reported missing, officials said.
The captain of a 492-ton gravel carrier reported to the Japan Coast Guard that it collided with a yacht close to Hoto Isla...
- 13/8 20:58
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British Navy Carrier Group Makes Port Call In Japan, 1st In 4 Years
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KYODO NEWS
A British aircraft carrier strike group made a port call in eastern Japan on Tuesday, marking the first such visit in about four years in a show of deeper security cooperation between the two nations.
The aircraft carrier the Prince of Wales docked at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka,...
A British aircraft carrier strike group made a port call in eastern Japan on Tuesday, marking the first such visit in about four years in a show of deeper security cooperation between the two nations.
The aircraft carrier the Prince of Wales docked at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka,...
- 12/8 20:42
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Competition for Japan Govt Jobs Lowest Ever
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NIPPON
One out of 2.9 applicants passed employment examinations for Japan’s career-track national public servants in fiscal 2025, the lowest rate ever, the National Personnel Authority said Tuesday.
A total of 8,815 people passed the exam, up 1,258 from the previous year, when one in 3.2 applic...
One out of 2.9 applicants passed employment examinations for Japan’s career-track national public servants in fiscal 2025, the lowest rate ever, the National Personnel Authority said Tuesday.
A total of 8,815 people passed the exam, up 1,258 from the previous year, when one in 3.2 applic...
- 12/8 20:04
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Families Mourn 40 Years Since Deadly Japan Airlines Crash
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RFI
On August 12, 1985, the doomed Boeing 747 was around 40 minutes into an hour-long flight from Tokyo to Osaka, when it crashed into a mountain about 120 kilometres (75 miles) northwest of the capital.
Tuesday saw hundreds of people -- including bereaved families and friends -- hike the trail...
On August 12, 1985, the doomed Boeing 747 was around 40 minutes into an hour-long flight from Tokyo to Osaka, when it crashed into a mountain about 120 kilometres (75 miles) northwest of the capital.
Tuesday saw hundreds of people -- including bereaved families and friends -- hike the trail...
- 12/8 19:29
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Shigetoshi Kotari Dies Of Brain Injury Six Days After fight in Japan
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RING MAGAZINE
Shigetoshi Kotari died Friday from a brain injury he suffered during his draw with Yamato Hata on Aug. 2 in Tokyo, according to multiple reports.
Kotari, 28, lost consciousness after the conclusion of the 12-round bout for Hata’s Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation junior l...
Shigetoshi Kotari died Friday from a brain injury he suffered during his draw with Yamato Hata on Aug. 2 in Tokyo, according to multiple reports.
Kotari, 28, lost consciousness after the conclusion of the 12-round bout for Hata’s Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation junior l...
- 9/8 19:38
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Nearly A Million More Deaths Than Births In Japan Last Year
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BBC
Almost a million more deaths than births were recorded in Japan last year, representing the steepest annual population decline since government surveys began in 1968.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has described the demographic crisis of Japan's ageing population as a "quiet emergency", pled...
Almost a million more deaths than births were recorded in Japan last year, representing the steepest annual population decline since government surveys began in 1968.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has described the demographic crisis of Japan's ageing population as a "quiet emergency", pled...
- 9/8 19:05
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Major Japan Newspaper Sues 'Free-Riding' AI Firm Perplexity
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, one of the world's biggest by circulation, is suing U.S.-based AI firm Perplexity for allegedly "free-riding" on its content on its search engine.
The lawsuit filed Thursday is one of a slew by media companies worldwide against AI firms using their...
Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, one of the world's biggest by circulation, is suing U.S.-based AI firm Perplexity for allegedly "free-riding" on its content on its search engine.
The lawsuit filed Thursday is one of a slew by media companies worldwide against AI firms using their...
- 9/8 18:41
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Sony Hikes Profit Forecasts After Strong Quarter For Games
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JAPAN TODAY
PlayStation-maker Sony raised its annual profit forecasts on Thursday, citing strong performance in its key gaming business and a smaller-than-expected negative impact of U.S. trade tariffs.
The Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate said "user engagement continued its ...
PlayStation-maker Sony raised its annual profit forecasts on Thursday, citing strong performance in its key gaming business and a smaller-than-expected negative impact of U.S. trade tariffs.
The Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate said "user engagement continued its ...
- 7/8 22:02
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Toyota Cuts Forecast For Full-Year Profit
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NHK
Toyota Motor says US tariff increases would shave almost 10 billion dollars off operating profit for the current fiscal year.
Japan's biggest automaker also said operating profit will probably be 3.2 trillion yen, or about 22 billion dollars, in the year ending March, compared with the prev...
Toyota Motor says US tariff increases would shave almost 10 billion dollars off operating profit for the current fiscal year.
Japan's biggest automaker also said operating profit will probably be 3.2 trillion yen, or about 22 billion dollars, in the year ending March, compared with the prev...
- 7/8 21:36
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Crew Member Evacuates F2 Fighter Jet Belonging to Japan’s ASDF; Incident Occurred Over Pacific Ocean
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JAPAN NEWS
A crew member evacuated an F2 fighter jet flying off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, the Air Self-Defense Force has said on Thursday.
The jet crashed in the Pacific Ocean at around 12:35 p.m. on the day. The crew member was picked up by an ASDF helicopter and taken to hospital. No o...
A crew member evacuated an F2 fighter jet flying off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, the Air Self-Defense Force has said on Thursday.
The jet crashed in the Pacific Ocean at around 12:35 p.m. on the day. The crew member was picked up by an ASDF helicopter and taken to hospital. No o...
- 7/8 21:12
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