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Bridge Girder Falls, Killing 2 Workers At Shizuoka Construction Site
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JAPAN TODAY
A bridge girder slipped off a raised platform at a construction site in central Japan early Thursday, leaving two workers dead and six others injured, police said.
Four of the six were seriously hurt and two sustained minor injuries in the incident in Shizuoka Prefecture at around 3...
A bridge girder slipped off a raised platform at a construction site in central Japan early Thursday, leaving two workers dead and six others injured, police said.
Four of the six were seriously hurt and two sustained minor injuries in the incident in Shizuoka Prefecture at around 3...
- July 6, 2023
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Japan Cargo Port Back Online After Hack Attack
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NHK
Hackers who attacked the Port of Nagoya in central Japan managed to halt container operations for over two days, but services have now resumed.
A glitch occurred early Tuesday in the computer system that manages container loading, unloading and transport. It affected all five terminals at t...
Hackers who attacked the Port of Nagoya in central Japan managed to halt container operations for over two days, but services have now resumed.
A glitch occurred early Tuesday in the computer system that manages container loading, unloading and transport. It affected all five terminals at t...
- July 6, 2023
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Japan Govt Tightens Info Security Standards
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NIPPON
The Japanese government revised its unified information security standards on Tuesday, requiring government agencies to thoroughly implement measures against information leaks when outsourcing computer system maintenance and other work to private contractors.
The revised standards call f...
The Japanese government revised its unified information security standards on Tuesday, requiring government agencies to thoroughly implement measures against information leaks when outsourcing computer system maintenance and other work to private contractors.
The revised standards call f...
- July 4, 2023
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Japan Gets U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Approval For Fukushima Water Release
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan won approval from the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on Tuesday for its plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, despite fierce resistance from Beijing and some local residents.
After a two-year review, the International Atomi...
Japan won approval from the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on Tuesday for its plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, despite fierce resistance from Beijing and some local residents.
After a two-year review, the International Atomi...
- July 4, 2023
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Tokyo Area Enters Power-Saving Period Amid Tight Supply Forecast
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JAPAN TODAY
Households and businesses in the Tokyo area on Saturday began a period of power conservation, spanning from July to August, as the electricity supply is forecast to become tight in the area this summer.
The Japanese government has issued a request based on the projection that the re...
Households and businesses in the Tokyo area on Saturday began a period of power conservation, spanning from July to August, as the electricity supply is forecast to become tight in the area this summer.
The Japanese government has issued a request based on the projection that the re...
- July 1, 2023
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Italian Painting Looted By Nazi Germany In 1940 Found In Japan
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KYODO NEWS
A valuable painting looted from a Polish aristocrat in 1940 by Nazi Germany has been discovered in Japan and returned to Poland, according to the Polish Embassy in Japan and a Tokyo-based art auction company.
While it is not clear how the painting, called "Madonna with Child" by Ital...
A valuable painting looted from a Polish aristocrat in 1940 by Nazi Germany has been discovered in Japan and returned to Poland, according to the Polish Embassy in Japan and a Tokyo-based art auction company.
While it is not clear how the painting, called "Madonna with Child" by Ital...
- July 1, 2023
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Japanese Journalist Denied Entry Into Hong Kong
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JAPAN TIMES
A Japanese journalist known for his Hong Kong coverage was denied entry into the city on Thursday, in what is believed to be a first for a reporter from Japan. He was sent back to Tokyo on Friday.
Freelance journalist Yoshiaki Ogawa, 54, attempted to enter Hong Kong after arriving b...
A Japanese journalist known for his Hong Kong coverage was denied entry into the city on Thursday, in what is believed to be a first for a reporter from Japan. He was sent back to Tokyo on Friday.
Freelance journalist Yoshiaki Ogawa, 54, attempted to enter Hong Kong after arriving b...
- June 30, 2023
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Biden Corrects Claim Saying He Swayed Japan To Hike Defense Budget
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KYODO NEWS
U.S. President Joe Biden has corrected himself after saying last week that he had persuaded Japan to significantly increase its defense budget, according to a White House transcript released Wednesday.
"He didn't need my convincing as much as he'd already decided," Biden is quoted as...
U.S. President Joe Biden has corrected himself after saying last week that he had persuaded Japan to significantly increase its defense budget, according to a White House transcript released Wednesday.
"He didn't need my convincing as much as he'd already decided," Biden is quoted as...
- June 29, 2023
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Infrastructure Cooperation Reflects Strong RI-Japan Relations
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ANTARA NEWS
The close bilateral relations between Indonesia and Japan are reflected in their technical cooperation in the infrastructure sector, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono has said.
"This technical cooperation showed how strong Indonesia-Japan relations are,"...
The close bilateral relations between Indonesia and Japan are reflected in their technical cooperation in the infrastructure sector, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono has said.
"This technical cooperation showed how strong Indonesia-Japan relations are,"...
- June 29, 2023
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Beer Factory Leak Turns Okinawa Port Red
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JAPAN TODAY
Officials were left red-faced at a beer factory in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday, after a mishap turned a large body of water a sinister shade of scarlet.
A leak filled a port area in the city of Nago with the lurid-colored water, which one Twitter user described as looking "venomou...
Officials were left red-faced at a beer factory in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday, after a mishap turned a large body of water a sinister shade of scarlet.
A leak filled a port area in the city of Nago with the lurid-colored water, which one Twitter user described as looking "venomou...
- June 29, 2023
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