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Popularity Of Gender-Neutral Japanese Names Rose In 2023
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JAPAN TIMES
The rankings for the most popular baby names of 2023 are in, with kanji that can be read as Aoi or Ao (碧) in first place for boys, and characters reading as Himari, Haruki, Hinata, Hina or Hiyori (陽葵) the top pick for girls.
The annual rankings by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, rel...
The rankings for the most popular baby names of 2023 are in, with kanji that can be read as Aoi or Ao (碧) in first place for boys, and characters reading as Himari, Haruki, Hinata, Hina or Hiyori (陽葵) the top pick for girls.
The annual rankings by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, rel...
- December 6, 2023
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Divers Have Found Wreckage, 5 Remains From Osprey Aircraft That Crashed Off Japan, US Air Force Says
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AP NEWS
U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and the remains of five crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan, the Air Force announced Monday.
The CV-22 Osprey carrying eight American personnel crashed last Wednesday off Yakus...
U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and the remains of five crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan, the Air Force announced Monday.
The CV-22 Osprey carrying eight American personnel crashed last Wednesday off Yakus...
- December 5, 2023
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Nvidia Plans Research Base In Japan
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NHK
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang met Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nishimura called generative AI an epoch-making project that will change industry, the economy, and society. He said Japan is pouring efforts into its development.
He asked N...
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang met Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nishimura called generative AI an epoch-making project that will change industry, the economy, and society. He said Japan is pouring efforts into its development.
He asked N...
- December 5, 2023
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Japan Lower House Oks Bill To Stop Unification Church Moving Assets
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday to prevent the outflow of the Unification Church's assets as concerns grew that the controversial religious group would try to hide its funds overseas as it faces compensation demands.
The bill is designed to ensure there will...
Japan's House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday to prevent the outflow of the Unification Church's assets as concerns grew that the controversial religious group would try to hide its funds overseas as it faces compensation demands.
The bill is designed to ensure there will...
- December 5, 2023
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Members Of LDP Abe Faction May Have Over ¥10 Million In Kickbacks
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JAPAN NEWS
Some members belonging to Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai, or Seiwaken, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s faction in the Liberal Democratic Party, are suspected to have pooled more than ¥10 million by receiving off-the-books kickbacks over the past five years from fundraising parties, accor...
Some members belonging to Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai, or Seiwaken, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s faction in the Liberal Democratic Party, are suspected to have pooled more than ¥10 million by receiving off-the-books kickbacks over the past five years from fundraising parties, accor...
- December 4, 2023
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Japan's Possibly Oldest Molds For Bronze Relics Found At Saga Ruins
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KYODO NEWS
Relics including stone casting molds for bronze artifacts, potentially the oldest of their kind in Japan, have been discovered at an archaeological site in the western prefecture of Saga, the prefectural government said Monday.
One of the molds could date back to around 200 BC, accor...
Relics including stone casting molds for bronze artifacts, potentially the oldest of their kind in Japan, have been discovered at an archaeological site in the western prefecture of Saga, the prefectural government said Monday.
One of the molds could date back to around 200 BC, accor...
- December 4, 2023
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Japan Firms Pick Kanji For "Change" To Describe Turbulent 2023
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KYODO NEWS
The kanji character for "change" was the top pick among Japanese firms to summarize 2023, a year that many saw as marked by turbulence, a research firm said.
The character, picked by nearly 60 firms, was followed by ones for "patience" and "endurance," according to Teikoku Databank, ...
The kanji character for "change" was the top pick among Japanese firms to summarize 2023, a year that many saw as marked by turbulence, a research firm said.
The character, picked by nearly 60 firms, was followed by ones for "patience" and "endurance," according to Teikoku Databank, ...
- December 3, 2023
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Japan Lifts Tsunami Warning After Strong Quake Jolts Philippines
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan lifted all tsunami warnings on Sunday, hours after a powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake — followed by four major aftershocks — struck the southern Philippines, sending residents fleeing from coastal areas.
The initial quake struck off the coast of the country at a depth of 32 k...
Japan lifted all tsunami warnings on Sunday, hours after a powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake — followed by four major aftershocks — struck the southern Philippines, sending residents fleeing from coastal areas.
The initial quake struck off the coast of the country at a depth of 32 k...
- December 3, 2023
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Port In Tottori Striving To Save Commercial Coastal Fishing
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JAPAN TODAY
One of Japan's prominent fishing ports and a frequent stop for foreign luxury cruise liners, the city of Sakaiminato on the Sea of Japan coast bolsters the local economy in a remote western region of the country.
Also thriving as a trading base after Japan opened up the country in t...
One of Japan's prominent fishing ports and a frequent stop for foreign luxury cruise liners, the city of Sakaiminato on the Sea of Japan coast bolsters the local economy in a remote western region of the country.
Also thriving as a trading base after Japan opened up the country in t...
- December 3, 2023
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Japan Suspends Its Own Osprey Flights After A Fatal US Air Force Crash
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ABC NEWS
Japan has suspended flights of its Osprey aircraft after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission
Japan suspended flights by its Osprey aircraft Thursday, officials said, the day after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the ...
Japan has suspended flights of its Osprey aircraft after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission
Japan suspended flights by its Osprey aircraft Thursday, officials said, the day after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the ...
- December 1, 2023
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