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Japan Trains Foreign Workers for Railway Maintenance
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NIPPON
East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, has taken the lead in launching a training program aimed at nurturing about 100 foreign workers annually under Japan's specified skilled worker program amid severe labor shortages in railway maintenance.
The trained workers are expected to find jobs at...
East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, has taken the lead in launching a training program aimed at nurturing about 100 foreign workers annually under Japan's specified skilled worker program amid severe labor shortages in railway maintenance.
The trained workers are expected to find jobs at...
- 22/3 19:19
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Iran Prepared To Let Japanese Ships Transit Hormuz, FM Says
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JAPAN TIMES
Tehran is prepared to allow Japanese-related ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway through which 93% of Japan’s imported crude oil flows, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said in an interview.
Discussions with Japan on the matter have already begun, ac...
Tehran is prepared to allow Japanese-related ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway through which 93% of Japan’s imported crude oil flows, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said in an interview.
Discussions with Japan on the matter have already begun, ac...
- 22/3 18:40
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Cherry Blossoms Bloom in Southern Chiba Pref., Expected to Reach Their Peak in 1 Week
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JAPAN NEWS
Someiyoshino cherry trees have begun to bloom in Tateyama at the southern tip of Chiba Prefecture, the city government announced Thursday.
The announcement comes five days earlier than last year.
In Shiroyama Park, 463 someiyoshino trees have been planted, providing a delightful view...
Someiyoshino cherry trees have begun to bloom in Tateyama at the southern tip of Chiba Prefecture, the city government announced Thursday.
The announcement comes five days earlier than last year.
In Shiroyama Park, 463 someiyoshino trees have been planted, providing a delightful view...
- 20/3 18:57
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Takaichi Meets Trump At White House; Says 'Japan Is Back'
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JAPAN TODAY
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week seemed to complain that Japan was among the nations that did not join his call to help protect the Strait of Hormuz.
Takaichi, who met with Tr...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week seemed to complain that Japan was among the nations that did not join his call to help protect the Strait of Hormuz.
Takaichi, who met with Tr...
- 20/3 18:21
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Mathematician Heisuke Hironaka, Winner of Fields Medal, Dies at 94
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JAPAN NEWS
Heisuke Hironaka, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University and a former Yamaguchi University president who won the Fields Medal in 1970, died on Wednesday. He was 94.
The Fields Medal is often referred to as the Nobel Prize for math.
Hironaka also nurtured younger generations and w...
Heisuke Hironaka, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University and a former Yamaguchi University president who won the Fields Medal in 1970, died on Wednesday. He was 94.
The Fields Medal is often referred to as the Nobel Prize for math.
Hironaka also nurtured younger generations and w...
- 19/3 19:55
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Stalking Cases Hit Record High in Japan in 2025
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NIPPON
The number of stalking cases handled by police in Japan in 2025 hit the highest level since the antistalking law took effect in 2000, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.
The figure rose by 205 from the previous year to 1,546. Other violations linked to stalking, such as illegal ...
The number of stalking cases handled by police in Japan in 2025 hit the highest level since the antistalking law took effect in 2000, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.
The figure rose by 205 from the previous year to 1,546. Other violations linked to stalking, such as illegal ...
- 19/3 19:24
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Singapore And Japan Upgrade Ties To Strategic Partnership, Expand Cooperation In Five Areas
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CNA
Both countries will enhance cooperation in trade, digitalisation and technology, defence, green transition and energy, as well as other people exchanges.
Singapore and Japan announced on Wednesday (Mar 18) the upgrading of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership, with expanded cooperation...
Both countries will enhance cooperation in trade, digitalisation and technology, defence, green transition and energy, as well as other people exchanges.
Singapore and Japan announced on Wednesday (Mar 18) the upgrading of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership, with expanded cooperation...
- 19/3 18:58
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New Guidelines For Life-Sustaining Treatment Proposed In Japan
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JAPAN TIMES
The Japanese Association for Acute Medicine and three other academic societies in the country have proposed new guidelines for determining when to end life-sustaining treatment for patients, inviting public comments until March 27.
The current guidelines, established in 2014 by the ...
The Japanese Association for Acute Medicine and three other academic societies in the country have proposed new guidelines for determining when to end life-sustaining treatment for patients, inviting public comments until March 27.
The current guidelines, established in 2014 by the ...
- 19/3 18:32
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Basketball: Japan Qualifies For Women's World Cup For 5th Straight Time
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's national team secured qualification for the Women's Basketball World Cup in Germany for the fifth straight tournament with an 83-39 win over Argentina on Tuesday.
At a qualifying tournament in Istanbul, Japan finished fourth in the six-team pool with a 2-3 record but advanced...
Japan's national team secured qualification for the Women's Basketball World Cup in Germany for the fifth straight tournament with an 83-39 win over Argentina on Tuesday.
At a qualifying tournament in Istanbul, Japan finished fourth in the six-team pool with a 2-3 record but advanced...
- 18/3 17:58
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Japanese Panel Begins Talks On Improving Development Aid
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JAPAN TIMES
A panel of experts established by the Foreign Ministry launched discussions on Monday on how better the country's overseas development assistance (ODA) should be provided to meet its strategic needs.
The panel of 10 specialists on areas including development policy will discuss ways...
A panel of experts established by the Foreign Ministry launched discussions on Monday on how better the country's overseas development assistance (ODA) should be provided to meet its strategic needs.
The panel of 10 specialists on areas including development policy will discuss ways...
- 16/3 20:19
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