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Japan Faces Growing Challenge Of An Aging Population

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LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL
 
Nearly 30% of Japan’s 124 million people are over 65, rising to 40% by 2050. With low birth rates, shrinking pensions, and labor shortages, millions work into their 70s as governments struggle to respond.
“Please move forward… Would you like a plastic bag? … That’ll be 3,...

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Japan Eyes Deploying Long-Range Missiles On Kyushu Island

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan is considering deploying long-range missiles on the southwestern island of Kyushu as part of the country's efforts to acquire "counterstrike capabilities" to hit enemy targets in the event of an emergency, government sources said Saturday.
The deployment, expected to commence a...

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Japanese Astronaut Onishi Arrives At The International Space Station

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Takuya Onishi, 49, and three other astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on a Crew Dragon spacecraft Sunday, marking the start of their long-term stay.
About 90 minutes after the SpaceX spacecraft docked with the station, the connecting hatch was opened. Onishi was t...

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Victims Of 1995 Aum Sarin Attack Struggling With PTSD, Survey Shows

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Around a quarter of victims who responded to a survey about posttraumatic stress linked to their experience of the Aum Shinrikyo nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway 30 years ago are likely still suffering the disorder, a nonprofit support group said.
The findings by the Recovery Su...

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Japan Recognized 1,661 'Quasi-Refugees' In 2024

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Immigration Services Agency has said in a report that it recognized 1,661 people as "quasi-refugees" in 2024, with Ukrainians accounting for more than 90% of them.
On top of the 1,618 Ukrainians, 17 people from Syria, 13 from Myanmar, 11 from Sudan, and one each from Afghanistan...

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Astronaut Onishi Blasts Off On Mission As 3rd Japanese To Lead ISS

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Takuya Onishi and three fellow crew members embarked Friday on a mission to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from Florida.
Onishi, traveling in SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule with American and Russian colleagues, is making his second trip to the ISS as p...

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Japan Moves to Dissolve Unification Church Over Controversy

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NEWS CENTRAL AFRICA
 
Japan is on the verge of formally dissolving the Unification Church, stripping it of legal recognition and tax-exempt status following accusations of financial exploitation and child neglect.
The controversial sect, founded in South Korea and widely known as the “Moonies,” h...

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Japan To Mandate Protective Steps For Firms Against Abusive Customers

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's cabinet has approved an amended bill requiring companies to adopt protective measures against overbearing or abusive behavior from business clients or the public.
The bill mandates that firms establish clear rules against abuse and set up a system for victims to file complai...

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Japan Oct.-Dec. GDP Revised Down to 2.2 Pct Annual Rise

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s gross domestic product in October-December last year increased 0.6 pct from the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, or 2.2 pct at an annual rate, the Cabinet Office said in a revised report Tuesday.
The figures marked a downward revision from the preliminary rises ...

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Japan Marks 14th Anniversary Of Quake-Tsunami, Nuclear Disasters

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan on Tuesday marked 14 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked the country's northeast and triggered a nuclear crisis, with residents in one of the hardest-hit areas again reeling from the impact of a natural disaster.
The commemoration came at a particularly har...

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