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Japan To Launch Development Program For ASEAN Energy Sector

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The initiative aims to make it easier for Japanese companies to enter the countries by encouraging the countries to introduce Japanese safety standards.
The government from fiscal 2025 will launch a joint project with the United States to develop human resources in the energy ...

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Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Eastern Japan, Leaving 2 Dead, 3 Missing

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NHK
 
A Japanese fishing boat has capsized off the Pacific coast in eastern Japan. Two of 20 people onboard are dead and three others remain unaccounted for.
Japan Coast Guard officials say they received a report shortly after 2 a.m. on Monday that a round haul netter appeared to have capsized ab...

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Increased Defense Spending Pledge Taxing Japan's Strained Coffers

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KYODO NEWS
 
Uncertainty about tax revenues is causing concern about how Japan will pay for an expansion in its defense budget the government believes is necessary to deal with threats from an aggressive China and North Korea's deepened military ties with Russia.
In late 2022, the government deci...

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Japan Sports Agency To Use AI To Strengthen Athletes

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The agency hopes to process huge amounts of data using AI and thereby help Japanese athletes improve their performance.
The Japan Sports Agency plans in March to revise their strategy for strengthening athletes, reformulating their policies to explicitly include the use of AI ...

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Japan to Help Ukraine Eradicate Corruption

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Japanese government will begin a program this year to strengthen law enforcement efforts by the Ukrainian government to eradicate corruption.
It also plans to help Ukraine take judicial system reform measures so that the war-torn country can shed its reputation as a corrupted cou...

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Japan Firms Working To Attract, Retain Skilled Foreign Workers

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KYODO NEWS
 
As labor-strapped Japan faces a growing exodus of foreign workers due to low wages and other employment challenges, some companies are working overtime to keep them from leaving.
Eat & Holdings Inc., a manufacturer and seller of frozen foods, is among a growing number of businesses r...

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Heavy Snow Hits Mountainous Areas In Northern Japan

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NHK
 
Japanese weather officials are calling on people returning from their holidays in northern Japan to brace themselves for traffic disruptions. The warning comes as record amounts of snow pile up.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says a winter pressure pattern and a strong cold air mass are br...

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U-Turn Rush Begins After New Year Holidays

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The U-turn rush of people who spent the New Year holidays in their hometowns or overseas began on Saturday with bullet trains, airports and expressways crowded from the morning.
According to JR, trains on the Tokaido Shinkansen, which operates with all reserved seats, were almost fu...

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Tomiko Itooka Of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies At 116

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NEW YORK TIMES
 
Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her 80s.
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman born before the start of World War I and the sinking of the Titanic who was believed to be the oldest person in the w...

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Osaka Expo 'Grand Ring' A Symbol Of Unity: Architect

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A towering wooden "Grand Ring" built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan's architectural history and is a symbol of unity despite criticism over costs, its creator says.
The two-kilometer circumference of Sou Fujimoto's striking structure will surround dozens of national pav...

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