JAPAN NEWS
 
The JR Yokosuka Line has been temporarily suspended this evening due to a fire along the line, the second time just in a day, according to East Japan Railway Co. (JR East).
The fire broke out at around 5 p.m. somewhere between Higashi-Totsuka and Totsuka stations in Yokohama, causing...

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CNA
 
Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya raised "serious concerns" on Wednesday (Dec 25) over China's military buildup as he met counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, Tokyo said.
On his first visit to China since becoming Japan's top diplomat earlier this year, Iwaya told Wang that Tokyo was "clos...

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NIPPON
 
Japan's Environment Ministry plans to include PFAS, potentially carcinogenic chemicals, in the list of items subject to mandatory periodic water quality inspections by water suppliers under a law regulating them.
Based on the plan presented to an expert panel meeting Tuesday, the ministr...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government on Tuesday won an approval for a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent by fiscal 2035 from fiscal 2013 levels, but rejected calls for it to pursue a more ambitious target.
At a joint meeting of the Environment Ministry and the Economy, Trade an...

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INVESTING
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday he wanted to strengthen his country's alliance with the United States, as he pushed for as early as possible a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Japan is neighbours with an increasingly assertive China and a nuclear-...

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The JFTC believes that Google’s actions have restricted smartphone makers’ business activities and constitute “trading on restrictive terms,” a practice prohibited under the Antimonopoly Law. The watchdog has already notified Google of its plan to issue the cease-and-desist or...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
There are many souvenirs vying for your attention in Japan, but right now the one that’s stealing the limelight is a hand cream packaged in a giant, fish-shaped soy sauce bottle.
Called “Lunch Charm Hand Cream” — the name conveys the manufacturer’s desire to “make your lunch charmin...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A memorial ceremony was held at the Japan Coast Guard’s Haneda Air Base in Tokyo on Monday ahead of the one-year anniversary of a fatal collision between a JCG aircraft and a Japan Airlines plane on Jan. 2 at Haneda Airport.
About 70 attendees at the ceremony mourned the five JCG mem...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
About a quarter of Japanese firms are positive about reskilling their workers -- seen as essential for improving labor productivity -- but only a small percentage are actively taking steps toward that goal, a research institute survey found.
The government of Prime Minister Shigeru ...

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NEWS AZ
 
Japan has reported a significant influenza outbreak, with local media on Saturday stating that thousands of cases have been confirmed across the country.
As of December 15, approximately 94,259 flu cases were reported in a week at 5,000 hospitals and clinics, News.az reports, citing Jap...

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