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Japanese Experts Warn Of Rapid Spread Of Foreign Bookworm
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NHK
Japanese experts are warning of the rapid spread of a foreign species of bookworm that eats paper and causes damage to ancient documents.
Ctenolepisma calvum, also known as ghost silverfish, is about one-centimeter long and is indigenous to Europe and Central America.
It is known as one of ...
Japanese experts are warning of the rapid spread of a foreign species of bookworm that eats paper and causes damage to ancient documents.
Ctenolepisma calvum, also known as ghost silverfish, is about one-centimeter long and is indigenous to Europe and Central America.
It is known as one of ...
- 5/11 19:09
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JIP Co-Leader Fujita Stops Outsourcing To Secretary's Firm After Kickback Report
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JAPAN TODAY
The co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said that he will stop outsourcing work to a company headed by his secretary following a report alleging a tax money kickback.
The allegation was raised by the Sunday edition o...
The co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said that he will stop outsourcing work to a company headed by his secretary following a report alleging a tax money kickback.
The allegation was raised by the Sunday edition o...
- 4/11 20:49
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Japan to Counter Foreigners Refusing to Pay Health Insurance Premiums
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NIPPON
Japan's health ministry is planning to deny in principle the renewal or change of residential status for foreign citizens who refuse to pay national health insurance premiums, it was learned Tuesday.
"We're preparing to start it in June 2027," health minister Kenichiro Ueno told a pres...
Japan's health ministry is planning to deny in principle the renewal or change of residential status for foreign citizens who refuse to pay national health insurance premiums, it was learned Tuesday.
"We're preparing to start it in June 2027," health minister Kenichiro Ueno told a pres...
- 4/11 19:49
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Kanagawa Enterprises Take On 'NY NOW Summer 2025' In Push For U.S. Expansion
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JAPAN TODAY
The global market for daily necessities is booming. Private research forecasts substantial growth from approximately $215.2 billion in 2025 to about $263.2 billion by 2030.
Recognizing this immense potential, Kanagawa Prefecture is actively helping its local small and medium-sized e...
The global market for daily necessities is booming. Private research forecasts substantial growth from approximately $215.2 billion in 2025 to about $263.2 billion by 2030.
Recognizing this immense potential, Kanagawa Prefecture is actively helping its local small and medium-sized e...
- 3/11 19:26
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Japan Looks To Boost 'Connected Population' In Bid To Revitalize Regions
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JAPAN TIMES
The government will work to revitalize regional communities experiencing population decline by increasing what's known as the "connected population," or nonresidents who maintain steady interaction with regional areas, internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said in a recent int...
The government will work to revitalize regional communities experiencing population decline by increasing what's known as the "connected population," or nonresidents who maintain steady interaction with regional areas, internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said in a recent int...
- 3/11 18:51
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Japan Confers Order of Culture on 8 People
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NIPPON
Japan conferred the Order of Culture on eight people including Sadaharu Oh, 85, head of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks professional baseball team, on Monday as the country marked Culture Day.
In a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Emperor Naruhito handed the medal to each of the eigh...
Japan conferred the Order of Culture on eight people including Sadaharu Oh, 85, head of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks professional baseball team, on Monday as the country marked Culture Day.
In a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Emperor Naruhito handed the medal to each of the eigh...
- 3/11 18:10
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APEC Leaders Wrap Up Their Summit In South Korea
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JAPAN TODAY
Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific Rim nations wrapped up their annual summit with a statement underscoring regional economic cooperation, just days after the presidents of the United States and China agreed to dial down their trade war.
After two days of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooper...
Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific Rim nations wrapped up their annual summit with a statement underscoring regional economic cooperation, just days after the presidents of the United States and China agreed to dial down their trade war.
After two days of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooper...
- 1/11 20:42
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US Government Shutdown Threatens Critical Food Aid
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NHK
Saturday marks one month since the start of the US government shutdown. Lawmakers remain deadlocked over a spending bill, and the impasse has stalled a range of federal services. It could soon stop vital food assistance.
The shutdown is the second-longest in US history, behind the one durin...
Saturday marks one month since the start of the US government shutdown. Lawmakers remain deadlocked over a spending bill, and the impasse has stalled a range of federal services. It could soon stop vital food assistance.
The shutdown is the second-longest in US history, behind the one durin...
- 1/11 20:26
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Japan 2026 Staple Rice Production Seen Falling to 7.11 M. Tons
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NIPPON
Japan's staple rice production is forecast to total 7.11 million tons in 2026, down 370,000 tons from 2025, the agriculture ministry said Friday.
The estimate, used by farmers as a reference for rice planting, was submitted to the day's meeting of a subgroup of a ministry panel on agricu...
Japan's staple rice production is forecast to total 7.11 million tons in 2026, down 370,000 tons from 2025, the agriculture ministry said Friday.
The estimate, used by farmers as a reference for rice planting, was submitted to the day's meeting of a subgroup of a ministry panel on agricu...
- 1/11 19:51
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Japan Plans To Hire Hunters As Bear Attacks Rise
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BBC
The Japanese government plans to recruit hunters to cull bears, as anxiety grows in the country over a sharp rise in bear attacks.
The environment ministry said on Thursday that it would set aside funds to hire licenced hunters and other personnel to tackle bears that have been wandering in...
The Japanese government plans to recruit hunters to cull bears, as anxiety grows in the country over a sharp rise in bear attacks.
The environment ministry said on Thursday that it would set aside funds to hire licenced hunters and other personnel to tackle bears that have been wandering in...
- 1/11 19:31
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