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TSMC And Rapidus Fabs Fuel Semiconductor Talent Shortage In Japan

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DIGITIMES
 
In response to the establishment of semiconductor facilities by major manufacturers in Japan, including TSMC's wafer plant in Kumamoto and Rapidus's new facility in Hokkaido, the demand for semiconductor engineers in Japan has reached critical levels.
Reports from Kyodo and Nikkei hig...

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Takashimaya Apologises For 807 Collapsed Christmas Cakes

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BBC
 
A Japanese luxury department store has apologised for delivering hundreds of collapsed strawberry Christmas cakes.
Some 807 out of around 2,900 strawberry cakes delivered in the run up to Christmas were damaged on arrival, sparking a social media backlash.
Takashimaya said Wednesday it had ...

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Japan Lifts Operational Ban On World's Biggest Nuclear Plant In Niigata Prefecture

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's nuclear power regulator on Wednesday lifted an operational ban imposed on Tokyo Electric Power Co's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant two years ago, allowing it to work toward gaining local permission to restart.
TEPCO has been eager to bring the world's largest nuclear...

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Japan’s Kishida Plans New Party Group To Help Rebuild Trust Following Allegations

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AL ARABIYA.NET
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he’ll set up a new group within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party next month tasked with restoring trust after allegations over a widespread failure to declare political funds.
Kishida spoke to reporters about his plans late on Monday,...

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Japan PM Kishida Arranges To Visit U.S. As State Guest In Early March

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making arrangements to visit the United States as a state guest in early March at the invitation of President Joe Biden, bilateral relations sources said Monday.
Tokyo and Washington will finalize Kishida's itinerary by factoring in the schedu...

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Senior LDP Faction Members Questioned Over Political Funds Scandal

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese prosecutors have questioned senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction, including former top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno, on a voluntary basis over a political fundraising scandal, sources close to the matter said Monday.
The faction, f...

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Japan-Owned Tanker Attacked By Drone Fired From Iran In Indian Ocean

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A Japanese-owned commercial tanker was attacked by a drone launched from Iran in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, causing a fire but leaving no one injured, the U.S. Department of Defense said.
The Liberian-flagged, Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck about 370 kilometers o...

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Matsuno, Seko to be Voluntarily Questioned Over Hidden Funds Allegations; Focus to Be on Evidence of Instructions, Approval

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office plans to conduct voluntary questioning of senior officials of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction, including former Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno and former Secretary General of the LDP ...

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Japan-US Ties Stronger Than Ever, Minister Says Amid US Steel Scrutiny

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CNA
 
Japanese Industry Minister Ken Saito said on Friday (Dec 22) that US-Japanese ties were "stronger than ever", although he declined to comment directly on growing scrutiny in the United States of a proposed deal for Nippon Steel to buy US Steel.
Speaking at a regularly scheduled press confer...

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Japan Lawmakers ‘Secretly Pooled Excess Money From Ticket Sales’

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JAPAN NEWS
 
People affiliated with lawmakers of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction have told the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office that the lawmakers sometimes pooled quota-exceeding cash from party ticket sales without notifying the faction, it has been learned.
The special inves...

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