JR East to replace magnetic tickets with QR code type from spring of 2027

JR East to replace magnetic tickets with QR code type from spring of 2027

East Japan Railway said it will gradually phase out magnetic tickets for short-distance train rides starting in the spri...

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Japanese snack manufacturer simplifies packages amid ongoing Middle East crisis

Japanese snack manufacturer simplifies packages amid ongoing Middle East crisis

Japanese snack food company Calbee’s popular snack, Kappa Ebisen, debuted its new monochrome packaging in supermarkets o...

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Takaichi and Marcos upgrade Japan-Philippine ties to comprehensive strategic partnership

Takaichi and Marcos upgrade Japan-Philippine ties to comprehensive strategic partnership

S/ Takaichi Sanae, Japanese Prime Minister / Today, President Marcos and I agreed to position our bilateral relations as...

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Japan and S. Korea agree to strengthen energy security cooperation

Japan and S. Korea agree to strengthen energy security cooperation

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung / We agreed that recent disruptions to supply chains and energy markets caused by t...

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Middle East tension impacts Japan housing: naphtha supply cause delay and shortage

Middle East tension impacts Japan housing: naphtha supply cause delay and shortage

At the construction site of a newly built home, work was still underway.Reporter“This is a house that’s scheduled to be ...

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Andreessen Horowitz to open first overseas office in Japan

Andreessen Horowitz to open first overseas office in Japan

Ben Horowitz / Andreessen Horowitz is currently based exclusively in the United States, but I’m pleased to announce that...

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SoftBank Group post record ¥5-trillion net profit on strong AI investments

SoftBank Group post record ¥5-trillion net profit on strong AI investments

SoftBank Group posted a record net profit for fiscal 2025 on May 13, with earnings surpassing 5 trillion yen for the fir...

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Takaichi plans trips to UK and Italy prior to June's G7 summit in France

Takaichi plans trips to UK and Italy prior to June's G7 summit in France

Japanese government sources say arrangements are being made for Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae to visit Britain and Italy...

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Middle East tensions affect potato chips packaging, Azerbaijani oil arrives in Japan

Middle East tensions affect potato chips packaging, Azerbaijani oil arrives in Japan

According to informed sources, snack manufacturer Calbee plans to change the package design of some of its products to b...

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Japan releases 2nd round of oil reserves, secures oil imports amid Mideast tensions

Japan releases 2nd round of oil reserves, secures oil imports amid Mideast tensions

On May 1, the Japanese government began its second round of releasing national oil reserves. This time, roughly 20 days...

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