Tanker that bypassed Hormuz to arrive in Japan as early as March 28
S/ Akazawa Ryosei, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister / As early as Saturday, March 28, a tanker that departed from ou...
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Japan launches first freight-only shinkansen amid truck driver shortage
Japan’s first-ever freight-only Shinkansen train began commercial service on the Tohoku Shinkansen line on March 23.All ...
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Trump criticizes allies & Japan who declined to send military vessels to Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump, US President / We get less than 1% of our oil from the Strait. Japan gets 95%, China gets 90%. Many of the...
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East Japan Railways raises train fares
East Japan Railways raised fares by an average of 7.1 percent on March 14. After the last train, the old fare charts wer...
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Spring money struggles: Amidst a wave of price hikes for trains and water
Tourist spots are undergoing a "spring makeover."In Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, lanterns have been installed in ...
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Honda expects up to 690 billion yen in net loss amid declining EV demand in N. America
S/ Mibe Toshihiro, Honda Motor President / Due to changes in the business environment, EV demand has decreased significa...
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China condemns Taiwanese premier's Japan visit for WBC
China's Foreign Ministry on March 9 strongly protested Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai’s visit to Japan to watch a World ...
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Tesla aims to launch AI-powered driver assist system in Japan
S/ Mori Ayaka, NTV Reporter / The light just turned green. The car started moving, but the driver is not operating it.As...
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Kairos No. 3 launch fails as flight aborted during first-stage separation
S/ Reporter on helicopter / On to third time lucky, it has just lifted off. From here, Kairos's long battle begins.S/ Re...
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PM Takaichi sends gifts to 315 LDP members elected to lower house, stirring debate in parliament
Late on February 24, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae posted on social media that she sent gift selection catalogs to all f...
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