TEPCO to start loading nuclear fuel into reactor in Niigata Prefecture, Japan

TEPCO to start loading nuclear fuel into reactor in Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Tokyo Electric Power Company will start loading nuclear fuel into the No. 7 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear po...

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Japanese authorities to "consider all options" in response to weak yen

Japanese authorities to "consider all options" in response to weak yen

S/ Suzuki Shunichi, Japanese finance minister: We would like to respond appropriately to excessive movements without eli...

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Microsoft announces nearly $3-billion investment in Japan

Microsoft announces nearly $3-billion investment in Japan

Microsoft President Bradford Smith announced on April 9 that his company will invest 2.9 billion dollars on projects in ...

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 Japan facing "2024 Crisis" - services struggling to fight with changes

Japan facing "2024 Crisis" - services struggling to fight with changes

Japan is known for its great services but that may change this year.The 2024 Problem is serious. It comes from the count...

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Japan's version of ridesharing starts in Tokyo

Japan's version of ridesharing starts in Tokyo

Ridesharing, in which ordinary drivers use their own cars to carry passengers for a fee, started in Tokyo for the first ...

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Japan real wages decline for 23 consecutive months

Japan real wages decline for 23 consecutive months

Japan’s real wages, which reflect price movements in wages per worker, have declined for 23 consecutive months.The move ...

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ChatGPT developer to open first Asian base in Tokyo

ChatGPT developer to open first Asian base in Tokyo

ChatGPT developer OpenAI will open its first Asian base in Tokyo on April 15.

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2027 launch of Tokyo-Nagoya maglev train service in limbo

2027 launch of Tokyo-Nagoya maglev train service in limbo

Central Japan Railway plans to give up on aiming to launch in 2027 a magnetic levitation railway service between Tokyo a...

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Hot spring facility heavily damaged by Noto Peninsula quake reopens

Hot spring facility heavily damaged by Noto Peninsula quake reopens

So-yu, a day-use hot spring in the Wakura Onsen area of Ishikawa Prefecture reopens for business for the first time in t...

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Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate in historic move

Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate in historic move

The Bank of Japan lifts its negative interest rate policy and raises interest rates for the first time in 17 years.

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