Over 300 public-private cooperation projects between Japan and Africa unveiled
Officials announced more than 300 economic cooperation projects involving the public and private sectors of Japan and Af...
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Foreign tourists and foreign workers on the rise in Japan
The Japan National Tourism Organization announced that the number of foreign visitors to Japan for the month of July rea...
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TICAD 9 kicks off, PM Ishiba proposes new economic zone
The Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, also known as TICAD, kicked off in Yokohama on August 2...
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Convenience store Ministop halts in-store prepared food sales over incorrect expiry labels
Japanese convenience store chain Ministop announced that it has suspended sales of onigiri (rice balls) and other items ...
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Toyota forecasts 1.4 trillion yen drop in profits from weight of US tariffs
Toyota Motor announced in a forecast revision an expected 1.4 trillion yen decrease in operating profits for fiscal 2025...
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Panasonic announces AI rice cooker amidst Japans rice crisis
S/ Katayama Keiko, Reporter/ This rice is made with AI. This is made without AI. The rice made without AI seems to have ...
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Japan to shift toward increasing rice production after admitting shortage
S/ Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister / We had determined that the rice production volume was sufficient. Things like this b...
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Supermarket rice price rises for first time in 10 weeks
Japan’s agriculture ministry said on August 4 that the average rice price sold in supermarkets rose by 40 yen compared ...
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Japan to raise minimum wage
A panel of Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's advisory board proposed a minimum wage increase of 63 yen pe...
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JR train fares to go up in Greater Tokyo from March 2026
East Japan Railway said on August 1 that it will raise train fares in Greater Tokyo starting March 2026 as it received a...
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