Japan sees rice supply surge for first time in nearly 3 years
The amount of rice available on the market in Japan has increased compared to the same time last year, marking the firs...
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China intends to lift ban on Japanese seafood imports
The Chinese government announced on June 29 that it will resume Japanese seafood imports, citing that sea water analysis...
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SoftBank to launch flying cell towers in 2026
S/ Miyakawa Junichi, SoftBank President & CEO/ We have already received permission to fly within Japanese airspace. We a...
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Record number of work-related mental illness in Japan
According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a record of 4,810 claims for work-related physical and mental i...
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Some Nissan shareholders unhappy with lack of shakeup in management team
Struggling Nissan Motor held a general shareholders' meeting at its headquarters in Yokohama on June 24, attended by 1,0...
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Futuristic konbini opens in Tokyo
Japanese convenience store giant Lawson opened a futuristic outlet on June 23.The store, which the operator worked toget...
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Nippon Steel finally acquires US Steel after 18-month ordeal
S/ Hashimoto Eiji, Chairman, Nippon Steel / It was unreasonably rejected by the former Biden administration, but we were...
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Ishiba & Trump talk tariffs, no final agreement reached
Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan: We have not reached an agreement on the package as a whole, because there are s...
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Tokyo assembly election expected to test Gov. Koike's clout
Official campaigning for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly got underway on June 13.A major focus is on whether the politic...
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Japan in 118th place for 2025 Gender Gap Report
The World Economic Forum published its Gender Gap Report for 2025, which quantifies the gender gap in 148 countries, on ...
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