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WEBJapan news and Japanese national, crime, entertainment, politics, business, technology, sports stories in English. Features and analysis. 国内、海外、犯罪、娯楽、政治、経済、テクノロジー、スポーツ等、日本のニュースを英語でお届け。英語の勉強にも最適！日本のニュースを英語で読んでみよう。
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WEBToday 04:35 pm JST. 3 Comments. The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 -- almost 90 percent of them women -- government data showed Tuesday. The figures further highlight the slow-burning demographic crisis gripping the world's fourth-biggest economy as its population ages and shrinks.….
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WEBJapan news and Japanese national, crime, entertainment, politics, business, technology, sports stories in English. Features and analysis. 国内、海外、犯罪、娯楽、政治、経済、テクノロジー、スポーツ等、日本のニュースを英語でお届け。英語の勉強にも最適！日本のニュースを英語で読んでみよう。
Japan set to introduce new entry system for foreign tourists
WEBAug 29, 2024 · However, that’s all set to change in the future, as the Japanese government has announced plans to introduce a new travel authorization system which will require visitors to declare personal information online in order to enter the country. The new system is said to run in a similar way to ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) in ...
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WEBThe pledge by 43-year-old Shinjiro Koizumi, the youngest candidate in the running to be Japan's next prime minister, to hold talks with "same generation" North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the abduction issue has garnered widespread attention. Japan and North Korea have no diplomatic relations, but Koizumi's father,….
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WEBA 20-year-old man, suspected of being the mastermind behind the robbery of a man in a high-rise apartment building in Tokyo in January, has been arrested. Police said Tomokiya Yoneshige, whose occupation is unknown, has remained silent since his arrest on Friday, Sankei Shimbun reported. The robbery occurred at around 7….
What you need to know about Japan picking its next prime minister
WEBTOKYO. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, a move that sets off a scramble among would-be successors to replace him as head of the world's fourth-largest economy. Click here for a rundown of likely candidates aiming to aiming to succeed Kishida as Japan's prime minister.
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WEBJapan sees sharpest rise in land prices since 1992. Today 06:35 am JST. 22 Comments. The average overall price of land in Japan as of July 1 rose 1.4 percent from a year earlier, marking the third consecutive year of increase and the sharpest advance since 1992, amid foreign investment due to the weak yen, government data showed Tuesday.
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WEBJapan news and Japanese national, crime, entertainment, politics, business, technology, sports stories in English. Features and analysis. 国内、海外、犯罪、娯楽、政治、経済、テクノロジー、スポーツ等、日本のニュースを英語でお届け。英語の勉強にも最適！日本のニュースを英語で読んでみよう。
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WEBJapan's food waste in FY2022 caused ¥4 tril in economic losses. Still-edible food discarded in Japan in fiscal 2022 totaled an estimated 4.72 million tons, causing 4 trillion yen in economic losses, the government said Friday, calling for more efforts to curb such waste even though the figure hit a record-low.