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U.S. Navy apparently begins Osprey deployment in western Japan. Nov. 9 06:22 am JST. 40 Comments. The U.S. Navy has apparently begun deploying its variant of the Osprey aircraft in a western Japan city, a source close to the matter said Friday.
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Shigeru Ishiba was formally reelected as Japan's prime minister on Monday after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling coalition no longer controls, setting the stage for a minority government that may push him to yield more to an emboldened opposition bloc.
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Young man dies after being found naked and bruised in Hokkaido park. Today 06:05 am JST. 3 Comments. A young man was found collapsed and naked in a park on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido and was later confirmed dead on Saturday, with multiple wounds to his face and body, police said.
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Today 05:35 am JST Today | 06:20 am JST 6 Comments A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple on Sunday during their first visit to the epicenter of their nation's deadliest natural disaster in living memory.
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Japan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers. Nov. 3 06:13 am JST. 29 Comments. Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a “conveyor belt road” by the government, to make up for a …
Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek
Sep 2, 2024 · Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day workweeks.
Japan FY2025 budget requests hit ¥117 tril, a new record high
Japan's fiscal 2025 initial budget requests likely hit a record of over 117 trillion yen, a record high for the second straight year, a Kyodo News tally showed Friday, with social security and defense spending swelling.
Typhoon weakens but train, flight disruptions continue - Japan …
Disruption to train services and flights continued across a wide area of Japan on Friday due to a typhoon that has been weakening but moving slowly eastward from the southwestern main island of Kyushu. JR Central temporarily canceled all Tokaido Shinkansen trains from the first one on Friday due to….