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Nissan to offer early retirement to Japan employees; 1st such offer in 18 years

In explaining the reasons behind the decision, the company reportedly said that optimizing administrative expenses is becoming extremely important amid the increasingly difficult…

  • Published: May 19, 20251:56 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Old tofu shop in Tokyo makes presence felt in business district

Echigoya has been producing tofu for more than 100 years, supporting the local food industry.

  • Published: May 19, 202510:46 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Japan’s Yokohama city government, companies look to help elderly live longer, healthier with makeup

The city expects efforts will get the elderly people to go out more and prevent their health from declining, while some cosmetics manufactures are aiming to develop “cosmetic…

  • Published: May 19, 20259:24 am
  • Author Daiki Kawasaki
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Headaches and Cigarettes: Conviction of North Korean spies reveals playbook of codes, signals

The North Korean spy agency sent its instructions to the South Korean network online using steganography, a method of encryption in which data is hidden inside images or messages.…

  • Published: May 19, 20258:35 am
  • Author Kazuki Koike
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Mayor wants to charge for rescue operations on Mt. Fuji during off-season

Last month, a Chinese male university student was rescued twice within several days on Mt Fuji. He reportedly returned to the mountain after he was rescued the first time to look…

  • Published: May 16, 20251:18 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Don’t rule out women, female-line emperors: The Japan News

If the will of the female members of the Imperial family is not respected and their potential marriage partners are institutionally limited, human rights issues will arise.

  • Published: May 16, 202510:26 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Is Japanese really needed for doing business in Japan?

There are areas of business in Japan that absolutely require Japanese language skills. But there are many areas of business in Japan where Japanese is no longer a necessity.

  • Published: May 16, 20259:33 am
  • Author Mike Kim
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Japan Finance Ministry considering consumption tax on low-cost imported goods priced at ¥10,000 or less

The ministry aims to level the playing field for competition between domestic and foreign businesses.

  • Published: May 16, 20258:25 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Japan Fair Trade Commission releases draft guidelines for new law regulating tech giants

The guidelines also consider the safety and security of smartphone users, and provide examples of cases that do not constitute a violation, such as when the purpose is to ensure…

  • Published: May 16, 20258:05 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Japanese Air Self-Defence Force’s training jet may have crashed into farming pond in Aichi

According to Aichi prefectural police, several emergency phone calls were received to alert that something like a plane had crashed into the pond in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture,…

  • Published: May 15, 202512:57 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun

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