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Nursing care workers in Japan fall to 2.13 million; demand growing higher, but pay remains low

Behind the shortage is low wages for a heavy workload. A survey found that the monthly salary of care workers are below the average for all industries by a margin of more than…

  • Published: March 19, 20258:45 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Japanese nutritionist teaches people how to prep meals after a disaster using common ingredients

Akita hopes that making warm emergency meals that offer victims some comfort after a disaster will become more widespread.

  • Published: March 18, 202510:57 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Japan consortium sets targets for use of recycled plastic in new cars

The goal is to encourage the domestic recycling of plastics from the perspective of economic and resource security in response to new regulations to be introduced by the European…

  • Published: March 18, 20259:16 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Gift certificate scandal fuels public distrust of Ishiba cabinet; support for Japan PM ‘crumbling’

The plunge in approval rating has sent shock waves through the government and ruling parties, while the opposition parties are stepping up their offensive.

  • Published: March 18, 20258:10 am
  • Author The Japan News
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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Rebuild unity to realise ceasefire in Ukraine: The Japan News

The United States should increase pressure on Russia by strengthening sanctions against that country and boosting military support for Ukraine. It must not be hasty in trying to…

  • Published: March 17, 202511:16 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Japan Prime Minister Ishiba losing regional support over gift certificates scandal

The revelations come as the Liberal Democratic Party, of which Mr. Ishiba is president, was already trying to recover from the damage caused by a politics and money scandal…

  • Published: March 17, 20259:00 am
  • Author Takahito Higuchi, Kota Ifuku, and Toru Inoue
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In Japan, private rice imports surge amid domestic shortages

In fiscal 2024, rice import applications submitted to the government covered a record high 991 tons as of the end of January.

  • Published: March 17, 20258:32 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Fatal stabbing of livestreamer in Tokyo allegedly financially motivated

The suspect, Kenichi Takano, 42, from Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, was arrested on the scene after he allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old woman from Tama, Tokyo, in her neck, chest and…

  • Published: March 14, 20252:17 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers teammates arrive in Tokyo for opening games

Haneda Airport’s observation deck was packed with fans holding smartphones and cameras, trying to catch a glimpse of Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki.

  • Published: March 14, 202511:31 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Washington should work together to press Russia to make concessions: The Japan News

The Trump administration will soon begin negotiations with the Russian side. To achieve a ceasefire, it will be essential to get Russia to accept the U.S. proposal and to ensure…

  • Published: March 14, 202511:20 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun

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