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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his policy speech during an extraordinary session of the Diet at the parliament in Tokyo on October 23, 2023. Photo: Kyodo News via AP Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on October 23 he is preparing to take bold economic measures, including an income tax cut for households hit…
A model of the lunar rover in HAKUTO-R lunar exploration program by “ispace” is pictured at a venue to monitor its landing on the Moon, in Tokyo, Japan, April 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan will provide a subsidy of up to 12 billion yen ($80 million) to moon exploration startup ispace (9348.T) as part of…
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The logo of of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as Unification Church, is seen on the wall of the the building housing its headquarters in Tokyo, on Oct. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The Japanese government said Thursday it was seeking to strip official recognition from the Unification Church, the…
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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has warned that country is on the brink. The birth of a baby is a joyous occasion for a family. The new life is a precious gift to the world, filling hearts with boundless joy and hope. But in Japan, the moment is extra special since the country is struggling…
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Adani Group already is the largest renewable energy producer and for green hydrogen project New Delhi: Adani Group on Thursday said it has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Japanese conglomerate Kowa Group for sale of green hydrogen in Japan, Taiwan and Hawaii markets. Billionaire Gautam Adani-led conglomerate is investing up to USD 50 billion…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida poses with his new cabinet at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, September 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shuffled his Cabinet and key party posts on Wednesday to strengthen his position before a key party leadership vote next year, bringing in a new…
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Visitor numbers more than doubled between 2012 and 2019 to 5.1 million Tokyo: With its millions of visitors every year and the buses, supply trucks, noodle shops and fridge magnets, Japan’s Mount Fuji is no longer the peaceful pilgrimage site it once was. Now authorities have had enough, saying the number of hikers trekking up…
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The Nakamise shopping street to Sensoji temple is crowded with visitors and foreign tourists in the Asakusa district in Tokyo Japan, on July 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP About a third of 18-year-old women in Japan may never have children, a government institute said on Wednesday, in the latest data spelling an uphill battle…
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This aerial photo shows Toyota’s Motomachi plant in central Japan. File | Photo Credit: AP Toyota said Tuesday it has been hit by a technical glitch that forced it to suspend production at all of its 14 factories in Japan. The world’s top-selling automaker said the “malfunction in the production order system” occurred during the…
This picture shows a sign reading “Suspend the sale of all fish products imported from Japan” an area of Japanese restaurants in Beijing on August 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Japan threatened on August 29 to take China to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to seek a reversal of Beijing’s ban on all of…
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