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Tokyo High Court Rules Denying Journalist Passport Illegal
Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo High Court on Thursday ruled that the government's decision to deny a passport to freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda is illegal. Presiding Judge Hiro Misumi upheld a ...
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Hino Motors Warns of Larger Annual Loss
Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Hino Motors Ltd. said Thursday that it expects to post a consolidated net loss of 265 billion yen for the year ending in March, larger than a previously estimated loss ...
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JR Tokai's "Doctor Yellow" Shinkansen Ends Final Inspection
Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--The iconic "Doctor Yellow" Shinkansen train of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday, completing its final inspection of tracks ...
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Samurai Religion: A New Book Provides a Unique Perspective on the History of Religion in Japan
This new book by Hongō Kazuto covers all the major, classical developments you might expect to find in a conventional history of religion in Japan, from the age of myth in the ancient texts to ...
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A Fresh Take on Japan’s Labor Immigration Policy: OECD Report Offers Partial Defense of TITP
On June 30, 2024, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released a report titled “Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Japan 2024” (hereinafter, “the OECD report”), which I co ...
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Heralding the Spring: A Japanese Plum Blossom Guide
Ahead of cherry blossom season, the ume or plum blossoms brighten up the colder months in Japan. This guide introduces the different varieties. This type of ume is close to the original species ...
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Fuji TV Expects 23-B.-Yen Revenue Dent Due to Nakai Scandal
Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Television Network Inc. said Thursday that it expects advertising revenues in fiscal 2024 to be 23.3 billion yen lower than its previous forecast, after many ...
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8 of 10 Major Japan Power Firms to Raise Rates in Feb.
Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Eight of Japan’s 10 major power utilities said Thursday that they will raise their electricity rates for an average household by 21 yen to 54 yen in February, in ...
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Tokyo Disney Resort Operator Posts Lower April-Dec. Profits
(Higher personnel costs weighed on Oriental Land’s bottom line. An earlier version of this article misspelled personnel as “personal.”) Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Oriental Land Co., the ...
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Cooking for One: Japanese Singles Tend to Prefer Ready-Made Options
A JMA Research Institute survey found that 45.0% of single women and 38.7% of single men in Japan prefer to “cook from scratch using basic ingredients.” The survey, conducted in mid-July 2024 ...
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Foreign Workers in Japan Mark Record High for 12 Years in Row
Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--The number of foreign workers in Japan has hit a record high for the 12th straight year, reflecting severe labor shortages in the country, labor ministry data showed ...