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Japan on Wednesday marked one year since a powerful earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, leaving at least 500 dead, including those who succumbed to health issues afterward, as efforts toward full recovery continue in the hardest-hit areas.
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Japan news and Japanese national, crime, entertainment, politics, business, technology, sports stories in English. Features and analysis. 国内、海外、犯罪、娯楽、政治、経済、テクノロジー、スポーツ等、日本のニュースを英語でお届け。
Politics - Japan Today
The Japanese cabinet on Friday approved a record 8.7 trillion yen defense budget for 2025 as Japan accelerates building up its strike-back capability with long-range cruise missiles and starts deploying Tomahawks to fortify itself against growing threats from China, North Korea and Russia.
Philippines ratifies key defense pact with Japan - Japan Today
The Philippines ratified on Monday a key defense pact with Japan, which allows them to deploy troops on each other's soil as they boost ties to bolster against China's growing pressure. Both countries are longtime allies of the United States, which has been strengthening an arc of alliances to deter…
Demand for Japanese content booms post 'Shogun' - Japan Today
Shogun is an outlier, the majority of Japanese "content" other than manga and anime made in Japan are B movie quality at best. Too much lazy cheap copy-cat high-school love story. South Korean's content took over Japan two decades ago. You post was exactly what I wanted to say.
In his New Year's address, Ishiba vows effort with ... - Japan Today
5 days ago · Calling the declining population a "silent emergency" that is sapping Japan's economic power, Ishiba reiterated his push to revitalize regional areas and address the excessive concentration of population and industry in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Inflation-hit voters in Japan hope for higher wages - Japan Today
Japan already has a quadrillion yen of outstanding public debt, worst in the world, and he wants “expansionary fiscal policy”. Spending even more money will slam the yen, and thus make inflation worse.
Associated Press says buyouts and some layoffs are ahead
Nov 19, 2024 · The Associated Press said Monday that it would begin offering buyouts and lay off selected employees, part of a plan to reduce the news outlet's staff by about 8% and accelerate a transition to a digital-first organization.
Russian missile barrage on Kyiv kills one, damages embassies
"Today Kherson woke up from numerous strikes of the Russian army. The occupants have created hell in the city," governor Oleksandr Prokudin said. Prokudin also said shelling had cut power to 60,000 homes in the Kherson region, under daily strikes since Ukraine liberated the city in November 2022.