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WEBAn iconic 3,000-year-old cedar on Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan has been toppled, likely due to strong winds brought by Typhoon Shanshan, local tour guides said Tuesday. The 26-meter-high cedar, named "Yayoisugi," with a trunk circumference of about 8 meters, was a key feature of the tourist site Shiratani Unsuikyo….
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What you need to know about Japan picking its next prime minister
WEBWhat you need to know about Japan picking its next prime minister. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, a move that sets off a scramble among would-be successors to replace him as head of the world's fourth-largest economy. Click here for a rundown of likely candidates aiming to aiming to ...
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WEBToday 06:35 am JST. 20 Comments. The intrusion of a Chinese spy plane into Japanese airspace is a "wake-up call" for Tokyo about the aggressive nature of China's leadership, said U.S. lawmaker John Moolenaar, who chairs the House Select Committee on China. The incident on Monday involving a Y-9 reconnaissance aircraft flying near Kyushu was the ...
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Japan PM candidates seek ties with like-minded nations amid …
WEB2 days ago · Candidates in Japan's ruling party leadership election on Saturday underlined the importance of bolstering ties with like-minded partners in Asia and beyond to cope with the rise of an assertive China and provocative North Korea. While the security alliance with the United States remains key for Japan, the contenders showed….
Japan FY2025 budget requests hit ¥117 tril, a new record high
WEBJapan's fiscal 2025 initial budget requests likely hit a record of over 117 trillion yen, a record high for the second straight year, a Kyodo News tally showed Friday, with social security and defense spending swelling. Requests from the Defense Ministry and the health ministry, which is in charge of…
Kishida championed 'new capitalism' but was undone by yen
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Kishida championed 'new capitalism' but was undone by yen. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan October 14, 2021. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo Image: Reuters/POOL. Fumio Kishida pushed through Japan's biggest wage increases in decades, but ...
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WEBJapan's food waste in FY2022 caused ¥4 tril in economic losses. Still-edible food discarded in Japan in fiscal 2022 totaled an estimated 4.72 million tons, causing 4 trillion yen in economic losses, the government said Friday, calling for more efforts to curb such waste even though the figure hit a record-low.