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Japan’s govt OKs new foreign trainee programme to attract more workers as its population shrinks
Japan's population of 126 million is rapidly aging and shrinking, and many short-staffed industries, including services, manufacturing and construction, rely heavily on foreign trainees and language students.
Japan becomes fifth country to land spacecraft on the moon
Japan follows the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India in reaching the moon.
90-year-old woman rescued alive five days after Japan’s deadly earthquake
Chances for survival diminish after the first 72 hours. Several other dramatic rescues have been reported over the past few days as soldiers, firefighters and others joined a widespread effort.
Death toll from west Japan earthquake rises to 126 as rain
Wajima city has recorded the highest number of deaths with 69, followed by Suzu with 38. More than 500 people were injured, at least 27 of them seriously.
Japan quake toll rises to 73 as weather hampers rescuers
The Noto Peninsula was worst hit by the 7.5-magnitude quake on January 1, with port towns such as Wajima and Suzu resembling war zones with streets of mud, flattened houses and sunken boats.
Powerful earthquakes leave at least 13 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast
Tens of thousands of people had been ordered to evacuate, according to the fire and disaster management agency, cited by Kyodo.
Japan lowers its tsunami warning but still tells people not to go home after a series of earthquakes
The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu.
Japan, ASEAN bloc agree to boost maritime security cooperation
Japan, which also has territorial and other disputes with China, is hiking defence spending and has expanded security cooperation with countries across the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan’s Fukuoka State extends friendship agreement with Delhi for three years
Over the past 15 years, both cities have engaged in various activities in art and cultural exchanges, environmental technology, and student/youth exchange programs.
President of Japanese boy band company resigns and apologizes for late uncle’s sexual abuse
TOKYO: A powerful Japanese entertainment company tarnished by sexual assault allegations against its late founder appointed one of its stars as its new president Thursday after the previous chief resigned and apologized for the abuse young…
Japan decries China’s harassment of its citizens over Fukushima water release
Japan has urged its citizens in China to keep a low profile and has increased security around schools and diplomatic missions.
Fukushima residents are cautious after the wrecked nuclear plant began releasing treated wastewater
The decadeslong release has been strongly opposed by fishing groups and criticized by neighboring countries.
Bird-Flu scare in Japan; over 7mln chickens culled
Tokyo: AS the scare of Bird Flue spread in Japan earlier in two months, almost 7.3 million chickens have been culled in Japan since early October amid a bird flu outbreak, Japanese media reported on Thursday.
The risk of infection will…
Japan upscales Defence budget by 26 percent in FY 2023-24
Tokyo: The Japanese government adopted a record draft budget of 114.38 trillion yen (865 billion U.S. dollars) for fiscal year 2023 (April 2023-March 2024) on Friday, with defense spending hitting a record high.
The figure approved by the…