Japan PM apologises for giving out gifts, clouding budget prospects
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apologised on Friday for giving gift certificates to some ruling party lawmakers, a ...
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Japanese students lured to Myanmar to work for scammers
Japanese high school students are among the many foreigners forced to work on scams there. An area near the Thai border is reportedly a base for criminal organizations. Since the military coup ...
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‘Our stories matter’: Students walk out of DODEA school in Japan in support of diversity
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — More than 100 high school students — the children of Navy ... thereby eroding lethality and force readiness,” Trump’s order states. “They also violate ...
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Jamaican teacher helping Japanese students ‘see the world’
WHEN Evonie Blake Lee moved to Japan from Jamaica to teach English, she was surprised that many of her students were reserved and had limited knowledge about life outside the “land of the rising ...
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Many foreign students in Japan seek jobs but face language barriers, lack of support
Attendees listen to a company's recruiter at a job fair for foreign students, in Tokyo's Minato Ward in this photo provided by Vein Global Inc. TOKYO -- Numerous foreign students in Japan want to ...
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US Space Force to beef up Japan unit amid growing threat in region
(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. Space Force aims to beef up its fledgling unit in Japan to counter the evolving threats coming from the Indo-Pacific region, where China and Russia are developing ...
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Seniors and Women Boost Japan’s Labor Force to Record High
According to Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ Labor Force Survey, the number of people employed in 2024 reached a record-high 67.8 million, an increase of 340,000 from ...
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67.8 million: Japan's labour force hits new high in 2024
Data from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication revealed a 340,000 increase in employed workers in 2024 to hit the country's highest labour force figure since 1953. The labour force ...
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Chinese students flock to Japanese art colleges for permanent residency
TOKYO -- Li Yalin, a 28-year-old second-year master's student at the private Kyoto University of the Arts, moved to Japan in 2019 after earning a degree from a university in China. She was ...
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Japan fights forest fire that has forced 1,200 people to evacuate
Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...
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Battle of Parkville: Reminders of Japanese American WWII students mark Executive Order anniversary
PARKVILLE, Mo. — Park University students walk past a reminder of a huge debate in the small Platte County town. A wall is dedicated to telling the story of nine Japanese American students who ...