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Amazon proposes Alexa use at nursing homes and hotels

12/08/2023 · in ECONOMY, SOCIETY

Amazon Japan proposes the use of the Alexa voice assistant at nursing homes and hotels.

Chinese man arrested over trade secret theft

12/06/2023 · in ECONOMY, SOCIETY

Tokyo police arrest a Chinese man for allegedly stealing trade secrets from an electronics parts company.

Kansai Airport's international departure area reopens in western Japan

12/06/2023 · in DISCOVER JAPAN, ECONOMY, SOCIETY, WORLD

The international departure area of Kansai Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, reopens after undergoing renovati...

1,000 North Korean defectors join job-hunting event in South Korea

12/04/2023 · in ECONOMY, SOCIETY, WORLD

More than 1,000 North Korean defectors join a job-hunting event in Seoul.

Japanese govt passes supplementary budget bill

12/01/2023 · in ECONOMY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

The Japanese Diet passes a supplementary budget bill for fiscal 2023 to underpin new economic measures.

Japanese convenience store chains launch product collab with Japanese govt

12/01/2023 · in ECONOMY, NATURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

Major Japanese convenience store chains 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, and Lawson launch a new series of products in collaboratio...

Japanese foreign minister urges China to remove import ban

11/28/2023 · in ECONOMY, POLITICS, SOCIETY, WORLD

Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ahead of the Trilateral ...

Japan's tallest skyscraper and to open in Tokyo

11/23/2023 · in DISCOVER JAPAN, ECONOMY, SOCIETY

Japan's tallest skyscraper and its surrounding facilities will open in Tokyo on November 24.

Elementary school students in Tokyo experience VR

11/23/2023 · in ECONOMY, SOCIETY

Elementary school students in Tokyo experience virtual reality during an English class.

Japanese govt and airlines set up student loan fund for future aircraft mechanics