Work reforms for Japan's bureaucracy

Work reforms for Japan's bureaucracy

A bureaucrat at Japan's health ministry calls for work reforms for government employees who are often forced to work ext...

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Toyota logs 2.25 trillion yen net profit for FY 2020

Toyota logs 2.25 trillion yen net profit for FY 2020

Toyota Motor logs a net profit of nearly 2.25 trillion yen in fiscal 2020 that ended in March, up about 10 percent from ...

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Two doses of Pfizer vaccine effective for coronavirus variants

Two doses of Pfizer vaccine effective for coronavirus variants

Japanese researchers find that two doses of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s vaccine are effective for coronavirus v...

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Legoland Discovery Center Tokyo reopens

Legoland Discovery Center Tokyo reopens

Legoland Discovery Center Tokyo resumes operation as restrictions on people movement have been eased amid a state of eme...

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Airlines seeking new revenue sources with online sales of specialty goods

Airlines seeking new revenue sources with online sales of specialty goods

Airlines in Japan are seeking new sources of revenue by launching online sales of specialty goods such as an airplane’s ...

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Deputy mayor helps secure coronavirus vaccine slots for local businessman

Deputy mayor helps secure coronavirus vaccine slots for local businessman

A deputy mayor in central Japan has inappropriately helped secure coronavirus vaccination slots for a local businessman ...

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Defense Ministry outsources some mass vaccination tasks to private sector

Defense Ministry outsources some mass vaccination tasks to private sector

Japan’s Defense Ministry has outsourced some tasks involving mass coronavirus vaccinations planned in Tokyo and Osaka to...

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Tokyo's oldest stone bridge restored after nearly a decade

Tokyo's oldest stone bridge restored after nearly a decade

Restoration of Tokyo's oldest stone bridge completes and reopens after nearly a decade.

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46% of Japanese public dissatisfied with Suga cabinet

46% of Japanese public dissatisfied with Suga cabinet

An opinion poll by Nippon TV and the Yomiuri Shimbun shows that 46% of the public disapprove of the Suga Cabinet.

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IOC Bach postpones visit to Japan

IOC Bach postpones visit to Japan

IOC President Thomas Bach postpones his visits to Japan, but Olympic organizers hope to re-arrange his visit as soon as ...

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