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701 contract professionals at Japan universities were laid off before reaching 10-year mark
A total of 701 instructors and researchers on fixed-term contracts at Japan's national universities had their job contracts ...
Heatstroke alerts issued in Japan as temperatures surge
Sweltering temperatures prompted heatstroke alerts in multiple Japanese regions on Wednesday, with dozens of people seeking ...
Japan's Ishiba departs G7 with US trade deal and political future in doubt
Japanese premier Shigeru Ishiba's bid to get U.S. President Donald Trump to relax tariffs imperiling his country's economy ...
Steady-handed Japan prison guard remembers faces of condemned
His hands never trembled, not even as he slipped the noose around the necks of several condemned men. But now, years later, ...
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Tokyo braces for heatwave as heatstroke warnings issued in many parts of Japan
High temperatures hit western Japan including in Tajima City in Gifu prefecture where it had reached 37.6 degrees Celsius (99 ...
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Shibuya, Tokyo's coolest ward, offers startups a leg-up in Japan
Shibuya wants to be more than just the scramble crossing, the landmark intersection recognized globally these days. The ...
Tokyo Gas expects no direct impact on LNG buying from Iran-Israel conflict
Japan's biggest city-gas supplier, Tokyo Gas , sees no direct impact on its liquefied natural gas (LNG) procurement from the ...
Analysis-Japan's Ishiba departs G7 with US trade deal and political future in doubt
KANANASKIS, Canada (Reuters) -Japanese premier Shigeru Ishiba's bid to get U.S. President Donald Trump to relax tariffs ...
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Tokyo feels heat as sweltering temperatures take toll
Sweltering temperatures prompted heatstroke alerts in multiple Japanese regions on Wednesday, with dozens of people seeking ...