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Japan agrees on framework for new agency to enact digitalisation plans
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government has agreed on the framework of a new agency that will be tasked with the digitalization of the country's private and public sectors at a task force meeting on Thursday, the Kyodo News agency reported.
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Tokyo may raise COVID-19 alert to highest on Thursday amid virus spike
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Tokyo metropolitan government intends to update the COVID-19 alert to the highest level amid a record rise in cases both in the capital and nationwide, the Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday, citing knowledgeable sources.
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Japan's Defense Ministry to request record USD 51.7 bn budget for fiscal y
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese Defense Ministry intends to request another record budget of 5.4 trillion yen ($51.7 billion) for the fiscal year 2021, which begins on April 1 next year, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing military sources.
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Over 50 injured as Typhoon Haishen hits Japan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 7 (ANI): More than 50 people have been injured and four have gone missing as typhoon Haishen battered Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, causing massive blackouts and disrupting transportation, Kyodo News reported.
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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary to join race for succeeding Abe
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 30 (ANI): Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will join the race to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who would, in turn, become the next country's premier, a source familiar with the matter told Kyodo Ne
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'Attack on Titan' actor Haruma Miura dies at 30
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): Haruma Miura, Japanese film, TV and stage actor, known for playing Eren Jaegar in the adventure drama 'Attack on Titan', was found dead, according to local news reports in The Japan Times and Kyodo News. He was 30.
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Japan objects to US proposal of South Korea's inclusion in G7
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 28 (ANI): Japan has objected to a suggestion by US President Donald Trump calling for South Korea to be added into the G7, arguing that Seoul does not share the views of G7 on China and North Korean issues, Kyodo reported citing diplomatic sources.
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Japan: Animation studio arson suspect admits crime
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kyoto [Japan], Nov 10 (ANI): The suspect of deadly July arson attack on an animation studio in Japan's Kyoto admitted his crime and said that he chose the building because of the presence of a large number of people.
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Over 6 lakh people in Japan's Kyushu asked to evacuate amid flood-like sit
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kyushu [Japan], Aug 29 (ANI): Authorities have issued an evacuation order for more than 6,70,000 people in the southwestern part of Japan as rivers in the region are overflowing due to torrential rainfall.
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Kyocera develops robust FPC/FFC connector with 0.5mm pitch
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kyodo [Japan], Dec.2 (ANI): Kyocera Connector Products Corporation recently announced that it has developed a 0.5mm-pitch flexible printed circuit / flexible flat cable (FPC/FFC) connector with a suite of features to enhance productivity in robust assembly operations.
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Kyocera begins annual illumination and concert at its Kyodo HQ
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kyodo [Japan], Dec.2 (ANI): Kyocera announced the opening of its annual illumination event which will be held from December 1 through December 25 at its headquarters in Kyoto, Japan.
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