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Japanese company working to transform cow waste into rocket fuel
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A Japanese chemical manufacturing company is working to utilize cow waste to create liquid biomethane that will then be used as rocket fuel. This will help dairy farmers facing disposal challenges, reported Kyodo News.
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Japan should take China to WTO over ban on Japanese seafood imports: Forme
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A former senior UN official has said Japan should take China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Beijing's decision to ban imports of Japanese fishery products following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Kyodo News reported.
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No woman appointed senior, parliamentary vice minister under Japan’s reshu
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida's government on Friday approved a list of new senior and parliamentary vice ministers, devoid of any female members. This is in contrast to the reshuffled Cabinet line-up with a record-tying five women, Kyodo News reported.
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida reshuffles Cabinet to bolster support amid election
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday reshuffled his Cabinet to boost his government's popularity amid speculation that he is exploring the best timing to dissolve the lower house for a snap election, Kyodo News reported.
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Japan’s Defence Ministry seeks record 7.7 trillion yen budget for FY 2024
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Japan's Defense Ministry on Thursday requested a record 7.7 trillion yen (USD 53 billion) budget for fiscal 2024 as the government aims to deploy arms to realize newly authorized capabilities to strike enemy targets for stronger deterrence in the wake of the worsening regional security envir
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Japan PM to meet ministers, discuss when to release Fukushima water
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will on Tuesday meet his minister to discuss when to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, a government source said on Saturday, amid opposition from local fishermen and some neighbouring countries, Kyodo
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Typhoon Lan likely to approach Western, Central Japan on August 15
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A strong typhoon, moving toward the Kii Peninsula in western Japan on the Pacific coast, is expected to make landfall Tuesday, with alerts issued for heavy rain and some railways and flights set to be canceled during the annual Bon summer holidays, Kyodo News Agency quoted weather agency as
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Man stabs, slashes two staffers at convenience store in Tokyo
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Two staffers at a convenience store were stabbed and slashed by a man in Tokyo on Wednesday, Kyodo News reported.
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Japan: Life expectancy drops again in 2022 for second straight year
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Owing to the Covid pandemic, the average life expectancy of Japanese people has declined in 2022 for the second straight year, according to the health ministry, reported Kyodo News.
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Foreign minors who grow up in Japan to be eligible for special permission
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Japanese government is set to make foreign nationals under the age of 18 and born and raised in Japan eligible for special permission for residency, provided they fulfill certain requirements, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, Kyodo News reported.
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Japan: Fukushima moms led charge for radiation data
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Fukushima's mothers have become radiation experts to protect their children as the Japanese government gets ready to transfer cleaned water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant later this summer, according to Kyodo News.
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Japan's export curbs on chip equipment to China take effect
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As part of US-led efforts to stop China from creating high-end semiconductors suitable for military applications, Japan's curbs on the export of advanced chip-making equipment went into effect on Sunday, Kyodo news reported.
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