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Photo taken on July 15, 2024, shows red tiles to be used for the reconstruction of the main hall of the Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa. A 2019 fire destroyed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of […]
KYODO NEWS – 3 hours ago – 03:14 | Others BREAKING NEWS: N. Korea very likely to join Russia fight vs. Ukraine: Pentagon chief ==Kyodo Oct 31, 2024 | KYODO NEWS Source link
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its global production fell 7.0 percent from a year earlier in the April-September period, marking the first drop in four years, as a quality scandal and weaker sales in China dented both domestic and overseas output. The Japanese carmaker built 4.71 million vehicles for its Toyota and Lexus brands in […]
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung (3rd from L) speaks at the Tokyo International Film Festival’s opening ceremony in the Japanese capital on Oct. 28, 2024, as he serves as the president of international competition jury at the festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Japan’s […]
The approval rating for the Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stood at 32.1 percent after the general election, a Kyodo News survey showed Tuesday, falling from 50.7 percent before the vote. In the nationwide telephone survey conducted over two days from Monday, 53.0 percent of respondents said they do not want the ruling […]
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. says alliance won’t be affected by Japan election outcome ==Kyodo Source link
The average monthly pay increase at Japanese businesses this year rose 2,524 yen ($16) from 2023 to a record 11,961 yen, a government survey showed Monday, exceeding the 10,000 yen mark for the first time amid rising prices. The figure, representing a 4.1 percent rise from last year, came as management and labor unions agreed […]
Japan’s main opposition party said strong results in the general election Sunday have made a change of government an achievable target, as smaller parties surged and the ruling coalition failed to maintain its majority in the House of Representatives. Yoshihiko Noda, the head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, told a press […]
Unsold grapes and leftover solids from wine-making have recently been used as livestock feed and to create other foodstuffs in central Japan amid efforts to reduce food waste. Reusing grapes and wine pomace from Yamanashi Prefecture benefits farms struggling with the soaring cost of livestock feed in recent years and also ensures grape growers cut […]
Kohei Arihara did it all for the Pacific League champion SoftBank Hawks, throwing seven scoreless innings and driving in the winning run in a 5-3 Japan Series Game 1 victory Saturday over the Central League’s DeNA BayStars. The Hawks’ victory was their 13th straight in Japanese pro baseball’s season finale, stretching back to 2018, a […]