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Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
The group will consider the social and economic impacts of immigration and help the government compile its basic policy.
Source: The Japan Times
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Sony to reopen iconic LA theater Cinerama Dome after 6 years
Renovations are set to begin in August on the Dome, which will be operated by Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, and run through early 2028.
Source: The Japan Times
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Asian allies push back against Trump’s forced-labor tariffs
The latest duties aim to restore U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist regime after his earlier levies were struck down by the Supreme Court.
Source: The Japan Times
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The world has an anchovy problem
The tiny fish may sound utterly mundane, but its importance to the global economy is far larger than just foodies' craving for the umami taste.
Source: The Japan Times
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“We want to be Japan’s best cheap restaurant” says new (but also not new) Akihabara noodle joint
Akihabara Ramen Center is dead. Long live Akihabara Seimen Center. Some neighborhoods have spots that seem to be cursed as restaurant locations. A new eatery opens up, only to abruptly shut down a yea
Source: SoraNews24
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Kozo Okamoto, last surviving participant of 1972 Lod Airport massacre, dies
The airport massacre in Israel turned a little-known, communist-espousing band of a Japanese militant squad into an internationally notorious movement.
Source: The Japan Times
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To succeed, the prime minister must get back to basics
The ruling coalition does not have the communication channels and coordination mechanisms that facilitate cooperation and success.
Source: The Japan Times
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What the ‘Chinamaxxing’ crowd doesn’t get
When survival and success depend on pleasing the party boss rather than the consumer, honest innovators are weeded out.
Source: The Japan Times
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Despite weakening yen, intervention may have to wait for right timing, analysts say
Japan's government is probably seeking effective timing — a moment when yen-buying pressure increases — to amplify its effect, some say.
Source: The Japan Times
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Public housing completed in Ishikawa for Noto quake victims
This is the first time that construction of public housing units for victims of the January 2024 earthquake has been completed in the prefecture.
Source: The Japan Times
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