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Japan eyes up to $94m in agriculture bonds to help developing countries
Funding to support irrigation, other food security projects as 'super' El Nino looms
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Japan's CEOs see less direct access to Takaichi than previous PMs
Meetings with Anthropic, Microsoft executives show focus on AI and chips
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Japan successfully launches H3 rocket with Michibiki satellite
The No. 9 rocket was the first H3 unit carrying a practical-use satellite since a launch failure last December.
Source: The Japan Times
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Fukuoka’s game meat plant turns nuisance wildlife into regional specialty
Since 2018, the Buzen Gibier Center has been processing culled animals that would have otherwise been incinerated into products for human consumption.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan aims to ease startup fundraising with looser lending rules
Loans to fledgling Japanese companies fell 10% last year
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Battle of Okinawa survivor conveys message of peace through the classroom
As a 14-year-old in May 1945, Kohei Nohara fled his hometown of Haebaru on Okinawa's main island with his relatives to seek refuge as the battle got closer and closer.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan to apply reconstruction aid law to all of Kumamoto Prefecture
Under the law, families whose homes were destroyed or partially damaged will be eligible for up to ¥3 million in aid to cover costs for housing construction, repair and rent.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japanese officials battling misinformation on social media
A ministry official highlighted a benefit of sharing information under individual names, saying that officials "can post (information) smoothly without complicated procedures."
Source: The Japan Times
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Nihon Hidankyo renews call for world without nuclear weapons
The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, held a news conference in Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the group's establishment.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan Inc's quarterly profit jumps 70% on weak yen and AI spending
U.S. tech companies' investments benefit wide range of Japanese industries
Source: Nikkei Asia
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