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Japanese businesses are growing a nature-positive economy: here’s how

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Japan is growing a nature-positive economy: here’s how

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN

Around the world, the pressure’s on to better protect nature. Japanese businesses are grasping the challenge, with the support of an international framework that aims to shift financial flows into more nature-positive outcomes.

30/04/2024

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Japanese watchdog orders Google to fix ad search limits

A Japanese watchdog said Google was undermining competition.

22/04/2024

This undated photo released by and taken from the official website of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, shows a SH-60K chopper

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One dead and seven missing following Japanese navy helicopter crash

One person has died and seven others are missing, after two Japanese navy helicopters are believed to have collided before crashing the Pacific Ocean, during a nighttime training.

21/04/2024

Police officers clean the debris from an earthquake in Uwajima, Ehime prefecture, western Japan

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WATCH: Strong earthquake rattles western Japan

Shikoku is the smallest of Japan’s four major islands.

18/04/2024

The part of the instagram page of Japan's Imperial Household Agency is seen on a mobile phone Monday, April 1, 2024, in Tokyo.

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You can now find the Japanese Royal Family on Instagram

Wanna DM the Emperor of Japan? Now you can… Sort of.

03/04/2024

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Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years

Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency gave the magnitude as 7.2 while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.4.

03/04/2024

Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan and producer wife Emma Thomas to receive knighthood and damehood

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Christopher Nolan to get knighthood as 'Oppenheimer' opens in Japan

'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan and producer wife Emma Thomas are to receive a knighthood and damehood. Meanwhile, the Oscar winning film finally premieres in Japan - to mixed reactions.

29/03/2024

A factory of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., is seen in Osaka, Japan on March 26, 2024.

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Five dead from recalled Japanese supplement pill

A Japanese supplement pill was linked to five deaths and more than 100 hospitalisations.

28/03/2024

Dragon Ball Z booth is seen during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Oct. 12, 2023, in New York.

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World's first Dragon Ball theme park to open in Saudi Arabia

The park will include seven different themed lands, including Capsule Corporation and Beerus' Planet.

25/03/2024

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WATCH: Japanese space rocket explodes straight after launch

The rocket was touted as Japan’s first private sector venture to go into orbit.

13/03/2024

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Japan's Kairos rocket explodes after lift-off on inaugural flight

Japan's Space One Kairos rocket exploded after lift-off, leaving a plume of smoke, fire and fragments of machinery in its wake.

13/03/2024

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Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki may not be retiring after all

Following his Oscar win for his latest – and supposedly last – film ‘The Boy and The Heron’, Hayao Miyazaki may not be retiring just yet...

12/03/2024

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, pose for photos ahead of the upcoming Gion Odori dance performance in Kyoto, western Japan

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Kyoto shuns tourists from its geisha district with 'keep out' signs

The Japanese city will stop visitors from passing through a number of streets in the picturesque geisha district.

08/03/2024

Akira Toriyama is pictured in 1982. Toriyama died in his studio. He was 68.

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Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball manga series, dies aged 68

Akira Toriyama leaves behind an unparalleled manga legacy.

08/03/2024

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Golden Finish for Uzbekistan

The crowd inside the Humo arena were ready for action, and the packed out stadium got exactly what they wanted.

03/03/2024

South Korean soldiers land with an amphibious assault vehicle during the ongoing Cobra Gold joint military exercise on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, eastern Thailand.

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US and South Korea join Thailand in massive military exercise

Drills in east and southeast Asia are designed to demonstrate readiness against any future Chinese aggression.

01/03/2024

An image taken by a Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) of a robotic moon rover called Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, on the moon.

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Japan's moon lander survives lunar night, beating predictions

The Japanese space agency is planning to make contact with the vehicle again.

27/02/2024

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Japan pledges its support to Ukraine during reconstruction conference

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday reaffirmed his nation's commitment to Ukraine's reconstruction, framing it as a strategic investment for the future.

19/02/2024

How is Japan using its expertise to help Ukraine recover?

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How is Japan using its expertise to help Ukraine recover?

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN

Recovery and reconstruction are part of Japan’s DNA. The Asian country is aiding war-torn Ukraine in several ways that include managing the disposal of debris, building infrastructure, and providing humanitarian aid.

16/02/2024

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Radioactive water leak found at Fukushima power plant

Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant discovered a problem with the outdoor vent of a filtering device.

08/02/2024

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