Travel Alerts•
Japan's Proterial to invest $77m in India to make metal for transformers
Company to lift amorphous metal output 50% with plant in country with growing power demand
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Suspect in woman’s murder stalked her by installing GPS device in her car
A 53-year-old man arrested last month in Saitama Prefecture for abandoning the body of a 51-year-old female acquaintance has been rearrested on suspicion of violating the Stalking Prevention…
Source: Japan Today
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Ibaraki Will Offer ¥10,000 for Reporting Undocumented Foreigners
Ibaraki Prefecture plans to pay residents ¥10,000 to report undocumented foreign workers. Critics warn the policy could lead to discrimination.
Source: GaijinPot Blog
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Japan sees interest payments doubling by 2029 as BOJ hikes rate
Interest payments are projected at ¥21.6 trillion ($139 billion) in the year starting April 2029, up from the current year’s budgeted ¥10.5 trillion.
Source: The Japan Times
Culture•
Photo essay looks back at gradual extinction of 'island of prostitution'
Much like the diverse vocabulary for snow that exists in the Inuit (Eskimo) language (between 50 and 70, according to one source), Japanese has a wide variety of…
Source: Japan Today
Culture•
Takaichi eyes aid program for 'ice age' generation by March
The term refers to people who had difficulty finding a job after graduating from school between around 1993 and 2004.
Source: The Japan Times
Culture•
Dressed for succession? Kim Jong Un, daughter fuel speculation with matching coats
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un donned matching jackets with his daughter at a military parade, state media photos showed Thursday, stoking speculation she is being groomed as…
Source: Japan Today
Travel Alerts•
Italy's global exports top Japan's for 1st time, weathering Trump tariffs
Luxury brands buoy Italian shipments while weaker yen curbs Japanese tally
Source: Nikkei Asia
Culture•
Consumption tax panel kicks off without two opposition parties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had hoped to use the panel to achieve consensus across parties on how to lift the tax for two years.
Source: The Japan Times
Travel Alerts•
China's consumption slump shrouds next 5-year plan
Central policy to be finalized in March; boosting household spending 'significantly' a formal target for first time
Source: Nikkei Asia
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