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Job-hunting season begins for Spring 2020 graduates in Japan

March 1, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese companies started on Friday to offer employment seminars for third-year university students who are due to graduate in spring 2020, marking the opening of the job-hunting season for the upcoming graduates. The job market continues to be favorable to

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Total smoking ban to be introduced at Tokyo 2020 venues

March 1, 2019

Tokyo–Smoking will be totally banned on the premises of all event venues during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the organizing committee for the games has said. The total ban reflects the growing antismoking sentiment in the society and is

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Japan January jobless rate rises to 2.5 percent

March 1, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 2.5 pct in January, up 0.1 percentage point from the previous month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday. The number of jobless people increased by 80,000 from the previous month

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Japanese doll statue of Quirino’s wife, children in Muntinlupa Museum

March 1, 2019

A Japanese art piece to promote peace was placed in the newly-built “Museo ng Muntinlupa” (Museum of Muntinlupa) on Friday. The doll, called “Pray for Peace: Alicia and her three children”, was inspired by the family of former President Elpidio

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Safety of 2,936 children in Japan uncertain: government survey

March 1, 2019

Tokyo–The number of children in Japan whose safety was uncertain as of the end of November totaled 2,936, the welfare ministry said in a survey report Thursday. First, 15,270 children who have not received early childhood medical checkups or attended

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Japan to update economic partnership pact with ASEAN

February 28, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government signed on Wednesday a protocol to revise its economic partnership pact with ASEAN to include measures for liberalizing services trade and investment. The government will seek approval from the Diet for a draft of the revised Agreement

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Philippines, Japan break ground for biggest railway project

February 27, 2019

The Department of Transportation (DoTr) and the Japanese government on Wednesday conducted a ground-breaking ceremony for the country’s biggest railway project under its ‘Build, Build, Build’ program. A ground-breaking ceremony for the P260 billion Metro Manila Subway Project was held

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EXCLUSIVE: Major Japanese cities ready for more roles during disasters

February 27, 2019

Tokyo–Nine major Japanese cities plan to file for designation as municipalities that can implement temporary housing development and other emergency measures during major disasters on behalf of prefectural governments, a Jiji Press survey showed. Sendai, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Sagamihara, Kobe, Okayama,

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