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Japanese government ends use of Line for sensitive information
The logo of the free Line messaging app is pictured on a smartphone and the company’s plush toy in this photo illustration taken in Tokyo in ... -
Japanese government ends use of messaging app for sensitive information
The logo of the free Line messaging app is pictured on a smartphone and the company’s plush toy in this photo illustration taken in Tokyo, Japan ... -
Japanese government panel launches discussion on imperial succession
The government’s advisory group on securing a stable imperial line of succession has launched a series of meetings this week, with discussions over the next few ... -
Japanese government workers punished with pay cuts for leaving office two minutes earlier
While most office hours are eight to nine hours long, it’s not uncommon for employees to log off a few minutes earlier, especially if they have ... -
Japanese government officials debate new cash payments to help poor cope with pandemic: sources
FILE PHOTO: Women walk past a restaurant in a shopping district in Tokyo amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Japan August 17, 2020. REUTERS / Kim ... -
Japanese government officials debate new cash transfers to help poor people cope with pandemic: sources
FILE PHOTO: Women walk past a restaurant in a shopping district in Tokyo amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Japan August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo ... -
Japanese government says it has identified a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus
Life expectancy in the United States drops by a full year in the COVID-19 pandemic Estimates released on Feb. 18, 2021 by the CDC show that ... -
Japanese government says it has identified a new, more contagious coronavirus variant
US life expectancy drops a full year amid COVID-19 pandemic Estimates released Feb. 18, 2021, by the CDC show that minorities have suffered the greatest impact, ... -
Japanese government revises paternity leave to favor leave
The government encourages men to take paternity leave, but this practice is not common in Japan, which suffers from a falling birth rate. The Japanese government ... -
Japanese government secures funding for AI to help singles find love
(Kyodo News) Tokyo, Japan â— Mon, January 18, 2021 2021-01-18 16:35 318 99d7d57c053835b586346346210fe922 2 Science and technology AI, Japan, funding, love, birth rate To free Artificial ... -
New variant of coronavirus found in travelers from Brazil: Japanese government
Passengers wearing face protection masks at Luz train station in São Paulo, Brazil, August 31, 2020. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images A new variant of ... -
Japanese government adviser lobbied Harvard over investigation ahead of Toshiba vote – sources
The Toshiba logo is seen as a shareholder arrives at the Toshiba Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in Chiba, Japan on March 30, 2017. REUTERS / ... -
Japanese government adviser lobbied Harvard over probe ahead of Toshiba vote – sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese government adviser has told the Harvard University endowment fund that his vote at Toshiba Corp’s annual shareholder meeting could face a ... -
World’s Largest Asset Owner, Japanese Government Investment Fund, Selects New Gender Diversity Index Launched by Morningstar in Collaboration with Equileap
New index weights components based on 19 gender equality criteria provided by Equileap TOKYO, December 18, 2020 / PRNewswire / – Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a ... -
World’s Largest Asset Owner, Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund, Selects New Gender Diversity Index Launched by Morningstar in Collaboration with Equileap
TOKYO, December 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced the launch of the Morningstar® Developed Markets ... -
To increase birth rate, Japanese government considers AI to match spouses
In Japan, not only can you ask artificial intelligence to choose your mate, but you can also have two giant Pikachu mascots by your side, as ... -
To Increase Birth Rate, Japanese Government Considers AI Matching Spouses
In Japan, not only can you have an artificial intelligence to choose your companion, but you can also have two giant Pikachu mascots standing as you ... -
Japanese government to use more green energy from April
Japan’s Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform Taro Kono attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ... -
Japanese government uses AI to arrange lonely singles on dates
“We hope this support will help reverse the decline in the country’s birth rate.” RomanceBot Japanese authorities are taking an unconventional approach to increasing the country’s ... -
Will the Japanese government follow the lead of universities on trans rights?
When I was a sophomore student in 2014 at Mount Holyoke College, a college for women in Massachusetts, our college president announced that transgender women could ... -
Japanese government set to stop buying Chinese drones
Japan could effectively block China from providing drones to its government to protect sensitive information, according to six government officials and the ruling party familiar with ... -
Distrustful of security concerns, Japanese government takes action to exclude China from drone supply chain
By Kaori Kaneko, Izumi Nakagawa TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan could effectively block China from supplying drones to its government to protect sensitive information, six government and ... -
Wary of security concerns, Japanese government takes steps to exclude China from its drone supply chain
By Kaori Kaneko, Izumi Nakagawa TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan could effectively block China from providing drones to its government to protect sensitive information, according to six ... -
NTPC signs loan deal with Japanese government
The loan agreement was signed by Shri Anil Kumar Gautam, Director (Finance), NTPC and Mr. TANIMOTO Masayuki, Managing Director, Global Head of Infrastructure and Environment Finance ... -
Japanese government launches crusade to cut mobile phone costs
The Japanese government has started to lower prices for mobiles, which are estimated to be three times higher than in other major markets. “We will wear ... -
Japanese government contacted Toshiba shareholders ahead of AGM – sources
By Makiko Yamazaki, Takashi Umekawa TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government contacted several foreign shareholders of Toshiba Corp ahead of the conglomerate’s annual meeting, three people ... -
Nissan received the largest loan guarantee from the Japanese government
TOKYO – The Japanese government has guaranteed the Development Bank of Japan’s crisis loans to Nissan Motor, Nikkei has learned, a move that could potentially leave ... -
Japanese government urges companies to target 70% telecommuting as COVID cases rise
Japan’s economy minister said on Monday [July 27] the government would urge companies to target 70% telework and strengthen other social distancing measures amid an increase ... -
Japan’s government pension fund monitors global macro policy amid outbreak
The Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest pension fund, has been closely monitoring global macroeconomic policies since the coronavirus outbreak as such measures ... -
Japanese government persists with ‘Abenomask’ giveaway, reignites social media outcry
FILE PHOTO: Visitors wearing protective masks walk along Nakamise Street in the Asakusa district, a popular tourist spot, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, ... -
Twenty years later, the Japanese government’s digital ambitions still stuck in stacks of paper
TOKYO (Reuters) – Two decades after Japan rolled out an ambitious plan to go digital, the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the government’s deep-rooted technology gaps as ... -
Japanese government to help small businesses with $9.4 billion in funding
The Japanese government will use a fund from the public and private sectors to financially support small and medium-sized businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese ... -
Defective masks for pregnant women are the latest problem for the Japanese government
TOKYO (Reuters) – Some 300,000 coronavirus masks sent to pregnant women in Japan under a government document were found to be flawed, media reported on Tuesday, ... -
Tesla appoints former head of Japanese government’s retirement investment fund to its board
Tesla has appointed Hiromichi (Hiro) Mizuno, a former director of the Japanese government’s Pension Investment Fund, to the board. Today, Tesla announced that its board has ... -
Japanese government passes bill to tighten personal data rules
The government on Tuesday passed a bill requiring companies to obtain users’ consent when transmitting personal data, such as internet browsing history, to third parties. The ... -
Japanese government to help fund submarine cable projects to counter China
The Japanese government will provide financial assistance to suppliers and investors of Japanese submarine cables to counter Chinese rivals. The Ministry of the Interior and Communications ... -
Japanese government minister Shinjiro Koizumi taking parental paternity leave draws mixed reactions in workaholic country
Japan’s new Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi arrives at the Prime Minister’s official residence on September 11, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Getty Tokyo – The Japanese public ... -
International Studies professor Donald Hellmann to receive Order of the Rising Sun from the Japanese government – the highest honor for academics
Honors and Awards | Press releases | UW and the community | UW Notepad December 3, 2019 Donald Hellmann, UW Emeritus Professor at the Jackson School ... -
American man married to same-sex couple sues Japanese government for long-term visa
TOKYO (Reuters) – An American man whose marriage to his Japanese husband is legally recognized in his country sued the Japanese government on Wednesday over the ... -
Japanese government must get out of coal
OSLO – Following the abdication of Emperor Akihito, Japan announced that its new imperial era would be called Reiwa (“Beautiful harmony”). But if the Reiwa the ... -
Japanese government plans to crack down on missing students
“We will give instructions to the school to improve and correct the situation” There are reports that the University of Tokyo and the Graduate School of ... -
Good luck, Japan: the government is on the verge of making any copyright infringement a criminal offense
of should-be fine department We often deplore the sheer volume of copyright infringement lawsuits that occur here in America. With an overly protectionist mindset coupled with ... -
Good luck, Japan: the government is about to make all copyright infringement a criminal offense
from it should be fine department We often lament the sheer volume of copyright infringement lawsuits that occur here in America. With an overly protectionist mentality ... -
Japanese government to stop purchasing Huawei and ZTE equipment: sources
By Yoshiyasu Shida, Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to ban government purchases of equipment from Chinese companies Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp ... -
Japanese government plans to offer money to lure people away from Tokyo — Quartz
The Japanese government is considering a new way to get people to consider life outside of Tokyo: pay them to leave. According to (link in Japanese) ... -
UPDATE 2-Japanese government wants mobile phone charges lowered before Rakuten enters next October
(Adds Rakuten’s comment) TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The Japanese government wants to see greater price competition between the country’s three main mobile phone network providers, ... -
Will flying cars take off? The Japanese government hopes
TOKYO— Electric drones booked via smartphones take people to office rooftops, cut commute times by hours, reduce the need for parking, and remove smog from the ... -
Japanese government under investigation for cheating on disability hiring quotas – The Diplomat
Tokyo Report The government is being criticized for falsifying the number of disabled employees while calling on companies to hire more people with disabilities. Advertisement Several ... -
Japanese government searches Subaru headquarters for faked mileage and emissions
The Department of Transportation raided the headquarters of Subaru Corp. on Wednesday after the automaker submitted a report saying it had rigged mileage and emissions data ... -
Kobe Steel faces Japanese government investigation over data scandal
TOKYO — Japanese authorities are investigating the data tampering scandal at Kobe Steel, the company said Wednesday, potentially expanding an episode that has undermined the country’s ... -
Japanese government provides nearly $1 billion to boost local space startups – TechCrunch
Japan wants to formally encourage domestic startups to pursue growing opportunities in the business space. The Japanese government has allocated about $1 billion in public funds ... -
Japanese government altered documents in Abe’s wife scandal
TOKYO – Japan’s finance ministry on Monday admitted falsifying documents in a growing scandal over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife that rocked his government and dropped ... -
Japanese government honors UH medical school admissions director
Satoru Izutsu (Photo by Vina Cristobal) Satoru Izutsu, the former director of admissions and vice-dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at University ... -
Japanese government names and shames ‘black’ companies that violate labor laws
The Japanese government has published for the first time a national list of more than 300 companies that had violated labor laws. The government is optimistic ... -
Japanese government names and blames ‘black’ companies that violate labor laws
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government has for the first time released a nationwide list of more than 300 companies that have broken labor laws, hoping the ... -
The Japanese government tries to free its soldiers from the pacifist straitjacket
MASAKI TOMIYAMA’s fight seems chimerical. He was happy that his son was joining one of the largest and best equipped armies in the world, but could ... -
The Japanese government legalized casinos, but they are not popular
MOST forms of gambling are prohibited in Japan, but many Japanese people still love to have fun. Over 23 billion yen ($ 203 billion) is paid ... -
Why the Japanese government is pushing casinos (even though most Japanese don’t want them)
The Japanese parliament has just legalized casino gambling even though most Japanese people are against it. Here’s why. Upper house lawmakers sent out the bill on ... -
Mānoa: a major in Japanese obtains a scholarship from the Japanese government and will study for a year in Kyoto
University of Hawaii at MÄnoa Contact: Joseph Cardello holds his certificate, presented by Consul General Yasushi Misawa. From left to right, Masamori Kobayashi, Paul Iinuma, Yasushi ... -
Japanese government weighs vouchers and promotions to boost consumption
People nap on sofas as people walk in a shopping mall in Tokyo February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government could issue spending ... -
Japanese government buys control of Yokohama and Kawasaki ports
The Japanese government on Friday acquired a 50% majority stake in the company operating the ports of Yokohama and Kawasaki for 500 million yen ($4.4 million), ... -
Yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds jgb hits zero for the first time
Yields on Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bonds fell below zero for the first time as investors clamored for safe-haven assets following a global market rout. The ... -
Japan: government statement marking 70 years of end of WWII is misleading
“The Abe administration is made up and supported by right-wing extremists who are trying to rewrite history and glorify Japan’s war of aggression.” Aug 15, 2015 ... -
Japanese government approves record budget of $ 812 billion; target of halving the deficit in sight
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s office on Wednesday approved a record $ 812 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, while ... -
Will the Japanese government disappear? | Opinions
A quiz: name the country in East Asia where national elections are illegal. In fact, the holding of national elections would be unconstitutional. The answer: Japan. ... -
The Japanese government will likely bear most of the damage from the earthquake
Insurance and reinsurance companies in Japan and abroad, as well as hedge funds and other catastrophe bond investors, are expected to bear a relatively small share ... -
The nuclear crisis and the Japanese government | MIT News
The Japanese government’s response to its ongoing multiple disasters has been better than its past performance in times of crisis, but the country’s political leaders still ... -
UPDATE 1-Japanese government may help Hitachi in UK rail bid-Nikkei
Nov 13 (Reuters) – The Japanese government is considering financial support for Hitachi Ltd. 6501.T bid to win a UK high-speed rail project order, the Nikkei ... -
Japan’s new government eyes change in boardroom: lawmaker
By Junko Fujita, Nathan Layne TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s new government plans to introduce a law requiring public companies to have one-third of their board made ...
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