The first Minister JapaneseFumio Kishida, received widespread criticism after his party suggested easing the debt student under the condition of having children, in order to try to stop the fall in the birth rate in the archipelago. Kishida earlier this year promised “unprecedented” measures to combat falling birth rates in Japan, a chronic and increasingly […]
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Prices in Japan rose 4.2% in January, their biggest rise since 1981
The consumer price index (CPI) in Japan it rose 4.2% in January, its highest increase in 41 years, amid the persistent global inflationary rise due to the increase in the cost of energy and raw materials. The data published this Friday by the Japanese Ministry of the Interior and Communications marks the seventeenth consecutive month […]
US “strongly condemns” North Korean intercontinental missile launch
USA condemned Saturday “strongly” the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) north korean that according Japanfell into its territorial waters. “This launch needlessly increases tensions and risks destabilizing security in the region,” alerted a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, Adrienne Watson. United States will take “all necessary measures” to guarantee their […]
They fear that whale meat in a new format will increase their hunting
After struggling for years to promote their products amid protests from conservationistsa Japanese whaling operator found a new way to attract customers and increase sales: vending machines whale meat. The Kujira (Whale) Shop, a staffless outlet that recently opened in the port city of Yokohama near Tokyo, has three machines for whale sashimi, whale bacon, […]
A suitcase with artificial intelligence to guide blind people in Japan
A group of Japanese researchers presented this Thursday at tokyo an autonomous suitcase that allows to avoid obstacles in order to guide blind people at the airport without the need for a cane or guide dog. At first glance, the device looks like a regular suitcase, but it’s equipped with several of the technologies that […]
Cold wave in Japan cancels at least 280 flights
Some 280 flights were canceled during this Tuesday in January in Japan due to the biggest cold wave that the country has suffered in the last decade, which is leaving heavy snowfalls in a large part of the territory and also causing interruptions in rail and road traffic. The cold air front that has crossed […]
Five keys to the controversial Fukushima spill into the sea scheduled for this year
The government of Japan approved this Friday a revised plan to pour in the coming months to the Peaceful the contaminated and treated water that accumulates in the rugged power plant of fukushimaa measure that continues to be surrounded by controversy despite the fact that the Japanese authorities defend that it does not represent any […]
Japan and UK sign defense deal against growing threat from China
Faced with the growing ambitions of China in the Asia-Pacific region, the prime ministers of United Kingdom Y Japan defense agreement signed in London on Wednesday “of enormous importance” that will allow the deployment of British troops in the Asian archipelago. Before the signing, scheduled at the historic Tower of London in the framework of […]
Japan and its progress in making digital salary payments
The government of Japan is preparing a system for the Business of this country make payments of wages digitally by spring 2023. The objective is that these salaries are deposited through smartphone payment applications without going through the bank accounts of the workers. The innovative measure aims to resolve the “complex problems” facing foreign workers […]
Germany suggests avoiding trips to China amid wave of COVID-19
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs German “discourages” trips that are not essential to Chinabefore an outbreak of infections of COVID-19 unprecedented for three years. “We are currently advising against non-essential travel to China. The reason is the peak of COVID infections and the overloaded health system”the ministry’s rapid reaction center said on Twitter on Saturday. […]