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Japan Government Ends Use Of Floppy Disks In Bid To Modernise Bureaucracy

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Japan’s digitisation effort has run into numerous snags. Tokyo: Japan’s government has finally eliminated the use of floppy disks in all its systems, two decades since their heyday, reaching a long-awaited milestone in a campaign to modernise the bureaucracy. By the middle of last month, the Digital Agency had scrapped all 1,034 regulations governing their…

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Entry Fee Issued For Mount Fuji Hikers Amid New Crowd Control Measures

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Monthly visitors to Japan exceeded 3 million first in March, and then again in April and May. Japan: Mount Fuji’s summer climbing season began on Monday with new crowd control measures to combat over-tourism on the Japanese volcano’s most popular trail. An entry fee of 2,000 yen ($13) plus an optional donation is being charged…

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Japan’s Royal Family In UK For 3-Day State Visit Hosted By King Charles

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The trip will be the emperor’s second official state visit since his accession to the throne in 2019. London: Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive in Britain on Saturday ahead of a three-day state visit hosted by King Charles III. The royal couple are due to touch down on a flight from Japan and…

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New Zealand PM’s plane breaks down on way to Japan; he takes commercial flight after stop at Papua New Guinea

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Representational image of New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon | Photo Credit: Getty Images The New Zealand defence force plane flying New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Japan broke down on Sunday, forcing the Prime Minister to take a commercial flight, his office confirmed on Monday. Mr. Luxon is spending four days in Japan,…

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Rare “Flesh-Eating Bacteria” That Can Kill In 2 Days Spreading In Japan

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The number of cases in Japan could reach 2,500 this year. A disease caused by a rare “flesh-eating bacteria” that can kill people within 48 hours is spreading in Japan after the country relaxed Covid-era restrictions. Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) reached 977 this year by June 2, higher than the record 941…

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North Korea appears to have fired a missile into the sea, Japan and South Korea say

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A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s rocket launch during a news program at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 27, 2024. North Korea on Monday, May 27, 2024, launched a missile into the sea, Japan and South Korea said, hours after North Korea announced plans to put a…

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This Japan Town Is Putting Up Barrier To Block Mount Fuji View. Here’s Why

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On Tuesday morning, workers in hard hats were putting the finishing touches to the metal poles Tokyo: A Japanese town was set Tuesday to mount a large mesh barrier across the road from an Instagram-famous view of Mount Fuji in an attempt to deter badly behaved tourists. The plan made headlines last month when it…

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Japan Recalls One Lakh Bread Packs After Rat Remains Found In Some

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The factory in Tokyo has been suspended and a probe has also been ordered. Over one lakh packets of sliced bread were recalled in Japan after the manufacturer Pasco Shikishima said that rat remains were found inside some loaves, as per a report in the Independent. The company is now investigating how parts of “a…

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Japanese Town To Block Mount Fuji View Because Of Misbehaving Tourists

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Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain, can be photographed from many spots in the resort town Tokyo: A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists.  Construction of the mesh net — 2.5 metres (8 feet)…

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Celebrity Investment Scam Victims In Japan Sue Facebook, Seek $148,000 In Damages

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Representational Image Tokyo: Four scam victims in Japan sued Facebook on Thursday after being hoodwinked by fraudulent online investment ads that used images of celebrities without their consent, their lawyer said. Online hoaxes posted on Facebook and other social media channels in Japan led to 27.8 billion yen ($178 million) in losses last year, according…

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