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"Monster" Inoue to fight Ireland's Doheny in September
Kyodo News, Published on 16/07/2024
» TOKYO - Japan's Naoya "Monster" Inoue, the undisputed super bantamweight world champion, said Tuesday he will defend his four belts against former International Boxing Federation (IBF) title holder TJ Doheny of Ireland on Sept 3.
AI software offers multilingual tutorial videos for foreign workers, including Thai
Kyodo News, Published on 13/07/2024
» TOKYO - Software driven by artificial intelligence (AI) that can produce instructional videos for foreign workers in Japan more easily has been launched, with the ability to produce video footage accompanied by text translated into 20 different languages.
Japan's new banknotes debut in 1st design change in 20 years
Kyodo News, Published on 03/07/2024
» KYODO - New 10,000-yen (US$62), ¥5,000 and ¥1,000 banknotes featuring cutting-edge anti-counterfeit technology went into circulation in Japan on Wednesday, in the first design change in two decades just as the cash-loving nation slowly goes cashless.
Sperm bank to be set up in Tokyo for donors ready to disclose identity
Kyodo News, Published on 02/05/2024
» TOKYO - A sperm bank only for donors who agree to disclose their identity will be set up at a Tokyo clinic, its organiser said Thursday, in a first for Japan.
2 more arrested in case of burned bodies found outside Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 01/05/2024
» Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with the burned bodies of a man and his wife that were found outside Tokyo in April, police said, bringing the total number of suspects to four.
China no longer No. 1 source of US imports, 1st time since 2008
Kyodo News, Published on 08/02/2024
» China was the second-biggest source of imported goods in the United States last year on a customs-cleared basis, losing the top spot it had held since 2008 to Mexico, official trade data showed Wednesday.
Alleged fraudsters detained in Cambodia to be extradited to Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 07/11/2023
» PHNOM PENH - Twenty-five Japanese nationals detained in September in Cambodia for allegedly running a phone scam operation out of an apartment in Phnom Penh will soon be extradited to Japan for arrest, investigative sources said Tuesday.
Toshiba to delist in Japan, after 74 years of history
Kyodo News, Published on 12/10/2023
» KYODO - Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corporation said Thursday it will be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec 20, ending its 74-year-long history as a public company, as it seeks to rebuild itself following a takeover bid.
Asean to discuss Myanmar crisis, South China Sea disputes
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2023
» JAKARTA - Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) met in Indonesia's capital on Tuesday, with the prolonged political crisis in Myanmar and disputes in the South China Sea expected to be on the agenda.
Thai WBC champion Panya to fight Japan's Tanaka
Kyodo News, Published on 09/06/2023
» KYODO: Japanese boxer Norihito Tanaka is set to challenge WBC minimumweight champion Panya Pradabsri on June 28 in Rayong, his Misako Gym said Friday.