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A 2025 survey found that nearly two-thirds of business owners’ children did not plan to take over, often because they wanted different jobs.
Kim Jong-un also said that Pyongyang will exercise its position as a nuclear state to cope with an unpredictable global security situation.
Most of the injured suffered from smoke inhalation. One teacher broke her hip and two children had arm fractures.
The US president also said Tokyo was not willing to get involved during the Iran war.
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The nations seek closer ties, particularly on supply chains amid concerns about over-reliance on China for critical minerals.
The incident involving two cabin attendants delayed a domestic flight for about 40 minutes in May.
The apps use AI-powered tools trained on baby cries to help parents decode their children’s needs.
The Sanae Token developer says he used generative AI to create 1,000 to 1,500 short videos criticising contenders Koizumi and Hayashi.
The leaders plan to discuss strengthening supply chains of critical goods given concerns about China.
Heavy rain continued in the Tokyo metropolitan area in the morning, with flood danger warnings for several rivers in the capital.
Growing anti-Muslim discrimination fuelled by hate speech worries residents, who fear the hostility may escalate into violence.
Japan officially lists 17 Japanese nationals as having been abducted by North Korea, with five returned in 2002.
Once the fee changes are rolled out later this year, the upper limit will be set at US$630 for visa renewals.
The move is a significant first step in the government’s plans to expand Japan’s counter-espionage architecture.
The Japanese baseball team’s manager allegedly grabbed the 18-year-old and forced her to the floor at their Tokyo home.
The Immigration Services Agency also plans to crack down on individuals who employ foreign workers without valid visas.
Zoo may ban photos near the macaque’s habitat after one visitor entered it dressed in a costume and the other filmed with a phone outside.
After the joint exercises, the systems will move to a US military base in Japan for storage.
One visitor entered the macaque’s habitat dressed in a character costume, while the other filmed him with a phone from outside.
The number of foreigners holding Type I visas in the food industry has reached roughly 46,000, on course to surpass the quota of 50,000.
‘He has made me feel more proud to be British than any politician or any figure since I was born,’ a content creator says.
The idea of a ‘nighttime crying cafe’, which appeared in an online comic nearly a decade ago, is now gaining real-world traction.
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE are among major oil producers looking to South Korea’s underground storage facilities, officials say.
Investigators also found that the former municipal bus driver did not hold the type of license required to drive passengers for hire.
Global warming is expected to expand areas suitable for ‘sensitive’ avocados in Japan 2.5-fold or more by the middle of the century.
Some 560,000 tonnes of clothes are estimated to be thrown away in Japan each year – about 70 per cent of new clothing supplied to the market.
Japan’s first SETI group plans radio observations near Sagittarius next August, aiming to decode the 1977 signal.
Both sides are expected to discuss cooperation in areas such as energy and artificial intelligence.
He also struck another high school student who sustained minor injuries.
