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Japanese Startup Gives Menstrual Products to Girls in Nairobi Slum, Boosting School Attendance and Future Prospects

A Japanese entrepreneur who once collapsed from overwork found a turning point in her life while traveling in Kenya, where ...
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TICAD Should Keep Focus on Japan Investing in Africa, Not Merely Offering Aid

For more than 30 years, the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) has stood as a beacon of engagement ...
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Japan, Djibouti Defense Ministers Agree to Boost Cooperation to Deter Pirates in Gulf of Aden off Somalia

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Djiboutian Defense Minister Hassan Omar Mohamed Bourhan agreed on the importance of ...
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Traffic Restrictions Implemented in Yokohama, Japan, around TICAD Venue, Anti-Terrorism Measures Taken as Event Expects over 10,000 Attendees

With the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), which begins on Wednesday in Yokohama, traffic ...
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Young People Vow to Take Action for Future of Africa, Japan and Become Leaders at TICAD Youth Conference in Yokohama

The ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) begins Wednesday in Yokohama, and leaders of African ...
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Nissan Considers Job Placement Help, Employee Relocations for Oppama Plant Employees as Facility Prepares to Shut Down

Nissan Motor Co., which is currently undergoing corporate restructuring, is reportedly considering providing job placement ...
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Shizuoka Gov.’s Proposal on Living Together with Foreigners Draws Criticism, Comments Call It ‘Inhospitable to Japanese People’

The Shizuoka prefectural government has received a flood of critical emails and phone calls regarding a proposal on living ...
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Japan Govt Plans to Boost Support for Startups Advancing into Nigeria, Scheme Expected to Support Economic Growth in Both Countries

The Japanese government plans to strengthen support for startups expanding into the Nigerian market as part of economic ...
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Japan, Taiwan Sign Rare Accord on Evacuations in Light of Possible Contingency

Japan and Taiwan have reached an agreement on sharing information about non-Japanese people who enter Japan from Taiwan, in ...
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Showa-Era Theater in Japan’s Kawasaki Keeps Going; Venue Provides Chance to See Performers Up Close

Traveling down the main road from Kawasaki Station toward the industrial waterfront area, I turned onto a side street leading ...
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Takeaways from Trump’s Meeting with Zelenskyy and Europeans: Praise, Security Talks, More Meetings

During their second meeting in the Oval Office this year, President Donald Trump said the U.S. would be willing to support ...
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Intel Gets $2 Billion Lifeline in the Form of SoftBank Equity Investment

Intel INTC.O is getting a $2 billion capital injection from SoftBank Group 9984.T in a major vote of confidence for the ...