Jobs had been informally offered to 92% of employment-seeking university students in Japan scheduled to graduate this month as of Feb. 1, the labor and education ministries have said.
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92% of job-seeking university students held offers as of Feb. 1, data shows
The rate at which the students secured job offers remained high due to labor shortages, though it fell from a year earlier in the first decline in five years.
Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima hibakusha hugged by Obama, dies at 88
Scenes of Mori, a historian, and Obama hugging in May 2016, during Obama's visit to Hiroshima — the first by a sitting U.S. president — were reported by media outlets worldwide.
Tokyo court rules against women’s right to voluntary sterilization
Under Japanese law, sterilization surgery for women can be performed only when specific health risks are present.
Japan’s 20-year government bond auction on Tuesday drew solid demand as higher yields attracted buyers, easing concerns that rising oil prices and inflation risks would damp appetite.
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Relief as Japan’s 20-year bond sale draws strong demand despite Gulf crisis
Higher yields attracted buyers, easing concerns that rising oil prices and inflation risks would damp appetite.
Japan's average land price rises for fifth straight year
The average land price in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.8% from a year earlier, up for the fifth straight year, the land ministry said Tuesday.
A group of researchers including an associate professor at Yamaguchi University has found that most female Japanese rhinoceros beetles mate only once in their lifetime, which is rare for an insect.
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Most female rhinoceros beetles mate only once in a lifetime, study finds
As the lifespan of an adult Japanese rhinoceros beetle is a maximum of about two to three weeks in the wild, mating is believed to be programmed to be a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Four men aboard a fishing boat were confirmed dead after their vessel collided with a cargo ship in waters near Misawa city, Aomori Prefecture, throwing the crew members overboard, according to a report.
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Four dead in Aomori after cargo ship's collision with fishing boat
Crew members from the fishing boat said they had stopped the engine early on Tuesday and were preparing to fish when the cargo ship rammed into them.
‘Sisters in Yellow’ is a wild ride through Tokyo’s underworld
Mieko Kawakami’s noir-y novel follows a group of powerless young women working in Tokyo’s 1990s nightlife.
Vietnamese companies are competing to launch the country's first licensed cryptocurrency exchanges as the government moves to curb trading on overseas platforms in one of the world's most active crypto markets.
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Vietnam firms vie to launch crypto exchanges ahead of ban on overseas trading
Authorities have grown concerned about the use of cryptocurrencies amid a rise in popularity regionally, increasing the risks of uncontrolled capital outflows.
The Bank of Japan will likely hold interest rates steady at its two-day policy board meeting starting Wednesday, as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has caused oil prices to widely fluctuate.
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BOJ likely to sit tight as Middle East conflict clouds economic outlook
Though a rate hike is unlikely this month, if the yen’s depreciation continues, pressure on the bank to act will likely grow at the next meeting in April.
