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☆ Japan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers and cut emissions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Apart from making up for a shrinking labor force and the need to reduce workloads for drivers, the system also will help cut carbon emissions, she said. The plan in Switzerland involves an underground pathway, while the one being planned in London will be a fully automated system running on low-cost linear motors. Japan's shortage of truck drivers is worsening due to laws that took effect earlier this year that limit the amount of overtime drivers can log. The domestic transport capacity stands at about 4.3 billion metric tons, almost all, or more than 91%, by trucks, according to the Japan Trucking Association. As is true in most places, truck drivers have tough jobs requiring them to be on the road for days at a time, work that most jobseekers find unappealing.

Persons: Stanislav Kogiku, it's, Yuri Endo, Endo Organizations: Getty, Japan, Ministry of Land, Transport, Japan Trucking Association, Trucking Association Locations: Shinjuku , Tokyo, Tokyo, Osaka, Infrastructure, Tourism, Japan, Switzerland, Great Britain, London, U.S, United States

☆ The world’s best bars for 2024 announced
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A two-level speakeasy in Mexico City’s hip Colonia Juarez neighborhood has been proclaimed the world’s best bar. Handshake Speakeasy clinched the title last night in Madrid, where a splashy awards ceremony was held by the World’s 50 Best association. The World’s 50 Best voters are a mix of industry professionals, including bartenders and food and drink writers. Named after a classic Japanese hairstyle, it was ranked the Best Bar in the Middle East and Africa this year. I also know it’s impossible to have everyone deserving of a place, mentioned on this list, so just keep doing the great things you are doing!”The world’s 50 best bars for 2024

Persons: Speakeasy, Hong Kong’s, ”, Barcelona’s, Singapore’s, Mimi Kakushi, Iain McPherson, Edinburgh’s, . McPherson, “ Congrats Organizations: CNN, El, Pony, Travelers, Mexico City, ., Scotland Locations: Mexico, Colonia Juarez, Madrid, Hong Kong’s Italian, Asia, London, Athens, Tokyo, Sydney, Lima, Shinjuku, Singapore, Rosewood, Connaught, Mayfair, Dubai, East, Africa, New York City, Buenos Aires

☆ ‘The Boyfriend,’ Japan’s first same-sex reality show, hopes to normalize LGBTQ romance in the country
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The untroubled July arrival of the country’s first same-sex dating reality show, “The Boyfriend,” on streamer Netflix, may be another sign that normalization of queerness in Japan is on the way. “It’s no different from the familiar reality shows we’ve seen before. The only thing that felt odd or questionable was that, while there have been plenty of heterosexual reality shows, there have been so few featuring same-sex couples, and none in Japan,” casting director Taiki told Variety. The commentators included central host Megumi, an entertainer; drag queen Durian Lollobrigida; Tokui Yoshimi, a veteran of previous reality shows including “Terrace House”; Horan Chiaki; and style diva Thelma Aoyama. “As this was Japan’s first romance reality show featuring male same-sex relationships, it was crucial to have someone from that community in the studio,” Lollobrigida told Variety.

Persons: “, we’ve, ”, Taiki, Dai, Shun, Taehon, inoffensively, Roche, Kimura Hana, Hishida Keisuke, Ota Dai, Durian Lollobrigida, Tokui, Horan Chiaki, Thelma Aoyama, ” Lollobrigida, …, Kitano Takeshi, they’re, ’ Organizations: Netflix, New York Times, Fuji Television, Kyodo Television, Netflix Japan, “, Tokyo Locations: Japan, East Asia, Shinjuku Ni, “ Terrace

☆ Japan’s population crisis was years in the making – and relief may be decades away
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The demographic crisis has become one of Japan’s most pressing issues, with multiple governments failing to reverse the double blow of a falling fertility rate and swelling elderly population. But Japan’s crisis is unique in that it’s been decades in the making, experts say – meaning its impact is particularly evident now, with relief unlikely to come anytime soon. ‘Not reversible’The first thing to understand about Japan’s population crisis is that it’s only partly behavioral, said James Raymo, professor of sociology and demography at Princeton University. As of last year, Japan’s fertility rate sat at 1.3. The real problem is that the fertility rate has been consistently low for so long.

Persons: handwringing, It’s “, –, it’s, James Raymo, ” Raymo, ‘, aren’t, Raymo, Tomohiro Ohsumi, – “, Stanislav Kogiku, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Princeton University, government’s Institute of Population, Social Security Research, Getty Locations: Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Spain, Italy, United States, India, Yonomori, Fukushima, singlehood, Vietnam, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Toyko

☆ I split my time between Tokyo and Singapore. I don't consider myself a digital nomad, I'm a 'shuttler.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Austin Zeng is a freelancer who splits his time evenly between Singapore and Tokyo. He calls himself a "shuttler," and thinks it has clear benefits compared to being a digital nomad. I'm not a digital nomad, I'm a shuttler. While digital nomads jump from place to place to place, I spend my time shuttling between just two cities: Singapore and Tokyo. Unlike me, a digital nomad would be unlikely to stay in Japan during the dead of winter.

Persons: Austin Zeng, it's, —, I'm, Tokyo Austin Zeng, Shinjuku Austin Zeng I'm, It's, Zeng, FOMO Austin Zeng, Austin Zeng FOMO, I've, you'll Organizations: Service, Asahi Locations: Singapore, Tokyo, Shinjuku Austin, Japan, Shinjuku, —, It's, Airbnbs, I'm

☆ Asia-Pacific stocks fall as U.S. 10-year Treasury yield notches 16-year high
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Mount Fuji and buildings in the Shinjuku district are reflected on a table at an observation deck in Tokyo, Japan, on December 24, 2013. Asia-Pacific markets opened lower after the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level in 16 years. In Japan, Nikkei 225 dropped 1.45% in its first hour of trade, while the Topix was 1.31% lower. South Korea's Kospi fell 1.19% and the Kosdaq slipped 1.17% after coming back from holiday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index is similarly poised for a dip with futures at 17,322 compared to the HSI's close of 17,331.22.

Persons: Australia's, Korea's Kospi Organizations: Mount, Treasury, Nikkei Locations: Mount Fuji, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Pacific

☆ Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Gaien redevelopment plan sparks protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Emiko Jozuka | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Last month the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), a UNESCO advisory body, issued a “heritage alert” for Jingu Gaien. Nishikawa believes that the commercial nature of the redevelopment “breaks the promise” of keeping the Jingu Gaien as a public space. Protesters gather for a demonstration at Meiji Jingu Gaien on September 15, 2023. Work commenced at the Meiji Jingu Gaien site in March. “They need to go back to the drawing board and use a much more democratic process to decide the future of Jingu Gaien.”

Persons: Hiroshi Ono, Meiji Jingu Gaien, ”, Emperor Meiji, Emperor Naruhito, Babe Ruth, Daniel Campisi, Jingu Gaien, Naoko Nishikawa, Nishikawa, Shinji Isoya, Gaien, CNN Shinji, Mitsui Fudosan, Hajime Funada, Meiji Jingu, Kiyotatsu Yamamoto, Rochelle Kopp, Jingu, Mikiko Ishikawa, Ishikawa, Kopp, ” Daniel Campisi, CNN Yamamoto, ” Kopp Organizations: Japan CNN, Tokyo, CNN, Chichibunomiya Rugby, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Council, UNESCO, CNN Tokyo, Mitsui Fudosan, Japan’s, Protesters, Meiji, Liberal Democratic Party, University of Tokyo, Japan National, Co, World Cities Culture Forum, Properties, “ Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Meiji, Tokyo’s, Shinjuku, Minato, ”, New, New York, London

☆ The Fashion Designer Making Art Out of Offcuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Kurt Soller | More About Kurt Soller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Before that, Koizumi, 35, studied sculpture, painting and drawing at Chiba University, in the suburb where he grew up, hoping to become a children’s art teacher. Last summer, the gallerist Yukiko Mizutani heard him talk about his background on television and sought out the designer, one of fashion’s rising talents, to tell him that he should try being a visual artist himself. “And oil paint stinks.”) He’s spent six months creating 30 or so pieces; his first solo show will be held there this December. Most are constructed using leftover fabric, which he sews into small or wall-filling rectangles, then smears with layer upon layer of oil and acrylic paint, which collects like alien goo within the folds of the ruffles. The artist initially used brushes, but it took too long — the crenulated surfaces are a few inches deep — so now, like Jackson Pollock, he uses his hands.

Persons: Tomo Koizumi, Lady Gaga, Sam Smith —, Koizumi, Mizutani, He’s, Jackson Pollock Organizations: Chiba University Locations: Shinagawa, Shinjuku

[1/6] German tourist Kevin Khani and Austrian tourist Georg Riedlbaur use an automated translation window at the Seibu-Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Japan, July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File photoTOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - As Japan enjoys a post-pandemic resurgence in tourism from around the globe, Seibu Railway is testing out an automated translation window to help confused foreigners navigate one of Tokyo's most complex transportation hubs. Kevin Khani was among foreign travellers who got turned around in the Seibu-Shinjuku station recently and found the VoiceBiz window helpful. Across the road from the Seibu station is Shinjuku's central Japan Railway (JR) station, which is the busiest in the world, with some 3.6 million people passing through daily. Weary from a 1 a.m. flight arrival, French tourists Isabelle and Marc Rigaud used the translation window to try to find their way from the Seibu station to the JR station.

Persons: Kevin Khani, Georg Riedlbaur, Kim Kyung, Harry Potter, Ayano Yajima, Toppan, Isabelle, Marc Rigaud, Tom Bateman, Rocky Swift, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Seibu, REUTERS, Japan, Seibu Railway, Seibu Holdings, Kansai International, Japan Railway, Thomson Locations: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, TOKYO, United States, Europe, Seibu, Alibaba

☆ Bank of Japan pledges to guide yield curve control with 'greater flexibility'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Japan's central bank on Friday pledged greater flexibility in its target range for 10-year Japanese government bond yields, while keeping its ultra loose interest rate intact and revising core consumer inflation forecast upward for the current fiscal year. In a policy statement, the Bank of Japan said it will retain the 50 basis point limit on 10-year Japanese government bond yields either side of its 0% target. It will also offer to purchase 10-year JGBs at 1% every business day through fixed-rate operations, unless no bids are submitted. But the BOJ held its short-term interest rate target at -0.1% after a two-day meeting. However, the central bank has said inflation will slow toward the end of this year — a view that's shared by the Japanese government.

Persons: Kazuo Ueda Organizations: Bank of Japan Locations: Tokyo's Shinjuku, Japan's

☆ The world’s largest city is a futuristic paradise. But some things stay stuck in the past
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Richard Quest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Tokyo CNN —It’s the biggest city in the world, a vast metropolitan area that’s home to more than 37 million people. Onigiri – savory rice balls wrapped in nori or seaweed – have been a comfort food staple for thousands of years. Known as “The Monk In Heels,” Nishimura juggles his life as a monk with his work as a makeup artist. Origami, too, remains a powerful, soothing way to use such skills and step away from the fast-paced world of the modern city. He is the face of a timeless, sedate Tokyo, an antidote to the hectic way things often feel here.

Persons: Tokyo CNN —, Ukon, Onigiri Bongo, ”, Salmon, It’s, Yumiko, CNN's Richard Quest, Takefumi Hamada, chef, Hamada, you’re, ‘, Kodo Nishimura, ” Nishimura juggles, Nishimura, “, ’, Kazuo Kobayashi Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Michelin, CNN, Netflix, Disney Locations: Tokyo, Akihabara, Japan, Tokyoites, CNN Tokyo, Shibuya, Shinjuku

☆ Japan unveils fresh childcare plan but funding unclear
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Tetsushi Kajimoto | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Under the plan, the government will take steps such as expansion of child allowances to be given without income limits. While the government has earmarked 6.1 trillion yen ($45.90 billion) for steps to arrest the declining number of children, a senior ruling party lawmaker was quoted by media as demanding an additional 8 trillion yen to fund the new measures. "A boost to child allowances alone could cost 2-3 trillion yen. "Everyone acknowledges childcare support is important given Japan's need to boost the growth rate. "Opposition parties also have no objection to boost childcare spending," said political analyst Atsuo Ito.

☆ China’s lockdown protests spread to campuses and cities abroad
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

HONG KONG — Protests against China’s strict zero-Covid policy and restrictions on freedoms have spread to at least a dozen cities around the world in a show of solidarity with rare displays of defiance in China over the weekend. Expatriate dissidents and students staged small-scale vigils and protests in cities around the world including London, Paris, Tokyo and Sydney, according to a Reuters tally. In most cases, dozens of people attended the protests, though a few drew more than 100, the tally showed. The protests on the mainland were set off by a fire in China’s Xinjiang region last week that killed 10 people who were trapped in their apartments. It has been common in recent years for overseas Chinese students to rally in support of their government against its critics, but anti-government protests have been rare.

☆ China's protests over lockdowns spread to campuses and communities abroad
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Jessie Pang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Dozens of people attended most of the protests with a few drawing more than 100, the tally showed. The protests on the mainland were triggered by a deadly fire in China's Xinjiang region last week that killed 10 people who became trapped in their apartments, in a disaster blamed in part on lockdown measures. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson told a regular briefing on Monday that China was not aware of any protests abroad calling for an end to the zero-COVID policy. State media and government spokespeople have not made any official comment on the protests in China. "At the core of it is China's system,” said the student, who asked to be identified as just Emmanuel.

☆ China's lockdown protests spread to campuses and cities abroad
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Jessie Pang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Expatriate dissidents and students staged small-scale vigils and protests in cities around the world including London, Paris, Tokyo and Sydney, according to a Reuters tally. In most cases, dozens of people attended the protests, though a few drew more than 100, the tally showed. The protests on the mainland were triggered by a fire in China's Xinjiang region last week that killed 10 people who were trapped in their apartments. On Monday evening, dozens of protesters gathered in Hong Kong's Central business district, the scene of sometimes-violent anti-government demonstrations in 2019. BLAME, SLOGANSIt has been common in recent years for overseas Chinese students to rally in support of their government against its critics, but anti-government protests have been rare.

☆ O pisică URIAȘĂ prinde viață pe un ecran LED. Vezi cât de reală pare (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

O pisică 3D uriașă prinde viață și toarce deasupra unei gări din Tokyo. Un panou publicitar 3D din Japonia a dat în ultimele zile viață unei pisici gigantice care toarce și se pisicește deasupra unei gări din oraș. Afișată între reclame, felina super-realistă prinde pur și simplu viață pe un ecran LED curbat de 154,5 metri pătrați din districtul Shinjuku. Pisica a a atras deja atenția în online, oamenii fiind uimiți atât de tehnologie și de cât de reală pare, cât și de dragălășenia sa. Mai mult, compania Cross Space, care a lansat acest proiect, a început să transmită în direct o vizualizare a panoului publicitar prin intermediul YouTube.

Persons: Felina Organizations: Cross Space Locations: Tokyo, Japonia, Shinjuku

☆ FOTO: Iată cine este primul cetățean moldovean care a aplicat ștampila „VOTAT”
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( Redacția Regional | Pentru Că Știrile Contează | ) regional.md time to read: 1 min

Astăzi la ora locală 07:00 a fost deschisă secția de votare a Biroului Electoral nr. 1/390 cu sediul la Ambasada Republicii Moldova în Japonia (adresa: 72, Enoki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokio, Japonia), informează CURENTUL. Primul cetățean al Republicii Moldova care și-a exercitat dreptul de vot a fost Viorica Lozov, interpretă de jazz stabilită cu traiul permanent în Japonia. „Invităm membrii comunității cetățenilor Republicii Moldova stabiliți în Japonia să participe la votare. Secția la sediul ambasadei urmează să activeze până la ora 21:00″ – menționează reprezentanții Ambasadei.

Persons: Viorica Organizations: ambasadei Locations: Republicii Moldova, Japonia, cho, Tokio

☆ ЧТО ПРОИСХОДИТ В ГАГАУЗИИ И МОЛДОВЕ. ТЕКСТОВАЯ ОНЛАЙН ТРАНСЛЯЦИЯ
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-01 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +10 min

В предвыборной гонке участвуют 8 кандидатов: Ренато Усатый — кандидат Нашей партии, Андрей Нэстасе — кандидат Партии «Платформа Достоинство и Правда», Тудор Делиу — кандидат Либерал-демократической партии Молдовы, Игорь Додон — независимый кандидат, Виолетта Иванова — кандидат Политической Партии «ШОР», Майя Санду — кандидат Партии «Действие и солидарность», Октавиан Цыку — кандидат Партии национального единства, Дорин Киртоакэ — кандидат Избирательного блока «UNIREA». По данным Центральной избирательной комиссии, на открытых избирательных участках в Великобритании, Бельгии, Франции, Германии, Италии, Ирландии и Румынии скопились очереди. 11:45Муниципальный советник Илиан Кашу опубликовал несколько видеоизображений, на которых десятки людей стоят в очереди на избирательном участке 36/37 Резина. Например, на избирательном участке 7/6, Кагул, Вэлень в 8.40, на расстоянии около 50 м от ИУ, остановился белый микроавтобус с№. Я проголосовал за президента, который гарантировал бы суверенитет, независимость и территориальную целостность Республики Молдова», — заявил Тудор Делиу.

Persons: Ренато Усатый, Андрей Нэстасе, Тудор Делиу, Игорь Додон, Виолетта Иванова, Майя Санду, Октавиан Цыку, Дорин Киртоакэ, Сергей Литвиненко, Илиан Кашу, Местре, Вэлень, Додон, Зинаида Гречаный, Виолета Иванова, Усатый, Комрат, Нэстасе, Башкан Гагаузии, Ирина Влах, Влах, Санду, Ион Кикуна, Виорика Лозова Organizations: 10.35, 08.50, Unirea, 08.30, 07.35, 7.30, Наша партия, Партия «Платформа Достоинство и Правда, Либерал-демократическая партия, Политическая Партия «ШОР, Партия «Действие и солидарность, Партия национального единства, Избирательный блок «, UNIREA, ЦИКа, Центральная избирательная комиссия, Брифинг полиция, ЦИК, ANTA, Министерство иностранных дел, Министерство иностранные дела, Promo-LEX, ИУ, ПСРМ, Парламент, Шор, РМ, Дом Культуры, ЛДПМ, Либеральная партия (ЛП), Блок Unirea, Посольство, Enoki-cho, Shinjuku-ku Locations: cho, Молдова, Гагаузия, Великобритания, Бельгия, Франция, Германия, Италия, Ирландия, Румыния, Варнице, Каменка, Бендеры, Варница, Гура-Быкулуй, Новоаненский район, Приднестровский регион, Берлин, Франкфурт, Гамбург, Брюссель, Республика Молдова, Кагул, РМ, Комрат, Япония, Токио

☆ LIVE TEXT. 1 noiembrie 2020: În Republica Moldova au loc Alegeri prezidențiale, turul I
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-30 | by ( ) agora.md time to read: +9 min

Președintele ales va fi al 6-lea în perioada celor 29 de ani de independență ai R. Moldova și al patrulea ales direct de popor. Alegătoare: Lumea se adună, stă în rând cu tricolorul (LIVE)Felicia Nedzelschi11:32 colaj AGORA La Varnița spiritele sunt în continuare încinse. Felicia Nedzelschi07:43 colaj AGORA Altercații la Varnița Mai mulți cetățeni din stânga Nistrului au venit la Varnița să voteze. Cetățenii Republicii Moldova își aleg președintele La 1 noiembrie 2020, în Republica Moldova au loc alegeri prezindențiale. Președintele ales va fi al 6-lea în perioada celor 29 de ani de independență ai R. Moldova și al patrulea ales direct de popor.

Persons: Daniela, Felicia, Victoria, Adriana, Ion Ceban, Violeta Ivanov, Zinaida Greceanîi, Ilinca, Andrei Năstase, Deliu, Tudor Deliu, Octavian Țîcu, Octavian, Maia Sandu, Irina, Vitalie, Dorin Chirtoacă, România Dorin Chirtoacă, Chicu, Viorica Organizations: CEC, Comisia Electorală Centrală, Comisia, Facebook, Unirea, Electorală Centrală, LIVE, Italia, Zinaida Greceanîi, Andrei Năstase, Maia Sandu, Inspectoratului General de Poliție, Facebook, Dorin Chirtoacă, Enoki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokio, Japonia Locations: Republica Moldova, Moldova, Florența, Italia, Londra, AGORA, străinătate, PLDM, Căușeni, România, București, României, Kremlin, CEC, Japonia, Republicii Moldova în Japonia, cho, Tokio, Republicii Moldova, Victoria

☆ Полный список адресов избирательных участков за границей для президентских выборов
▼ + stars: | 2019-01-28 | by ( ) newsmd.md time to read: +14 min

Из этого числа 556 тысяч отправят на зарубежные избирательные участки.Республика Австрия, 1/306, Вена (штаб миссии) Löwengasse 47, 1030Республика Азербайджан 1/307, Баку (штаб миссии) бул. 33, Cinema Studio Art, 11252Швейцария 1/320, Женева (штаб миссии) Авеню де Франс 23, 1202.ОАЭ 1/321, Абу-Даби (штаб миссии) Vila Nr. Таллинн (штаб миссии) ул. No 18, D.1, Gümüşsuyu Palas, 34437, Ömer Avni Mahallesi, IstanbulУкраина 1/440, Киев (штаб-квартира миссии) ул. Посмітного 2/2 “Б”Республика Венгрия 1/442, Будапешт (штаб-квартира миссии) 1024 Budapest, Ady Endre utca 16Королевство Дания 1/443 , Копенгаген Tordenskjoldsgade 25, 25 st.th.

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