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Shipping industry finds course in automated navigation

The shipping and shipbuilding industries are focusing their efforts on automated navigation systems, aiming to resolve such issues as the aging of seafarers and chronic staff shortages. An ongoing government-supported project is expected to be put into practical use by 2025.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 6, 2022

Postal voting fails to take root amid pandemic

Coronavirus cases are rising nationwide amid the campaign for the House of Councillors election. On June 22, the day campaigning officially began, about 100,000 coronavirus patients were self-isolating at home or overnight care facilities.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 5, 2022

Zelenskyy calls for support in online lecture at Toyo University

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on students to support efforts for peace during an online lecture at Toyo University in Tokyo on Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 5, 2022

Drone delivers fertilized Wagyu eggs

SAPPORO -- Delivery of unfrozen, freshly fertilized eggs of Wagyu cattle using an unmanned drone has been tested in Kami-Shihoro, Hokkaido.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 3, 2022

U.S. investment fund eyes Sogo & Seibu

U.S. investment fund Fortress Investment Group LLC has obtained a preferential negotiation right to purchase major department store chain Sogo & Seibu Co., The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 3, 2022

Rooftop revels

Mugs of beer are raised in a beer garden on the rooftop of the Suntory Holdings Ltd. head office building in Osaka on Saturday. Many beer gardens closed over the past two years due to the pandemic, but they are now bustling with customers as the summer season gets off…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 3, 2022

Yamagata Shinkansen turns 30

YAMAGATA -- Train fans and officials gathered at JR Yamagata Station on Saturday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Yamagata Shinkansen line.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 2, 2022

Latest Tankan survey signals further price increases

Dampened business sentiment in the Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey has been linked to factors including the sharp depreciation of the yen, which has pushed up the prices of imports, leading to soaring material costs.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 2, 2022

National tax revenues hit record high 67 trillion yen. last fiscal year

National general account tax revenues for fiscal 2021 totaled approximately 67 trillion yen, marking a record high for the second consecutive year, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned on Friday. This is an increase of 6.2 trillion yen from the 60.8 trillion yen revenues for fiscal 2020, which had been the largest…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 2, 2022

June temperatures break records in 44 prefectures

The nation experienced its hottest June in history last month, with the Japan Meteorological Agency announcing Friday that 44 of the 47 prefectures recorded their highest-ever temperatures for the month.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 2, 2022