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Indonesia, Japan boost caregiver training for aging population
Antara
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July 11, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Japan held a seminar to enhance the capability and quality of Indonesian caregivers who plan to pursue careers in Japan, particularly in the elderly care sector known as kaigo. Director General of Healthcare...
Your brain reacts to sports like it does to religion
Earth.com
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Sport does more than entertain. For billions of fans, it nourishes a deep need for belonging, identity, and meaning, working on the mind in much the same way religion or faith does. Recent analysis shows that the thrill of victory and the agony of...
Japanese envoy urges Taliban to reopen schools for girls, warns of healthcare crisis
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 11, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): Japanese Ambassador in Kabul, Takayoshi Kuromaya, has called on the Taliban government in Afghanistan to reopen schools and universities for girls, particularly in medical fields, warning that the continued ban...
Hikaru Utada and Yuval Noah Harari Have Exclusive Conversation on Music, Culture, History, and Innovation Premiering on Japanese Media Newspicks
Anime News Network
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Tokyo, Japan — Following the electrifying drop of the Electricity Remixes on both vinyl and digital this week, Hikaru Utada takes part in a special one-on-one conversation with world-renowned historian and bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari...
Anime India, the Country's Largest Japanese Anime Convention Announced; Brings Global Anime Icons, Behind Death Note, Attack on Titan, Black Clover and Gachiakuta to Interact with Fans in India
Anime News Network
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MUMBAI, India – July 9, 2025: Anime enthusiasts across India are in for the time of their lives this August as Anime India – the first and largest ever full-scale anime convention, a festival focusing on Japanese anime - is set to be held from 22...
Comic Con Astana 2025: Kazakhstan’s Premier Geek Culture Festival Set to Break Records
Times of Central Asia
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July 11, 2025
Geek culture has become a vibrant facet of Astana’s tourist appeal, and on July 9, the city kicked off the fourth edition of Comic Con Astana, Kazakhstan’s flagship festival for anime, comics, and cosplay. Over the years, festival-goers have...
Can 'Superman' Win the Culture War?
Vanity Fair
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July 11, 2025
Have you gotten a load of this new Superman? He’s an obnoxious do-gooder, meddles in international affairs to stop wars from happening, and isn’t even really from here. That sums up the Fox News–stoked media uproar that’s already swirling around...
Japan ministry holds emergency meeting over teachers' sexual violence against students
The Mainichi
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Tadashi Mochizuki, second from left, director-general of the education ministry's Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau, urges efforts to eliminate sexual violence by teachers during an online meeting with the superintendents of education from...
Race and American Pop Culture in Zainichi Stories
JSTOR Daily
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July 11, 2025
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. International audiences likely recognize the name of the zainichi community—ethnic Koreans living in Japan as a result of colonial-era migration—because of Min Jin Lee’s acclaimed...
China National Pavilion Day At Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan Kicks Off
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) During the event, the China Pavilion hosted a cultural performance themed "Splendid China . Co-Painting the Future". Performers from Shaanxi Province showcased the rich Chinese culture in form of ethnic songs and dances,...
Japan-backed report highlights Pakistan's education crisis: 25 million children out of school
Pennsylvania Sun
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Islamabad [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistan is grappling with an alarming education crisis, with over 25.37 million children aged 5-16 out of school, according to Dawn News. In a country where access to quality education remains a persistent...
Japan-Indonesia Rectors Forum propose research consortium
Antara
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July 11, 2025
Makassar (ANTARA) - At the 6th Joint Working Group (JWG) Japan-Indonesia and the 6th Japan-Indonesia Rectors Conference, a forum of rectors from state universities in Indonesia and Japan introduced the idea of a research consortium. Hasanuddin...
Japan Emperor Visits Center of Mongolian Buddhism in Ulaanbaatar; High School Students in Mongolia Tell Emperor Their Dreams
The Japan News
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July 11, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun The Emperor walks on the grounds of Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar on Thursday. By Takaya Toda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer 15:31 JST, July 11, 2025 ULAANBAATAR — The Emperor visited Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar on...
Japan Shifts Space Policy from Science to Security
JAPAN Forward
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July 11, 2025
As space becomes a contested, congested, and competitive domain, Japan is rapidly transforming its approach to space development. A recent lecture by Mitsuru Nodomi, former Director of the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) and retired...
Japan boosts indigenous education with new classroom grant in Kidapawan City
Mindanao Times
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July 11, 2025
52 THE JAPANESE government, through its Official Development Assistance (ODA) program, has formalized a grant agreement to fund the construction of a new classroom building for students at Datu Umpan IP School in Kidapawan City, Cotabato. The...
News Gavan Reilly: Some lessons for living on Micheál’s jaunt to Japan 1 hour ago
Meath Chronicle
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Previous Next Published: Fri 11 Jul 2025, 9:50 AM In a way, Micheál Martin owes his political career to Japan. His first bid to become a TD, in the election of 1987, fell short – but the snap election called by Charlie Haughey in 1989 gave young...
Arts & Culture 40 years on from Live Aid appearance Nik Kershaw is in Navan to headline Round O Summer Fest 58 minutes ago John Donohoe
Meath Chronicle
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Previous Next Published: Fri 11 Jul 2025, 9:53 AM Last updated: Fri 11 Jul 2025, 10:16 AM If you saw posters for the Round O Summer Fest in Navan and thought a Nik Kershaw tribute band was performing - look again. It's the real deal. The singing...
20 Years Ago This Losing Racehorse Charmed Japan — Now an Anime Horse-Girl Game's Western Launch Has Brought Her a New Army of Fans
IGN
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July 11, 2025
Umamusume: Pretty Derby, the Japanese mobile game in which you raise anime horse-girls, has brought Japan’s most unsuccessful racehorse a second boom in popularity following its western launch on Steam — with her positive, never-give-up attitude...
Tokyo Lifestyle posts annual sales growth fueled by global expansion
Inside Retail Asia
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July 11, 2025
Tokyo Lifestyle has reported an uplift in sales for the last fiscal year as it continued to grow its network across all markets. The US-listed Japanese retailer saw revenue increase 7.4 per cent to US$210.1 million in the year ended March 31....
Tiffany & Co.’s Biggest Store in Asia Bows in Tokyo
WWD - New York
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July 11, 2025
TOKYO — Tiffany & Co. is going big in Japan, as it opens its largest store in Asia on Friday. Located in the ritzy Ginza district of the Japanese capital, the boutique stands out with a massive, shining facade in the brand’s signature blue color....