In an effort to close the loophole where immigrants obtain residency through shell companies, the Japanese government significantly raised the application threshold for "management and operation visas" for foreigners at the end of last year.
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On June 28, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officially announced via social media that it had deployed launchers for the Type 12 shore-to-ship missiles and supporting medium-sized unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to Minamitorishima, an island in the Ogasawara Islands under the jurisdiction of Tokyo.
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The South Korean government has announced its largest-ever industrial investment plan. Over the next 10 years, it will focus on semiconductor, artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and physical AI technologies, aiming to drive over 200 trillion won of corporate investment.
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Transplanting the kidneys of genetically modified pigs into humans could be possible in Japan as early as 2028.
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A peace-themed lecture hosted by Japan's "Chongqing Bombing Remembrance and Inheritance Association" was recently held in Tokyo.
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South Korea and Japan jointly reaffirmed their commitment to achieving the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and agreed to further enhance defense exchanges and cooperation, marking a step forward in their security relationship.
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The war in Iran has led to a severe shortage of plastic raw materials, causing the prices of packaging materials needed for transporting food from farms to markets to soar.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stated at the second expanded plenary session of the 9th Central Committee of the Workers' Party that the various actions taken by the United States and South Korea this year have seriously deteriorated the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
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India, the world's third-largest sugar exporter, may have no sugar to export in the coming years.
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Starting from July 1st, the Japanese government will increase the visa fee to five times the current level.
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Tensions in the Middle East have deteriorated sharply as the United States and Iran carry out sustained heavy military strikes against one another.
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