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[ad_1] Han Kang has been named the 2024 Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, the first Asian woman and the first writer from South Korea to receive the award.Han was selected “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life,” the Swedish Academy said in its announcement on Thursday.Writer and committee member Ann-Karin Palm noted Han’s “really intense lyrical prose that is both tender […]

[ad_1] Aomori – The Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPC) of Japan asked Aomori Prefecture on Thursday to accept a new proposal for nuclear waste returned from overseas to be delivered to the prefecture, only to be refused.During the day's meeting with Aomori Gov. Soichiro Miyashita at the prefectural government office, FEPC Vice Chairman Toshiharu Sasaki presented the idea of delivering to Aomori a small amount of high-level radioactive waste […]

[ad_1] Kitami, Hokkaido – Crisp northern winds blow twisting grass on dunes while choppy waves on the Sea of Okhotsk break on the shore. Jonathan “Jono” Dunnett, 50, tanned from years on the water looks out as the sun sets on Shiretoko Peninsula. A writer by trade, and a sailor at heart, he achieved the world record for the longest windsurfing journey back in 2019 with a coastline sojourn of […]

[ad_1] Masakazu Tokura, head of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, said in an interview Thursday that sales of tickets for the international exhibition to be held in the city of Osaka are expected to speed up soon."I think (ticket sales) will accelerate as admission reservations will begin Sunday," said Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, the country's biggest business lobby. So far, only around half of […]

[ad_1] Tottori – The Tottori Prefectural Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed an ordinance banning the use of official boards for election candidates' posters for purposes unrelated to election campaigns. The move came after many unrelated posters were displayed during the campaign period for the July 7 Tokyo gubernatorial election. The Tottori Prefectural Government aims to implement the ordinance promptly. It is the first time a prefecture has enacted such an […]

[ad_1] Rafael Nadal who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, said on Thursday he was putting an end to his career — a decision effective after the Davis Cup final — after a professional journey that made him one of the greatest players in tennis."It has been some difficult years, these last two especially," the 38-year-old, who won a record 14 French Open titles, said in a video."I am very […]

[ad_1] The Fukuoka High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court's ruling that Japan's prohibition of dual nationality is constitutional, dismissing a claim made by a woman born in Japan who lost her Japanese citizenship after becoming a naturalized American citizen.Plaintiff Yuri Kondo contended that the nationality law — which states that Japanese nationals forfeit their citizenship upon acquiring foreign citizenship — violates fundamental human rights related to the pursuit […]

[ad_1] Seven & I Holdings has detailed plans to rename itself and shed dozens of noncore businesses, accelerating restructuring efforts as it tries to fend off a buyout proposal from Alimentation Couche-Tard.The Japanese retailer, which said its new tentative name will be 7-Eleven Corp., also cut its operating profit outlook for the 12 months through the end of February to ¥403 billion ($2.7 billion) on weaker sales at convenience stores […]

[ad_1] Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold multitranche bonds worth ¥281.8 billion ($1.89 billion) on Thursday in a deal that’s fueling speculation the legendary investor will increase his exposure to Japanese assets.The firm priced a seven-part bond deal with tenors spanning three to 30 years in Berkshire’s biggest yen-denominated deal since its debut sale in 2019. The sale means Berkshire is the largest foreign issuer of yen bonds this year, raising […]