Image copyright Getty Images Image caption SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during a press conference in TokyoSoftBank expects to lose $16.7bn (£13.3bn) on firms it has inve…

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Japan data on the number of people in Susukino St Hokkaido from January to March 2020Yahoo!’s Japanese offshoot has signed a deal to share analysis of its users’ locations, to help the nation’s effor…

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According to the Wall Street Journal, that likely means its investments are worth le ss now than when it launched with $100 billion in funding in 2017.
Uber’s Chinese counterpart Didi Chuxing, which …

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That category also includes Internet cafes, which are great, cheap places to spend the night if you’ve missed the last train, or need a budget hotel.
They offer private rooms with free Internet, ofte…

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A reliance on paper filing systems in parts of Japan's business world is forcing employees to go into work to put their unique seal on documents.
To do this they use tiny traditional stamps known as …

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Nobuhiko Obayashi, one of Japan’s most prolific filmmakers who devoted his works to depicting war’s horrors and singing the eternal power of movies, has died.
The official site for his latest film, “…

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Hey, congrats on getting a Nintendo Switch!
Make Friends and Play With ThemThe Switch technically has an online service, but it's still a pain to play with friends.
You can make a profile or stop sha…

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We’ve been seeing a lot of articles recently about how to use Japanese chopsticks correctly.
To help you out, we here at RocketNews24 have compiled seven facts about chopsticks to help you along in y…

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The Hokkaido Shimbun Press - 30 minutes ago - 14:50 | All, Japan, LifestyleA whisky made in Hokkaido, northern Japan, has won a "Double Gold" award at a major U.S. competition, with a distillery in t…

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 16:41 | All, Japan, CoronavirusJapanese fiber and biotechnology firm Toyobo Co. said Monday it has developed a test kit capable of detecting the new pneumonia-causing coron…

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