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Japan experiences largest trade deficit on record for October

Published on: November 17, 2022
08:19

Tokyo, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Japan registered a trade deficit of 2.16 trillion yen (15.5 billion dollars) in October, the largest for this month, since comparable data exists, the Ministry of Finance announced.

Japanese companies face labor force shortage

Published on: November 12, 2022
00:15

Tokyo, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Over half of the Japanese companies face a shortage of full-time labor force, a survey conducted by the Teikoku Databank credit research firm revealed.

Quake shakes eastern Japan, no tsunami warning

Published on: November 9, 2022
11:45

Tokyo, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) A magnitude 5.0 quake on the Richter scale hit Japan's eastern prefecture of Ibaraki on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported.

Vietnamese ship rescues 303 Sri Lankans from damaged ship

Published on: November 8, 2022
07:48

Hanoi, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) 303 Sri Lankans traveling aboard a Myanmar-flagged fishing vessel were rescued off the coast of the Vietnamese province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, in the south of the country.

Japan’s weekly Covid-19 cases up

Published on: November 7, 2022
13:02

Tokyo, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) Japan on Monday reported about 401,000 Covid-19 cases corresponding to last week, a rise of 1.4 times compared to the same period before.

ISRO plans to return to Mars, explore dark side of moon

Published on: November 6, 2022
10:19

New Delhi, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) After missions to the moon and Mars, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is presently setting its ayes on Venus and also plans to explore the dark side of the moon in collaboration with Japan.

Japan faces widespread bird flu cases

Published on: November 4, 2022
11:15

Tokyo, Nov 4 (Prensa Latina) Japan is facing a widespread bird flu outbreak that led to the slaughter of more than one million chickens in Ibaraki prefecture and the intervention of the Self-Defense Forces to control the crisis.

Japan resumes international passenger shipping

Published on: November 4, 2022
10:04

Tokyo, Nov 4 (Prensa Latina) The departure of the first ferry from the Fukuoka prefecture, Japan, to Busan, South Korea, marked the resumption of Japan’s international maritime passenger transportation, suspended in 2020 as a preventive measure against Covid-19, local sources reported.

Japanese Government calls to save electricity in winter

Published on: November 1, 2022
13:11

Tokyo, Nov 1 (Prensa Latina) The Japanese Government on Tuesday called on companies and households across the country to save electricity during the winter, due to fears of energy shortages.

Cuba thanks Japanese donations for fire in Matanzas

Published on: October 13, 2022
08:30

Tokyo, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban embassy in Tokyo thanked Japanese businessmen and members of solidarity organizations with Cuba for their contributions to the recovery from the fire in the province of Matanzas.

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