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243 signals for Supply Chain · Japan

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan34d ago

The aid program is designed to reduce cases in which transplants are canceled due to staff shortages, as more people become organ donors.

3.1/10·Japan Times

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan34d ago

Japan rose four places to sixty-second in the 2026 press freedom ranking by Reporters Without Borders, but remained in the “problematic” category.

3.1/10·Nippon.com

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan35d ago

A report by the operator of a major Japanese real estate platform found that fewer renters are looking for apartments facing south, while more are seeking accommodation where a guarantor is not required.

3.1/10·Nippon.com

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan35d ago

The Chinese government is tightening restrictions on critical mineral exports to Japan as pressure to stop remilitarization. The impact and Tokyo's reaction are discussed.

3.1/10·CNBC Indonesia·Tokyo, Tokyo

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan36d ago

A survey of Japanese teenagers on national security found that a growing number saw the Self-Defense Forces as an important factor in preserving peace for the country.

3.1/10·Nippon.com

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Supply ChainUpdate🇦🇫Afghanistan 🇷🇺Russia 🇯🇵Japan36d ago

Russia Backs Extension of UNAMA Mission Under Specific Conditions Hayatullah.Rahimi Mon, 05/25/2026 - 22:58 Author TOLOnews Profile Photo Author Short Bio TOLOnews is Afghanistan’s first 24-hour TV/online news channel covering national, regional and world affairs. Author Job TV Network Afghanistan With less than a month remaining before the end of the three-month extension of UNAMA’s mission in Afghanistan, Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan has stressed the importance of extending the mission, adding that Moscow expects the mandate to be renewed under specific conditions. Speaking to the Russian newspaper Izvestia, Zamir Kabulov said there are questions regarding the effectiveness of UNAMA’s activities.

3.1/10·TOLOnews (Afghanistan)·Moscow, Moscow

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Supply ChainUpdate🇰🇿Kazakhstan 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan+939d ago

Asia is already home to two full-fledged arms export powerhouses – but many more countries have high hopes of joining the ranks of the world’s top defense exporters.

3.1/10·The Diplomat

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan42d ago

Japan's economy grew more than expected in the first quarter of the year, led by solid exports and consumption, data showed, although momentum is likely to face a severe test...

3.1/10·Daily Sabah (Economy)

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan42d ago

Anime fandom buoys Japan's soft power, but falls short of lifting exports

3.1/10·Nikkei Asia (NAR feed)

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan42d ago

Asia's budget airlines plan expansion despite surging fuel prices

3.1/10·Nikkei Asia (NAR feed)

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan42d ago

Exclusive: Intel urges PC makers to use cutting-edge CPUs amid shortage

3.1/10·Nikkei Asia (NAR feed)

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Supply ChainUpdate🇰🇷South Korea 🇯🇵Japan42d ago

South Korea to join Japan's plan for joint oil reserve at summit

3.1/10·Nikkei Asia (NAR feed)

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan42d ago

Japan to support growth of dual-use tech startups with early payments

3.1/10·Nikkei Asia (NAR feed)

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan42d ago

Japan considers compiling supplementary budget to fight fuel costs

3.1/10·Nikkei Asia (NAR feed)

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan42d ago

It was a surprise when the confirmed deal was less than half of the 500 that was reportedly in discussion.

3.1/10·Japan Times

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan 🇰🇷South Korea43d ago

Tokyo and Seoul in the red, oil falling after Trump's words

3.1/10·ANSA English·Tokyo, Tokyo

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan43d ago

Japan has reported its economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.1% in the January-March quarter.

3.1/10·Seattle Times

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan46d ago

Japan paint, ink makers say supplies stable despite chemical shortages

3.1/10·Nikkei Asia

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan46d ago

Japan oil wholesalers use ship-to-ship transfers to receive Middle East crude

3.1/10·Nikkei Asia

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan47d ago

The leading Japanese snack-food manufacturer Calbee has made headlines through its announced switch to black-and-white packaging for some of its products due to naphtha shortages, which are having a growing impact on a wide range of industries.

3.1/10·Nippon.com

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan48d ago

Tokyo’s defense exports are becoming tools for building a new middle power security network across the Indo-Pacific.

3.1/10·The Diplomat·Tokyo, Tokyo

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan52d ago

Soy sauce, shōyu in Japanese, is such a common condiment and ingredient that its important role in building the flavors of the standard Japanese table can often be overlooked. A glimpse of some of the ways shōyu makes its presence felt in Japanese cuisine.

3.1/10·Nippon.com

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan52d ago

The headliner on the first day of KCON is INI American reporter "like a knife"

3.1/10·Asahi Shimbun (ja)

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan52d ago

While the products can be imported for personal use, selling it in Japan violates the pharmaceutical and medical device law.

3.1/10·Japan Times

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Supply ChainUpdate🇯🇵Japan53d ago

The soybean is the building block of tōfu and eaten as-is as edamame, but perhaps its most important use in Japanese cuisine is as the core ingredient of shōyu, or soy sauce.

3.1/10·Nippon.com

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