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The city in Nagasaki Pref decides not to request a government survey of a nuclear waste site.
Wednesday, the mayor of Tsushima, a city in southwestern Japan, announced his decision not to apply to the state for a preliminary survey to determine the city's suitability to host an underground disposal site for highly radioactive refuse from nuclear power production.
"There...
Initial Jobless Claims Hit 219k Last Week
According to Thursday's report from the Labor Department, the number of first claims for unemployment benefits jumped by 29,000 to 219,000.
That's down from the corrected figure of 191,000 the week before. Meanwhile, the 4-week moving average was up 250 from the previous period,...
After a heated disagreement, a passenger hits an American Airlines flight attendant
An American Airlines customer who was detained has been permanently barred from flying. Why, I hear you ask? According to a social media video that has gone viral, the passenger can be seen hitting a flight attendant. He was making his way to Los Angeles from the Mexican city of Los Cabos. On Sep...
ITZY MADE HISTORY WITH THEIR LATEST HIT SINGLE
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- ITZY, the South Korean music band, has been on the top charts with their new album called “Guess Who?”.
- The lead single “In The Morning” has helped them to reach the rank they have never reached before.
- T...
HITACHI LOOKING TO SELL ITS SUBSIDIARY HITACHI METALS LTD.
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- Hitachi looking to sell its subsidiary Hitachi Metals Ltd.
- Hitachi is in talks with U.S private equity fund Bain Capital for the same.
- Hitachi will also negotiate with Japan Industrial Partners Inc. for the sale. <...
HITACHI LTD. TO BUY U.S GLOBALLOGIC INC. FOR $9.6 BILLION
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- Hitachi Ltd. to buy U.S GlobalLogic Inc. for $9.6 billion.
- The acquisition is said to strengthen Hitachi’s digital operations in its wide range of business.
- Previously the deal was expected to close by end of July 2...
BTS ACHIEVES ANOTHER MILESTONE; GLOBAL RECORDING ARTIST OF 2020
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- BTS achieves another milestone; Global Recording Artists of 2020.
- The group becomes the first act performing in a non-English language to achieve the award.
- This award is being given to the best-selling artist of the year...
BIG HIT ENT. AND UMG ANNOUNCES TO DEBUT A NEW K-POP GROUP IN THE U.S
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- Big Hit Ent. And UMG announces to debut a new K-pop group in the U.S.
- The two company heads and executives announced the new project via an online platform.
- The project will find a new boy group through a global audition ...
NASHVILLE: MAN KILLED IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH ON THE 1400 BLOCK OF GALLATIN PIKE
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• The Metro police said a man lost his life after being hit by a hit-and-run driver on Christmas Eve on the 1400 block of Gallatin Pike
• 55-year-old Logan was standing in the center turn lane at the time of being struck by a southbound charcoal-colored Do...
BTS’ HIGH-OCTANE PERFORMANCE PRECEDED BY GLITZY AWARDS HAUL AT MAMA 2020
- With high-octane electrifying performances highlighting BTS introduction and winning trophies at major music awards around the world, BTS picked up the coveted prize at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the striking year-end music awards show in the K-pop industry, held late Sunday.
INFORMATION SECURITY EXPERTS REPORT 607 COMPANIES IN JAPAN WERE HIT BY CYBERATTACKS
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- Information security experts report 607 companies in Japan were hit by cyberattacks.
- Many major firms and government agencies in Japan was hit by cyberattack this year.
- Staff IDs, passwords, and other authentication data ...
BTS TO PERFORM AT BIG HIT’S NEW YEAR’S EVE GIG FOR WIDE-EYED SPECTATORS
- K-pop megastar BTS is ready to appear in a New Year’s Eve show coordinated by its organization, Big Hit Entertainment, the office mark declared Thursday.
- Big Hit Entertainment, which conjointly runs an eponymous mark, said the seven-part act will be remembered for the arr...
JAPANESE COMPANIES INTRODUCING EARLY RETIREMENT GREW IN FISCAL 2020
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- Japanese companies introducing early retirement grew in fiscal 2020.
- An independent survey was conducted by a research firm to study the above.
- Early retirement was offered by 72 listed companies as of Oct.29.
- ...
TOKYO STOCKS OPENED LOWER ON MONDAY
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- Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 156.53 points.
- Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE was down at 7.79 points.
- Stock issues saw a decline in securities ...
HITACHI ANNOUNCES ABOLISHMENT OF ‘HANKO’ SEALS FOR INTERNAL PAPERWORK BY 2022
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- Hitachi announces the abolishment of ‘hanko’ seals for internal paperwork by 2022.
- It intends to do so by March 2022 and also reduce paper copies by 70 percent.
- The company also intends to slash the number of ...
INTERNET PEPPERED WITH HANGEUL PHRASES FROM ADORING K-POP FANS
- Korean Language is lately finding many buyers with the language becoming Internet’s favourite adoration.
- The language is peppered with comments coming their way from adoring international fans of K-Pop. It is nonetheless their lyrics that have found its way to the heart o...
JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROGEN POWERED TRAINS BY TOYOTA, HITACHI, AND EAST JR CO.
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- Joint development of Hydrogen powered trains by Toyota, Hitachi, and East JR Co.
- Toyota will develop the fuel cell power unit on the test train.
- Hitachi will produce a hybrid drive system that supplies electric power.
SOUTH KOREAN CHIPMAKERS WITNESS BUSY SEASONS AMIDST US SANCTIONS ON SMIC
- South Korea's chipmakers couldn’t be a happier lot as they stand to gain the maximum from the United States' export restrictions against China's leading foundry firm, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), analysts here said Saturday.
- Th...
TRUCK HITS CYCLIST IN BRUSSELS PEDESTRIAN ZONE
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- A cyclist was injured in a collision when a truck illegally drove into the pedestrian zone of Brussels.
- Police is investigating the matter.
A 34-year old cyclist was severely injured in a collision when a truck illegally d...
HITACHI LTD. CONFIRMS EXIT FROM THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PROJECT IN BRITAIN
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- Hitachi Ltd. confirms exit from the nuclear power plant project in Britain.
- The Tokyo based company will exit the $28 billion project deal.
- Hitachi was to construct two reactors on the island of Anglesey in northern Wales...