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New ground is broken for women in politics in a small Japanese town.
Only a few tiny cities in Japan have been able to elect women, unlike the rest of the nation.
Men controlled more than 80% of the seats in the nation's city councils and assembly as of 2021. However, voters in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, a suburb of Osaka, awarded 14 of 26 seats t...
Microsoft's data center in southeastern Wisconsin receives board approval
Plans for a giant Microsoft data center have been approved by village officials in the southeast Wisconsin town that is home to the vast campus of the world's largest electronics manufacturer.
Plans for a giant Microsoft data center have been approved by village officials in the sou...
More MPs are supporting the expansion of Australia's cyclone reinsurance plan to include fire and flood coverage
Flood-affected towns have asked for the Commonwealth's proposed cyclone reinsurance programme to be expanded to include additional natural catastrophes, according to state and federal MPs from both parties.
Even before the present crisis, many people hit by Australia's recent ea...
A TOWN IN JAPAN TO PROVIDE GIFT CERTIFICATE WHO RECEIVES COVID-19 VACCINE
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- A town in Japan to provide gift certificate who receives COVID-19 vaccine.
- Miyashiro town from Saitama prefecture has made the announcement for its residents.
- The municipal govt. aims to secure $570,000 for the scheme in ...
CHINA TOWN IN SINGAPORE SHUTS OFF LIGHTS AS COVID CASES EMERGE
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- The Chinese New Year streetlamp up won't be turned on for four days as a feature of extra apportions to all the more likely space jams in Chinatown, said the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE)
In a public statem...
KUSATSU TOWN IN GUNMA PREFECTURE - MAYOR ALLEGED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
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- Kusatsu town in Gunma Prefecture - mayor alleged of sexual assault.
- The mayor Nobutada Kuroiwa has denied the sexual allegations.
- A former assemblywoman accused Kuroiwa of forcing her to have an intimate relationship with...
ANTI-VIRUS MEASURE COSTS IN TOKYO OLYMPICS LIKELY TO BE BORNE BY JAPAN GOVT.
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- Anti-virus measure costs in Tokyo Olympics likely to be borne by Japan Govt.
- The Japan Sports Agency is in process of allocating about 13 billion yen.
- The amount has been earmarked for 3rd supplementary budget for th...
HOKKAIDO VILLAGE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TO SUBMIT BILL TO BAN NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL
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- Hokkaido village assembly members to submit a bill to ban nuclear waste disposal.
- Five out of eight assembly members will introduce the bill on Dec.15 at the regular session.
- The bill includes provisions on refusing to al...
SOFTBANK CORP. SUBSIDIARY TO LAUNCH THE FIRST AUTONOMOUS BUS SERVICE IN JAPAN
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- SoftBank Corp. subsidiary to launch the first autonomous bus service in Japan.
- The company will launch the starting Thursday.
- The passenger bus can carry 9 people and drive around 20 kms per hour.
- The autonomou...
HOKKAIDO LOCALS BLAME GOVT. ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ PLAN THE CAUSE OF COVID-19 CASES
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- Hokkaido locals blame govt. ‘Go To Travel’ plan the cause of COVID-19 cases.
- The prefecture recorded a daily high of 236 COVID-19 cases as of Nov.12.
- The cluster of infections occurred at an eatery in the town...
COLORADO WILDFIRE CONTINUES WREAKING HAVOC, FORCES EVACUATIONS
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• This wildfire forced the entire evacuation of the town of Grand Lake, located about 30 miles northwest of Boulder in the Rockies that has population of around 400 people
• The East Troublesome Fire increased significantly in size, growing to over 125,602...
SAMSUNG TEAMS UP WITH D’STRICT TO PRODUCE TELLING DIGITAL SIGNAGE OPTIONS
- Samsung Electronics on Monday announced its partnership with d’strict, a local content producer for digital media, to strengthen its attractive signage business by providing digital content customized to customers.
- The content company created cascading sea waves on the 1,...
RESEARCHERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON JAPANESE WATERS
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- Researchers are worried about the effects of Global Warming on Japanese waters.
- Seaweed beds have disappeared from the waters off Kyonan in Chiba Prefecture.
- Japanese Meteorological Agency has reported seawater temperatu...
SOUTHERN REGION OF GUJARAT JOLTED BY AN EARTHQUAKE OF 3.3 MAGNITUDE
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• The epicenter of this earthquake was located 7 kilometers in east-south-east of Bharuch town
• No loss of life or property was reported in the quake said the District Collector of Bharuch, Dr MD Modiya
• The tremor was recorded at 5:20 p.m...
SINGAPORE FACES HURDLES IN SAFE DISTANCING
- Singapore face hitches as citizens flout rules in safe distancing measures on first day of circuit-breaker month.
- The authorities concerned issued something like 7000 hand-written warnings to citizens of Singapore.
Singapore issued something like 7000 written ...
MALL IN SINGAPORE SHUTS DOWN JAPAN FOOD TOWN
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- Wisma Atria closed down Japan Food Town over non-payment of “sums”
- The space developers of the mall have already received external applications as replacements
Japan Food Town located on the fourth floor of th...
LOTTE SHOPPING CLOSING DOWN 200 SHOPS IN THE NEXT 3 YEARS
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- Lotte Shopping, country’s fifth largest conglomerate
- Dropping business in sales
- Massive competition from e-commerce rivals, COVID-19 outbreak
The retail giant of South Korea, Lotte Shopping which o...
In these five US towns, construction is prospering
According to a new report, the US production sector has recently contracted to its lowest level since the financial crisis. Nevertheless, the industry continues to thrive in some American cities.
In 2018, 12.8 million jobs were created in the industry, up from 12.3 million in 2014, acco...
Ancient Roman walls harmed during construction of luxury hotels
In the collapse of an ancient Roman City wall in Chester, an iconic feature of the city, private developers building luxury hotel apartments in England are being taken to task for their part.
Chester's ancient walls, on England's River Dee near the border with Wales, were first ...
SA sports shook by claimed doping by top race-walker
Games are an assortment of games that include aggressive running, hopping, tossing, and walking. The most well-known kinds of game rivalries are Olympic style events, street running, cross-country running, and race strolling. The consequences of dashing occasions are chosen by completing position...