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Japan Witnesses Biggest Population Drop On Record

Japan saw a massive drop in population in 2021 as the number dropped by 6,44,000. It is the biggest decline ever recorded in Japanese history. The population in Japan has been dipping for eleven years straight, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The ministry explained that the deaths outnumbered the births, and the number of citizens leaving the country was greater than those immigrating to Japan.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 - 07:20 PM / by Varun Das

Tags: Japan, population, population control, japanese, Japanese government

Courtesy: ANI

Japan Government and ICO lay rules for Tokyo Olympics

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Tokyo Olympics Denies Overseas Spectators, Permits 10000 Domestic

Analysing the risk of organising an event without viewers, Olympic authorities have limited domestic spectators to 10000 and suspended overseas viewers. Forbidding the shout and making face masks compulsory, the Japanese government and ICO gave rules for the Olympics. However, VIPs, school students, people from the corporate sector, sponsors, and delegates don't comprise this list of spectators. Notably, a state of emergency could reduce the… read-more

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 - 11:20 AM / by Vanshika Sharma

Tags: Tokyo Olympics, Olympics, Covid-19, Spectators, Japanese government

Courtesy: Times Of India

US tech giant Apple

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Japan Claims Of Antitrust Violations; Forms Panel To Issue Guidelines

The Japanese market has been facing several allegations of Antitrust violations, over the Apple's iOS and Google's Android which offers most of the smartphone's operating system. Meanwhile, the government has planned to form a panel to probe the connection between domestic smartphone manufacturers as well as both the US tech giants. However, the government might issue strong antitrust guidelines, if the panel finds out any distrustful… read-more

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 - 01:25 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: Apple, Google, Japan, Japanese government

Courtesy: NDTV Gadgets 360