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SENDAI, Japan -- Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings plans to start production of next-generation NAND flash memory chips next year at its foundry in Iwate prefecture, Nikkei has learned. [1]

Bird flu outbreaks in parts of Japan, Denmark trigger Hong Kong poultry bans Holbaek municipality in Denmark and Japan’s Iwate prefecture have been hit by outbreaks of highly pathogenic strains ![Outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 and H5 strains... [2]

TOKYO -- Powerful earthquakes that rocked Japan on Wednesday night left scars on transportation systems and supply chains in northeastern areas, raising concerns over a prolonged impact on the economy. [3]

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte greets supporters as he leaves a campaign rally attended by overseas Filipinos at Southorn Stadium in Hong Kong on March 9. [4]

TOKYO -- It has been 10 years since the March 11, 2011, earthquake and subsequent tsunami wreaked havoc and upended lives in the northeastern Japanese prefectures of Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate. [5]

TOKYO -- Toshiba, which ended the fiscal year through March 31 with shareholder equity at a negative 552.9 billion yen, has decided to build a new chip-making facility in northern Japan's Iwate Prefecture, the conglomerate announced on Wednesday. [6]

ArtsIn the footsteps of a famous 'Manyoshu' poet Japan's Masuda city sheds light on a famed collection of ancient poetry Iwami Kagura, a type of traditional theater based on Japanese mythology, was developed in the area of Iwami which surrounds Masud... [7]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-11 · 43% match

Japan's Kioxia to make next-gen memory chips for AI data centers in 2026

SENDAI, Japan -- Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings plans to start production of next-generation NAND flash memory chips next year at its foundry in Iwate prefecture, Nikkei has learned.

[2] MM www.scmp.com · 2026-02-23 · 30% match

Bird flu outbreaks in parts of Japan, Denmark trigger Hong Kong poultry bans

Bird flu outbreaks in parts of Japan, Denmark trigger Hong Kong poultry bans Holbaek municipality in Denmark and Japan’s Iwate prefecture have been hit by outbreaks of highly pathogenic strains ![Outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 and H5 strains

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-03-17 · 33% match

Earthquake derails Japan's bullet train, cuts supply chains

TOKYO -- Powerful earthquakes that rocked Japan on Wednesday night left scars on transportation systems and supply chains in northeastern areas, raising concerns over a prolonged impact on the economy.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-03-14 · 30% match

Through the Lens: Philippine ex-President Duterte sent to The Hague after ICC arrest and more - Nikkei Asia

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte greets supporters as he leaves a campaign rally attended by overseas Filipinos at Southorn Stadium in Hong Kong on March 9.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-03-11 · 30% match

Japan quake and tsunami survivors a decade on

TOKYO -- It has been 10 years since the March 11, 2011, earthquake and subsequent tsunami wreaked havoc and upended lives in the northeastern Japanese prefectures of Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-09-06 · 30% match

Toshiba to build new chip facility in northern Japan

TOKYO -- Toshiba, which ended the fiscal year through March 31 with shareholder equity at a negative 552.9 billion yen, has decided to build a new chip-making facility in northern Japan's Iwate Prefecture, the conglomerate announced on Wednesday.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-08-25 · 30% match

In the footsteps of a famous 'Manyoshu' poet

ArtsIn the footsteps of a famous 'Manyoshu' poet Japan's Masuda city sheds light on a famed collection of ancient poetry Iwami Kagura, a type of traditional theater based on Japanese mythology, was developed in the area of Iwami which surrounds Masud

[8] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 34% match

Goh to Meet Than Shwe in Naypyidaw

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