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Why has Japan set up a task force to deal with foreigners?
Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...
How US tariffs on Japan could impact Americans playing Nintendo video games
For Americans who were awaiting the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, the delay of U.S. pre-orders for the gaming console ...
Japan provides reality check for Couche-Tard's grand retail dream
Tard's attempt to create a global convenience store behemoth was set back when it pulled its $46 billion bid for Seven & i , ...
Japan's core inflation cools in June as expected, coming down from 29-month high as rice prices ease
Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of ...
Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII
Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual ...
Global shares firm as US consumer holds up, yen weak ahead of Japan vote
Global shares were on track for weekly gains on Friday as robust U.S. economic data and corporate earnings this week tempered ...
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China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says
Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...
Japan Official Urges China to Expand Foreign Investment Quota
A Japanese government official called on China to expand a program allowing certain mainland investors to put more money ...
Japan's markets brace for election impact on JGBs, yen
By Junko Fujita and Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Heading into the most consequential Japanese upper house election in ...
Wind chime market in Kawasaki, Japan, brings together art, color and sound
The annual chime market is happening now through July 21 at the Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple in Kawasaki, Japan. This is ...