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Japan's ex-top FX diplomat expects yen to rise near 140 by year-end
A narrowing U.S.-Japan interest rate gap, rather than any effort by President Donald Trump to weaken the dollar, will likely ...
Japanese court rejects damage claims against utility executives over Fukushima disaster
A Japanese court has ruled former executives at the utility managing the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ...
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Japan sells stockpiled rice, but households see little relief
The Japanese government has started releasing low-cost rice from its emergency stockpiles as market prices soar to record ...
Japan curry shops see record bankruptcies as rice prices soar
TOKYO (Bloomberg): A record number of curry shops in Japan went out of business in the past year, as purveyors of one of the ...
Japan says emergency rice imports, other options considered to stabilise prices
Japan said on Friday that "all options" were being considered to stabilise rice prices, including the use of up to 100,000 ...
Annual births fall to another record low in Japan as its population emergency deepens
The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899. The government data ...
Japan's Birth Rate Crisis Worsens
Japan's steadily declining births and overall aging population present serious long-term risks, threatening to sap the ...
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Enter the QUIRKY world of Joypolis, Tokyo! Japan’s weird indoor theme park #shorts
Dive into the quirky world of Joypolis in Tokyo! Explore Japan's unique indoor theme park that defies expectations with its ...
Where a Michelin-starred Japanese chef eats, drinks and shops in Tokyo
Shingo Akikuni is best known as the chef at SHINGO, a one-Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant in Miami. He grew up in Japan ...
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CITIES IN PERIL: Two decades of change are testing Tokyo’s resilience
By bno - Taipei Office Over the past two decades, Japan has emerged as both a victim of and a laboratory for climate change ...