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How Japan—and Other U.S. Allies—Can Work Around America
For Japan and many other countries, the vulnerability that comes with relying on U.S. markets has become startlingly clear.
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 ...
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 ...
Inside Tokyo’s Renkō-ji Temple: The final resting place of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
Renkō-ji Temple in Tokyo quietly safeguards an urn believed to contain the ashes of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, fueling ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Meet Yoshihiro Shimamura: The Lowkey Film & TV Investor Set On Changing Japan’s Entertainment Industry For The Better
EXCLUSIVE: With businesses spanning across broadcasting, real estate, the space industry and consulting, Japanese investor ...
Shigeo Nagashima, known in Japan as ‘Mr. Pro Baseball,’ dies at 89
Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during ...
Japan's Birth Rate Crisis Worsens
Japan's steadily declining births and overall aging population present serious long-term risks, threatening to sap the ...