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Asia: Shares rise as Japan politics weigh on yen
Asian markets rose on Monday (Sep 8), with Tokyo up nearly two per cent after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to resign…
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102-year-old becomes oldest person to climb Mount Fuji
The Brief Kokichi Akuzawa reached the top of Mount Fuji at age 102 on Aug. 5, Guinness World Records confirmed. He climbed with family and…
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Trump’s Trade Deal With Japan Has One Awfully Unusual Requirement
Joining them, former Representative Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts, the health secretary’s nephew, took to X Friday, calling his uncle…
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Photo shows former Japanese leader kneeling in apology in Seoul, not Nanjing
China's announcement that former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama will attend a massive military parade on September 3 to mark the…
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MUFG to launch 100 billion yen Japan real estate fund
The new fund is the latest in a run of Japanese property fund launches this year, as real estate prices climb and the central bank looks…
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Why are there no trash cans on Tokyo streets? As a first-time tourist, I had to find out
Japan has a reputation for being one of the cleanest countries in the world. Trains sparkle, sidewalks are pristine, and even in Tokyo’s…
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Buffett’s Berkshire lifts stakes in Japan trading houses, buoys shares
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has raised its stakes in Mitsubishi and Mitsui & Co, according to the Japanese trading houses,…
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CapitaLand Ascott Trust acquires three rental housing properties in Japan for 4 billion yen
CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas) has acquired three rental housing properties in Japan for a total of 4 billion yen, said managers of the…
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From vultures to defenders, Japan private equity deals head for record year
Take-private deals in Japan are likely to hit a record high this year, exceeding the US$40.3 billion total racked up in 2023, according to…
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Abandoned suitcases are becoming a surprising problem for travelers in Japan
I’ve been lucky to visit Japan multiple times. It is an incredible country and every trip I make, I am struck by how polite, clean and…
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German foreign minister sees Indonesia and Japan as key to business
Indonesia and Japan are key countries in Asia for the German economy, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Thursday at the end of a…
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McDonald’s Japan scraps ‘One Piece’ promotion after Pokemon frenzy
NALD’S Japan has cancelled a promotion based on the classic One Piece manga series, after a similar Pokemon-themed campaign sparked a…
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Bank of Japan chief’s dogged caution tempers board’s hawkish instincts
In 2024, Kazuo Ueda delivered Japan‘s first interest rate hike in 17 years, a bold shift for a central bank once dominated by advocates of…
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Dramatic mudslide clip filmed in Japan, not Pakistan
Relentless rains across northern Pakistan have triggered deadly flooding and landslides, but footage of thick mud crashing onto buildings…
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McDonald's Japan's Pokemon card Happy Meals promotion comes to an unhappy end
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Blackstone makes first hire for Japan private credit origination
The Japanese market has become a vital source of money for private credit funds, as investors from high-net-worth individuals to insurers…
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Japan alarmed over recent FX moves, its finance minister says
Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday (Aug 1) that its authorities have been alarmed over recent foreign exchange moves,…
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Enough apologies: How Japan is shaking its price hike phobia
When Japanese ice pop maker Akagi Nyugyo raised its prices a meagre 10 yen in 2016, its sombre-faced management appeared in a one-minute…
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Trump’s Big Trade Deal With Japan Is Already Falling Apart
Despite Maxwell’s crimes, as Rolling Stone reported Thursday, “the Trump administration and the president’s allies in Congress seem to…
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American Car Companies Are Pissed About Trump’s Japan Trade Deal
U.S. automakers are reporting that Trump’s trade deal with Japan is favoring Japanese automakers over them in yet another reneging on the…
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Bank of Japan watchers still predict next rate hike in October or January
Bank of Japan (BOJ) watchers increasingly expect authorities to raise the benchmark interest rate either in October or January, according…
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MPACT to dispose two office buildings in Japan for 8.7 billion yen
The move is not expected to have a material impact on the trust’s net asset value as at Mar 31, 2026 Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust…
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Japan vows more US rice imports within tariff-free quota
Japan will import more rice from the United States but within the existing tariff-free quota, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on…
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The Best Places to Visit in Japan
The best places to visit in Japan shouldn’t be limited to Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. While the popular triangle is certainly convenient—and…