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Japan's population is shrinking. Here's what it means – and what some are doing about it.
Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of ...
A man airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji returns to the slope days later and is rescued again
Police in Japan say that climber who was airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week ...
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Japan is test case for Trump's tariff deals, but talks may be tortuous
When Tokyo's top trade negotiator met U.S. President Donald Trump for tariff talks at the White House earlier this month, he presented him with a gold-colored piggy bank. One detail, seemingly ...
How does wrong-way driving like in fatal head-on crash in east Japan occur?
Two people died in a collision caused by a driver going the wrong way on an east Japan expressway April 26. Some 20% of the ...
Japan's JERA may consider Alaska as LNG supply option, executive says
JERA, Japan's top power generator, may consider Alaska as a potential source of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, an ...
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Official Trailer for 40th Anniversary of Kurosawa's 'Ran' Medieval Epic
"One of the most exquisite spectacles ever made." Rialto Pictures has unveiled a new trailer for the 40th anniversary ...
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Bank of Japan to hit pause on rate-hike path as economic risks mount
TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to signal a pause in policy normalisation this week as US tariffs heighten ...
Japan, Vietnam commit to free trade amid US tariff challenges; security co-op ‘should not target third party’
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba review the guard of honor at the ...
Shohei Ohtani tops Japan school textbook appearances as celebrity scandals worry publishers
Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has emerged as the most featured celebrity in textbooks that have passed education ...