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Japan's Nikkei Ends 6% Higher On Market Recovery Hopes

Japan's Nikkei Ends 6% Higher On Market Recovery Hopes (仕事)
REUTERS
 
Japan's Nikkei share average closed 6% higher on Tuesday, recovering from a 1-1/2-year low hit in the previous session, as investors scooped up stocks, encouraged by signs of a recovery o...

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Asian Markets Plunge As Japan's Nikkei 225 Index Dives Nearly 8% After Big Meltdown On Wall St

Asian Markets Plunge As Japan's Nikkei 225 Index Dives Nearly 8% After Big Meltdown On Wall St (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Asian shares nosedived on Monday after the meltdown Friday on Wall Street over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff hikes and the backlash from Beijing.
U.S. futures also signaled fur...

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3 Dead, 3 Rescued After Ambulance Helicopter Crashes In Sea In Southwestern Japan

3 Dead, 3 Rescued After Ambulance Helicopter Crashes In Sea In Southwestern Japan (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
A medical transport helicopter carrying a patient fell into the sea in southwestern Japan Sunday, leaving three of the six people aboard dead, the Japan coast guard said.
The pilot, H...

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Automatic Expressway Tollgates Knocked Out By System Failure

Automatic Expressway Tollgates Knocked Out By System Failure (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Automatic lanes at more than 90 expressway tollgates in Tokyo and six other prefectures were shut down Sunday due to a system outage.
Central Nippon Expressway Co. said it opened the a...

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METI to Support Firms Impacted by U.S. Tariff Policy; Safety Net for Enterprises to Be Expanded

METI to Support Firms Impacted by U.S. Tariff Policy; Safety Net for Enterprises to Be Expanded (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry is aiming to support companies likely to be affected by the United States’ reciprocal tariff policy.
Senior Vice Minister Yuichiro Koga was set...

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Japan To Play Major Defense Role During Taiwan Conflict, U.S. Expert Says

Japan To Play Major Defense Role During Taiwan Conflict, U.S. Expert Says (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan will play a major role under defense cooperation between the governments in Tokyo and Washington under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump if a conflict occurs in ...

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Verstappen Smashes Suzuka Record In Dominant Japanese GP Victory

Verstappen Smashes Suzuka Record In Dominant Japanese GP Victory (ニュース)
RACING NEWS
 
Max Verstappen turned in a brilliant display at Suzuka to claim his fourth-consecutive Japanese Grand Prix win, a new record at the circuit.
Max Verstappen controlled the Japanese Gra...

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Japan Defense Chief Vows To Enhance Transport Capacity With New Unit

Japan Defense Chief Vows To Enhance Transport Capacity With New Unit (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Sunday pledged to strengthen the Self-Defense Forces' transport capabilities to remote southern islands through a newly launched unit dedicated to mari...

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Businesses Operators in Japan Feeling More Anxious About U.S. High-Tariff Policy; Some Auto Parts Manufacturers Calling Situation ‘Life and Death’

Businesses Operators in Japan Feeling More Anxious About U.S. High-Tariff Policy; Some Auto Parts Manufacturers Calling Situation ‘Life and Death’ (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Businesses in Japan are feeling increasingly anxious about U.S. President Donald Trump’s high tariff policy.
Additional U.S. tariffs on imported automobiles took effect on Thursday, an...

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Prince Hisahito, 2nd In Line To Throne, Enters University

Prince Hisahito, 2nd In Line To Throne, Enters University (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, attended the entrance ceremony of the University of Tsukuba near Tokyo on Saturday.
The...

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‘Skyrocketing’ Demand For Matcha Raises Fears Of Shortage In Japan

‘Skyrocketing’ Demand For Matcha Raises Fears Of Shortage In Japan (ニュース)
THE GUARDIAN
 
Fuelled by social media, a global boom is outstripping production of the powdered green tea
The appearance of the vivid-green powder elicits smiles and appreciative sounds, and antic...

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Trump Tariffs May Push Down Japan's Economic Growth By Up To About 2%

Trump Tariffs May Push Down Japan's Economic Growth By Up To About 2% (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
U.S. President Donald Trump's substantially higher tariffs, including those on all car imports, are set to slow export-oriented Japan's annual economic expansion by up to around 2 per...

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Japan Remains Most Trusted Power In Southeast Asia: Survey

Japan Remains Most Trusted Power In Southeast Asia: Survey (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
A survey published Thursday by a Singaporean state-owned think tank said Japan remains the most trusted major power among respondents in Southeast Asia due to the country's "respectfu...

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Cooperation With Seoul Always Important Despite Yoon Ouster: Japan PM

Cooperation With Seoul Always Important Despite Yoon Ouster: Japan PM (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that the importance of bilateral cooperation with South Korea will not change, after President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted by the countr...

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Japan To Give $6m In Emergency Aid To Quake-Hit Myanmar

Japan To Give $6m In Emergency Aid To Quake-Hit Myanmar (ニュース)
UCA NEWS
 
Tokyo has also sent a 32-member Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team to Yangon to aid humanitarian efforts
Japan will provide US$6 million in emergency aid to assist victims of the recent ...

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