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Japan is selling top-of-the-line warships to another key US ally. What that means for the highly contested Pacific
Australia this week announced a $6.5 billion deal to buy advanced warships from Japan, a move that can go a long way to ...
Japan's deepening political woes cloud budget, rate hike timing
Japan's deepening political uncertainty risks prolonging policy paralysis that could affect the drafting of next year's ...
Torrential rains in southern Japan cause flooding, mudslides and travel disruptions
Heavy rains on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu have caused flooding and mudslides. The downpours on Monday injured several ...
Japan used to be a tech giant. Why is it stuck with fax machines and ink stamps?
When you think of Tokyo, you might think of neon-lit skyscrapers and its world-famous bullet train system, or films like ...
Japan moves to evacuate millions of people as torrential rain triggers flooding and landslides
Torrential rain triggered severe flooding and landslides across Japan ’s Kyushu region on Monday, forcing authorities to call ...
Heavy rains in southern Japan cause flooding and mudslides, leaving several people missing
The Japan Meteorological Agency early Monday issued the highest warning levels in Kumamoto Prefecture. The Fire and Disaster ...
Japan Issues Update on Population 'Emergency'
The country's total fertility rate fell to 1.15 in 2024 from 1.2 the previous year, despite extensive local and central ...
Japan’s Kumamoto Lifts Some Evacuation Orders as Rain Eases
Authorities in Japan’s southwestern Kumamoto Prefecture have issued a series of evacuation orders due to heavy rain, ...
Japan's July aluminium stocks down 0.4% m/m, Marubeni says
Aluminium stocks at three major Japanese ports fell to 315,400 metric tons at the end of July, down 0.4% from the previous ...
Mets’ David Stearns popped up in Japan to scout slugger
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is doing some scouting in Japan.