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Three-quarters of Japan firms view US trade deal favourably, Reuters poll shows

By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Three-quarters of Japanese firms have a favourable view of the latest tariff deal with ...

Bessent says Japan 'behind the curve' in monetary tightening, in Bloomberg interview

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Japan is being late in handling monetary tightening during an interview with ...

McDonald’s Japan’s Pokemon card Happy Meals promotion comes to an unhappy end

TOKYO (AP) — Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, ...

2 Japanese boxers died from brain injuries after separate bouts at the same event

Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died after sustaining brain injuries during separate bouts on the same card ...

Powered By AI Boom, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Reclaims Position As Japan’s Richest Person

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son reclaimed the crown as Japan’s richest person with shares of his Tokyo-listed investment ...

Mets’ David Stearns popped up in Japan to scout slugger

Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is doing some scouting in Japan.

Mets’ David Stearns hits road to scout highly touted Japanese slugger

Mets’ David Stearns was spotted Tuesday in Japan, where he was scouting Munetaka Murakami, a slugging corner infielder for ...
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Japan's Best Food Destination Is Less Than 2 Hours From Tokyo—and It Has a Cat Island, Samurai History, and Bubbling Mountain Hot Springs

Tohoku is just two hours from Tokyo and spans six prefectures—it's one of the country's most underrated destinations. Here's ...
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Tokyo Banana becomes sweet symbol of Japan’s capital

One can’t walk around Tokyo without spotting them, light yellow boxes tied with gold ribbons, each holding soft banana shaped ...