At least nine people were killed when a South Korean-flagged vessel capsized off Japan, South Korea's foreign ministry said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
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The Bank of Japan raised interest rates this week, but traders seem pretty sure that rate hikes aren't going to become a regular event. The Nikkei Stock Average rose 2% to a new closing record of ...
What is that high-pitched alarm my phone makes before an earthquake in Japan?
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American troops team up with local church to feed homeless people in Tokyo
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Japan shares scale record high, yen rebounds as Fed out-doves BOJ
Japan's Nikkei share average hit a record high on Thursday and the yen rebounded from a four-month low, after the U.S. Federal Reserve stuck to its easing path despite recent heated inflation readings ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Isuzu Motors to produce EV pickup trucks in Thailand
Japanese automaker Isuzu Motors plans to use Thailand as a production base for an electric version of its D-MAX pickup truck, with a plan to start exports next year, a Thai government spokesperson ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, playing “the most free” since returning to tour, charges into Miami second round
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Open-source AI models released by Tokyo lab Sakana founded by former Google researchers
Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup founded by two prominent former Google researchers, released AI models on Wednesday it said were built using a novel method inspired by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Struck by Earthquake A Reminder of Nature’s Power and Resilience
Japan was shaken by a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3, sending ripples of concern across the nation. The quake, which struck around 9:08 a.m., originated in southern Ibaraki ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Consider Bitcoin Investment After Setting Interest Rates at 0%
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Japan’s Nikkei hits record high; near 41,000 in aftermath of BOJ
Investing.com-- Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose sharply to record highs on Thursday as investors remained largely optimistic about a dovish Bank of Japan despite the central bank’s first rate hike in 17 ...
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki says monitoring FX with high sense of urgency
Japan's finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday the government is watching currency market moves with "a high sense of urgency", as the yen has fallen to four-month-lows beyond 151 per ...
Japan’s exports grow for third straight month as trade deficit shrinks to $2.5 billion
Japan’s exports rose 7.8% in February, as shipments continued to expand in cars and electrical machinery, according to government data released Thursday.
Japan logs 2.5 billion U.S. dollars trade deficit in February on record exports
TOKYO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Japan's trade deficit shrank by roughly 60 percent from a year earlier to 379.4 billion yen (2.5 billion U.S. dollars) in February, helped by record exports, government ...
Japan watching foreign exchange moves with urgency: finance chief
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is closely monitoring foreign exchange moves "with a high sense of urgency," Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday after the yen hit a four-month low to the U.S. dollar ...