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David Geraghty Appointed President of Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America
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Tokyo stocks close higher on hopes for brisk earnings
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Sumo: Terunofuji, Ichinojo continue to lead at COVID-hit Nagoya meet
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The Tokyo Games had a final cost of 1.42 trillion yen (10.12 billion euros), double the initial estimated cost in 2013, according to official figures. The spike in the price was a result of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs preparation step for Fukushima plant water release
Japan’s nuclear regulator on Friday approved details of a planned release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea next year. The approval by the ... ( read original story ...)
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Japan plans to release Fukushima water into sea
The Japanese government announced on Friday that the country's nuclear regulators approved the release of the water from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea. According ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns of rising global tension, Russia-China arms ties
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Aust coffee buzz, beer o’clock hits Tokyo
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Japan’s Nikkei ends at 6-week high as growth stocks jump
Japan's Nikkei index closed at a more than six-week high on Friday, led by growth stocks which tracked Wall Street's overnight gains and shipping firms which rose on their robust earnings. TOKYO, July ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan to cut this fiscal year’s economic growth forecast – Nikkei
The Japanese government is expected to cut its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2022 to about 2%, down sharply from a projection of 3.2% in January, the Nikkei business daily said on Friday. It ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to cut this fiscal year’s economic growth forecast – Nikkei
The Japanese government is expected to cut its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2022 to about 2 per cent, down sharply from a projection of 3.2 per cent in January, the Nikkei business daily said ...
Party official hosts Japanese international bank leader
Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Organizing Commission, received Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Japan ...
Japan finance minister Suzuki says need to watch risks of rising inflation on the economy
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Japan urges ‘highest level of vigilance’ as Omicron subvariant drives record Covid surge
People in Okinawa asked to avoid non-essential outings amid new wave of infections driven by highly transmissible BA.5 ... ( read original story ...)