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Japan and the United States have reached an agreement on trade in critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries, part of an effort to diversify supply chains and reduce reliance on China for strategically important resources. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA -- The president of Nagoya University here congratulated graduates with two speeches -- a chatbot version and one in his own words -- to encourage students to keep challenging themselves while ... ( read original story ...)

The bustling seaside city of Yokohama is located in Kanagawa Prefecture, only a 30-minute train ride from central Tokyo. This human-scale metropolis, which claims the moniker “Innovation City,” ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's health ministry reported 1,001 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Tuesday. The figure is up 124 from a week earlier. The ministry confirmed two deaths in the capital. It also said two ... ( read original story ...)

The seductively quirky sad-serious tone of the author is evident as a constellation of characters try and save the city – including a lost cat and a giant talkative frog ... ( read original story ...)

Harry Styles and actress Emily Ratajkowski sparked dating rumors after the two were spotted passionately kissing each other recently in Tokyo. Following the rumors, a source shared that the duo has ... ( read original story ...)

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest US trade news every morning. The US and Japan will sign a trade agreement covering critical minerals needed for electric car batteries on Tuesday, ( read original story ...)

Japanese banks have little risk of facing a situation like Credit Suisse Group AG’s recent Additional Tier 1 bonds wipeout, Japan’s finance minister reassured onlookers who may be concerned about their holdings. ( read original story ...)

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese banks' holdings of Additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds issued by Credit Suisse are small so the direct hit from them being written down to zero will be limited, ( read original story ...)

Russia's Defense Ministry says Moscow has test-fired anti-ship missiles in the Sea of Japan. The ministry said Tuesday that two boats launched a simulated missile attack on a mock enemy warship about 100 kilometers (60 miles) away. ( read original story ...)