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Officials muttered into mobile phones, checking their tallies of votes — then the room erupted as the news came through: Osaka had won the right to host the 2025 World Expo. Japan’s second city, ... ( read original story ...)

As the storm passed and video footage filtered in, TV viewers were transfixed by scenes of chaos at Kansai International Airport, which sits on an artificial island in Osaka Bay. An oil tanker, adrift ... ( read original story ...)

You might not know this, but if you've paid taxes in Japan over the past 20 years, you've helped cause the greatest improvement in the human condition in history. Let me explain. Since leaving my ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A panel report from Japan's financial regulator estimates ... to start building up assets on their own. Nikkei surveyed major online brokerages about the changes they have seen since ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s foreign minister has warned the UK could lose Japanese investment if the next prime minister takes Britain out of the EU without a deal. Taro Kono issued a stark plea to Tory leadership ... ( read original story ...)

AOMORI, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Thursday the central bank must be vigilant to heightening risks to its economic growth forecast, underlining the stiff ... ( read original story ...)

India and Japan are jointly launching a $187 million (Rs 1,298 crore) startup fund-of-funds (FoF) to invest in over 100 technology startups in India with focus on ventures working in the fields of ... ( read original story ...)

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday officially took over the boxing qualification and competition for next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics and suspended international boxing federation AIBA ... ( read original story ...)

However, the Osaka G20 meetings on June 28-29 are the main risk to a straightforward rollover of the cuts. A bearish outcome in Japan could force a late change to the OPEC calculus, which is one ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei food isn’t something the average Torontonian is familiar with. Japanese restaurants sprout in all corners of the city, dishing out sushi, ramen, and skewered izakaya fare. However, Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Nearly three years ago, the Bank of Japan said it would fix the yield of the 10-year Japanese government bond around zero. It was a rare move, since central banks usually wield their power by ... ( read original story ...)

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's markets watchdog will likely recommend that the financial regulator fine Nissan Motor Co up to 4 billion yen ($37 million) over the alleged underreporting of former Chairman ... ( read original story ...)

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But he also has to steer the discussions on protectionism and other difficult topics. G-20 finance ministers who gathered in Fukuoka in southern Japan earlier this month avoided using phrases such as ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, where it has failed to gain traction against local rivals like Aeon Co. and Seven & I Holdings Co., there was speculation that the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer was preparing to sell ... ( read original story ...)