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TOKYO -- Japan's import of cheese for the month of April grew 34% on the year, in what is seen as the fruits of free-trade deals the country has signed in recent years. Entering year two of the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei ended at a fresh six-week high on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve signalled it was ready to cut interest rates to support the economy, but gains were capped by a stronger ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- People aged 75 or older caused more than double the number of fatal traffic accidents than those younger than them in 2018, a Japanese government report showed Friday ... ( read original story ...)

The IHS Markit/Nikkei Flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to a seasonally adjusted 49.5 in June from a final 49.8 in the previous month. The index was at its lowest since ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei edged lower in choppy trade on Friday as investors awaited cues from U.S.-China trade talks, while oil and mining shares were in demand amid rising ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei rose on Thursday and hovered at six-week highs after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it was ready to cut interest rates to support the economy, but gains ... ( read original story ...)

Sansan Inc., whose initial public offering on Wednesday was Japan’s biggest this year, plans to prioritize revenue growth rather than profitability in the near future, Chief Financial Officer Muneyuki ... ( read original story ...)

The ticket demand is a sharp difference from recent Olympics. Tokyo organizers reported 7.5 million Japanese residents applied for tickets in the three-week lottery. According to the city’s initial ... ( read original story ...)

Somewhere off to the side is Uber (NYSE:UBER), which is in limbo while it recovers from a controversial botched IPO process ... tentatively set to meet in Osaka. These discussions are very ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's new emperor will announce his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne before dignitaries from 195 foreign countries in October, according to the outline of the enthronement ritual ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan will introduce the strictest screening standard to date of defense contractors, going as far as checking which country the contractor studied abroad, to prevent sensitive ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan left monetary policy unchanged Thursday and maintained a pledge to keep ultra-low rates in place until at least spring 2020 amid persistent trade tensions between the U.S. and China. ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka joins the company alongside Clean Beauty Ambassador, Hailey Bieber , Global Beauty Ambassador, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and fellow Power of Good Ambassador, Letitia Wright . Ranked No. 1 in ... ( read original story ...)

Slovenia has similar challenges to Japan in terms of huge government debts and an aging population, and both countries can learn from each other, Slovenian Finance Minister Andrej Bertoncelj said this ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday, preferring to save its dwindling ammunition, as a darkening global growth outlook prompts other major central banks to drop ... ( read original story ...)

... of the Kinki Local Finance Bureau of the Finance Ministry and officials of the Financial Bureau in Tokyo as well as the West Japan Civil Aviation Bureau in Osaka. Officials of the Kinki Local ... ( read original story ...)