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New ‘Dreams Take Flight’ Hangar Stage Show Coming to Tokyo DisneySea in 2025
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Japan: Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan’s No. 2 opposition party
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Tokyo offers four-day work week to ‘boost fertility’
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Teva to divest Teva-Takeda business venture in Japan to JKI
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AI beats experts in predicting future quality of ‘mini-organs’
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Japan’s Nippon Steel sets sights on a growing overseas market in its bid to acquire US Steel
The world through steel,” underlining why Japan’s top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel. ( read original story ...)
Starbucks in Japan to ditch paper straws for plant-based biomass plastic in 2025
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Nikkei index snaps 4-day win streak on caution before U.S. jobs data
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Japan’s main opposition leader calls for gradual BOJ rate hikes
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Tokyo government gives workers 4-day workweek to boost fertility, family time
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Ex-Saudi diplomat investigated for allegedly groping woman at Tokyo nightclub
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Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy to sell forklift unit Logisnext
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is preparing to sell Tokyo-listed forklift unit Mitsubishi Logisnext, Nikkei learned Friday, as the group ramps up efforts to boost capital efficiency.