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Wind chime market in Kawasaki, Japan, brings together art, color and sound
The annual chime market is happening now through July 21 at the Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple in Kawasaki, Japan. This is ...
Japan holds US tariff talks with Lutnick, eyes meeting with Bessent
Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on U.S. tariffs on ...
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A U.S.-Japan Trade Impasse as Ishiba Faces Another Election
Throughout the spring, Ishiba battled to reach a deal on the government’s budget and to assuage concerns among the public ...
Seven & i shows Japan M&A is still not easy, even with better governance
Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings has again lived up to a reputation for shrugging off investor calls for better returns.
Couche-Tard scraps $46 billion bid for Japan's Seven & i
Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard on Thursday pulled its $46 billion bid to buy Seven & i Holdings, saying the retailer ...
Korea's OCI, Japan's Tokuyama build $435M polysilicon Malaysian factory
S. Korean chemical giant OCI Holdings said that subsidiary OCI TerraSus and Japan's Tokuyama would build a ...
Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII
Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual ...
China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says
Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...
Japan calls China’s military activity its biggest strategic challenge
Japan has warned of escalating military threats from China in a new defense report. The report highlights China's growing ...
PLAVE’s ‘Kakurenbo’ Hits No. 1 as Mrs. GREEN APPLE Charts 23 Songs on Japan Hot 100
PLAVE ’s “Kakurenbo” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released July 16. The Japan debut single by ...
Bear roaming golf course halts play at tournament for second time in 2 months in Japan
The bear was spotted near the first tee at the Meiji Yasuda Ladies tournament at Sendai Classic Golf Club in northern Japan.
Japan and India To Unveil New Bullet Train in High-Speed Rail Collaboration
India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will become the launch site for Japan's next-generation E10 Shinkansen bullet trains. The Indian Ministry of Railways announced on Monday that the E10 ...