Japan inflation rises as new PM eyes economic package
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese inflation accelerated last month, official data showed Friday, ahead of a maiden policy speech by new ...
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Conservative Takaichi named Japan’s first woman PM
Tokyo (AFP) - Sanae Takaichi was named Japan's first woman prime minister Tuesday, with the social conservative saying she wanted ...
China hawk Takaichi named Japan’s first woman PM
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social ...
Tokyo stocks hit new record as markets extend global rally
Hong Kong (AFP) - Japanese stocks eked out another record Tuesday following the weekend election of a pro-stimulus advocate to ...
Paris stocks slide amid French political upheaval, Tokyo soars
New York (AFP) - Stock markets were mixed Monday as a deepening political crisis in France sent Paris into a ...
Tokyo stocks soar on Takaichi win, Paris sinks as French PM resigns
Hong Kong (AFP) - Tokyo stocks surged almost five percent to a record high Monday and the yen sank on ...
Floating wind power sets sail in Japan’s energy shift
Goto (Japan) (AFP) - Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of the country's ...
Japan inflation slows in August, rice price surges ease
Tokyo (AFP) - Inflation in Japan slowed to 2. 7 percent in August due partly to government energy subsidies, official ...
Lower US tariffs on Japan autos kick in
Tokyo (AFP) - Lower US tariffs on Japanese autos kicked in on Tuesday, as a relieved Tokyo welcomed the implementation ...
Top Japan start-up Sakana AI touts nature-inspired tech
Tokyo (AFP) - When David Ha started an AI company in Japan with his former Google colleague, they had a ...
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