Skidding Nissan to halt production at Japanese plant
Tokyo (AFP) - Struggling auto giant Nissan said Tuesday it will stop production at its plant at Oppama in Japan ...
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Japan’s World Barber Classic tries to bring back business
Tokyo (AFP) - Hundreds of rowdy spectators, many heavily tattooed, roared Monday at a Tokyo arena usually reserved for boxing ...
Japan’s sticky problem with Trump, tariffs and rice
Tokyo (AFP) - Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ...
Japan plans ‘world first’ deep-sea mineral extraction
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest ...
Asian markets mixed as trade deal cut-off looms
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets swung Wednesday amid trade war worries after Donald Trump said he would not push ...
Asian stocks rise on trade deal hopes, Tokyo hit by Trump warning
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks rose Tuesday amid optimism countries will strike US trade deals, but Tokyo's Nikkei sank ...
Global matcha ‘obsession’ drinks Japan tea farms dry
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - At a minimalist Los Angeles matcha bar, powdered Japanese tea is prepared with precision, ...
Global matcha ‘obsession’ drinks Japan tea farms dry
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - At a minimalist Los Angeles matcha bar, powdered Japanese tea is prepared with precision, ...
Rice prices double in Japan as inflation accelerates
Tokyo (AFP) - The price of rice doubled in Japan in the 12 months to May, data showed Friday, as ...
Stocks wobble as relief rally fades, Japan debt sale disappoints
London (AFP) - Stock markets dipped Wednesday as optimism over easing trade tensions ran out of steam and a weak ...
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