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Japan's labour crunch forces rethink on traditional homemakers
Japan's labour shortage is forcing its conservative lawmakers to consider overhauling decades-old social welfare rules ...
White House Touts Natural-Gas Deals With Japan. Not All Are New—or Binding.
Japan’s largest utility company announced several long-term deals to buy billions of dollars worth of U.S. liquefied-natural ...
Japan Upper House Election Set for July 20, Asahi Reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's upcoming upper house election is set for July 20, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba decided not to extend the current parliamentary session, the Asahi newspaper reported on ...
Tesla to take Japan virtual power plant business nationwide, Nikkei reports
Tesla will expand its virtual power plant business in Japan by providing free storage batteries to companies and remotely ...
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How Japan—and Other U.S. Allies—Can Work Around America
For Japan and many other countries, the vulnerability that comes with relying on U.S. markets has become startlingly clear.
Teen heads to Japan to become pro sumo wrestler
A 15-year-old boy is preparing to head to Japan to become a professional sumo wrestler. Nicholas, from Hull, has become only ...
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Spotify’s Joe Hadley on Why Japanese Music’s Global Moment Is Just Beginning & How MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN Sets the Stage
Billboard Japan caught up with Hadley, Spotify's Global Head of Music Partnerships & Audience, during his visit to Japan for ...
Japan has more 7-Eleven stores than anywhere, and we sat in on their epic snack-making process
The 7-Eleven brand came to Japan in the 1970s, but the stores have taken convenience to new heights, churning out new snack ...
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Charting Japan’s ‘third path’ under Trump 2.0
Under Trump’s reciprocal tariff agenda, Japan can champion a ‘third path’ between the US and China through the CPTPP.