TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday (Jan 20) that South Korea was its “most important neighbour” and that the two…
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Shares set fresh records, lifted by U.S. housing data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Key world equity indexes scaled new highs on Friday, boosted by a surge in U.S. housing starts to levels last seen…
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It's a boy! Paternity leave looms for Japanese minister Koizumi
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who has said he will take paternity leave here in a rare move for a Japanese man,…
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Japan court halts nuclear reactor restart, citing volcano, quake risks
TOKYO (AFP) – A Japanese nuclear reactor located near a fault line must remain shut because of the risk of it being struck by earthquakes…
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BOJ to keep policy steady, raise growth outlook as risks subside
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is expected to keep monetary policy steady next week and nudge up its economic growth forecast, as the…
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Australian man freed in Japan after trespassing to find his children
TOKYO (REUTERS) – An Australian man was freed on Wednesday after spending a month-and-a-half detained in Tokyo on charges of trespassing when he went to…
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Japan minister’s paternity leave breaks new ground
Japan’s Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has said he plans to take paternity leave – a rare decision that is making headlines in the country. Mr…
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Japan manufacturers remain gloomy: Reuters Tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese manufacturers remained in a pessimistic mood in January as Sino-U.S. trade frictions and sluggish global demand weighed on the export-reliant economy,…
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Japan pursues regional diplomacy to defuse Gulf tensions
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should work together to de-escalate the tense situation in the Gulf, a Japanese…
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Stocks pinned near record highs ahead of U.S.-China trade deal
LONDON (Reuters) – World stock markets were flat on Monday, hovering just below record levels ahead of the expected signing of a Phase 1 China-U.S.…
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Musicians 'play Carlos Ghosn' by squeezing into instrument cases in web craze
TOKYO (AFP) – Yamaha has warned musicians in Japan against stuffing themselves into their instrument cases to mimic the escape technique allegedly used by fugitive…
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Global stocks perch near record highs ahead of U.S.-China trade deal
LONDON (Reuters) – World stock markets ticked higher on Monday, hovering just below record levels ahead of the expected signing of a Phase 1 China-U.S.…
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Fly me to the moon: Japanese billionaire Maezawa seeks girlfriend for SpaceX voyage
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s search for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon will be the subject of…
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Wife of ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn says arrest warrant an act of revenge, wasn't in the loop about his escape
PARIS (REUTERS, AFP) – The wife of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Tuesday (Jan 7) said a Japanese arrest warrant against her was to…
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