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Trade Gap Persists in Japan as Weak Yen Squeezes Purchasing Power
TOKYO — Japan's imports surged by more than half in October from a year earlier, dwarfing exports and...
Toyota Expects Full-Year Output Cut Due to Chip Shortage
TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday, Oct. 21 that its annual vehicle production was likely...
Elon Musk’s Starlink Launches in Japan, Many More Nations to Come
On Oct. 11, Japan became the first Asian nation to acquire Internet access from Elon Musk’s Starlink...
North Korea’s Latest Missile Launch ‘Reckless’ and ‘a Violation of UNSC Resolutions’: UN Chief
Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile farther than ever before on Tuesday (October...
Japan and US Forces Hold Joint Military Exercise In Response to North Korea’s Missile Launch
Japan and the U.S. held joint jet military exercise on Tuesday, Oct. 4 in response to North Korea’s missile...
Alerts Sound in Tokyo Following North Korea Missile Launch
The Japanese government sounded a siren in central Tokyo on Tuesday, Oct. 4 after North Korea launched...
Japan’s Inflation Levels Hit 8-year High, Staying Above BOJ’s Target
TOKYO — Japan's core consumer inflation quickened to 2.8 percent in August, hitting its fastest annual...
Japan Sees Spending Growth Despite Looming Inflation
Japan's household spending grew for a second straight month in July despite a resurgence in COVID-19...
Just Six Countries Responsible for 90% of Identifiable Waste in North Pacific Garbage Patch, Study Reveals
Researchers with the Ocean Cleanup project and Wageningen University have discovered that more than 90...
US and Indonesia Perform Joint Military Exercises as Tensions With China Heighten
On Aug. 3, the U.S. and Indonesia held their annual joint military exercises on the island of Sumatra...
Evacuations Ordered After Japan’s Sakurajima Volcano Erupts
On Sunday, July 24, Japan’s Sakurajima volcano, located on the island of Kyushu on the southern tip of...
Chinese Reporter in Japan Attempts Suicide After Being Heaped With Online Abuse for Shedding Tears at
Zeng Ying, a 32-year-old Chinese reporter based out of Japan, was set upon by online Chinese nationalists...