Japan real wages decline for 23 consecutive months

Japan real wages decline for 23 consecutive months

Japan’s real wages, which reflect price movements in wages per worker, have declined for 23 consecutive months.The move ...

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ChatGPT developer to open first Asian base in Tokyo

ChatGPT developer to open first Asian base in Tokyo

ChatGPT developer OpenAI will open its first Asian base in Tokyo on April 15.

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2027 launch of Tokyo-Nagoya maglev train service in limbo

2027 launch of Tokyo-Nagoya maglev train service in limbo

Central Japan Railway plans to give up on aiming to launch in 2027 a magnetic levitation railway service between Tokyo a...

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Hot spring facility heavily damaged by Noto Peninsula quake reopens

Hot spring facility heavily damaged by Noto Peninsula quake reopens

So-yu, a day-use hot spring in the Wakura Onsen area of Ishikawa Prefecture reopens for business for the first time in t...

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Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate in historic move

Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate in historic move

The Bank of Japan lifts its negative interest rate policy and raises interest rates for the first time in 17 years.

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Childrens Day dolls featuring Ohtani Shohei and others revealed

Childrens Day dolls featuring Ohtani Shohei and others revealed

Japanese dollmaker Kyugetsu revealed its new Children’s Day dolls that are modelled after sports figures that are expect...

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Kairos rocket explodes shortly after maiden launch

Kairos rocket explodes shortly after maiden launch

Kairos, the commercial rocket developed by Space One, launches from a private launch pad in western Japan, but explodes ...

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Japan's Nikkei stock index tops 40,000 for first time

Japan's Nikkei stock index tops 40,000 for first time

Japan's Nikkei Stock Average tops 40,000 for the first time on March 4 and closes at a record high on the strength of IT...

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Meta's Zuckerburg discusses AI with Japanese PM Kishida

Meta's Zuckerburg discusses AI with Japanese PM Kishida

Visiting Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and discusses AI and its regulation.

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All Nippon Airways to cater to domestic shopper's fast-delivery needs

All Nippon Airways to cater to domestic shopper's fast-delivery needs

All Nippon Airways will strengthen its air cargo business to cater to fast-delivery needs in Japan.

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