Nikkei index soars to all-time peak topping 39000

Nikkei index soars to all-time peak topping 39000

The Nikkei closed at above 39,000 for the first time ever, breaking record that was set 34 years ago.

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Japan pledges continued support to Ukraine at reconstruction conference in Tokyo

Japan pledges continued support to Ukraine at reconstruction conference in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio pledges continued support to Ukraine at the Japan-Ukraine Conference for Promotion...

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Yamagata tops Japan's ramen consumption ranking 2 years in a row

Yamagata tops Japan's ramen consumption ranking 2 years in a row

The city of Yamagata tops Japan's ramen consumption ranking for the second year in a row.

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Daihatsu president and chairman to step down following test fraud scandal

Daihatsu president and chairman to step down following test fraud scandal

Daihatsu Motor's president and chairman will step down following the company's test fraud scandal.

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TEPCO says radioactive water has leaked from equipment at Fukushima Daiichi

TEPCO says radioactive water has leaked from equipment at Fukushima Daiichi

Tokyo Electric Power announces that water containing radioactive substances has leaked from equipment at the Fukushima D...

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Press tour of extended Hokuriku shinkansen line

Press tour of extended Hokuriku shinkansen line

Media representatives get a preview of the extension of the Hokuriku shinkansen bullet train line that will start operat...

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Facility to relive samurai's Edo Period opens outside fish market in Tokyo

Facility to relive samurai's Edo Period opens outside fish market in Tokyo

An establishment to relive samurai's Edo Period opens outside Toyosu Market in Tokyo.

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People tour new shinkansen bullet train platforms in central Japan

People tour new shinkansen bullet train platforms in central Japan

People get to see new bullet train platforms at Kagaonsen Station, one of the new stops on the extended Hokuriku Shinkan...

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Tokyo condos surpass 100 million yen for first time in average annual price

Tokyo condos surpass 100 million yen for first time in average annual price

The average annual sales price of newly built condominiums in central Tokyo surpasses 100 million yen for the first time...

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Sompo Insurance ordered to improve business over fraud scandal

Sompo Insurance ordered to improve business over fraud scandal

Japan's Financial Service Agency issues a business improvement order to a Japanese insurance company giant over its invo...

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