Abe, BOJ gov. Kuroda talk COVID-19 economic impact

Abe, BOJ gov. Kuroda talk COVID-19 economic impact

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold talks about the impact of the novel coronaviru...

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Major Japanese firms respond cautiously to pay raise demands

Major Japanese firms respond cautiously to pay raise demands

Major Japanese companies respond with caution to labor unions' annual pay raise demands amid uncertainties surrounding t...

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Stocks in Japan tumble over coronavirus fears

Stocks in Japan tumble over coronavirus fears

Traders in Japan begin the week offloading stocks across the board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Growing concerns over th...

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Tokyo Olympic summer could be hotter than usual

Tokyo Olympic summer could be hotter than usual

The Japan Meteorological Agency announces that this summer could be hotter than average.

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CORONAVIRUS: Tokyo stocks plunge

CORONAVIRUS: Tokyo stocks plunge

The Nikkei 225 loses more than 1,000 points on Tuesday as markets react to the spread of COVID-19.

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CORONAVIRUS: Last days on "Floating Wuhan"

CORONAVIRUS: Last days on "Floating Wuhan"

Japan is battling the largest novel coronavirus outbreak outside mainland China. Passengers on what has been dubbed "Flo...

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New CEO ready to turn around Nissan

New CEO ready to turn around Nissan

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida vows to turn the company around at an extraordinary shareholders meeting.

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Lawson's first cash register-free store

Lawson's first cash register-free store

Convenience store giant Lawson will open a store this month with no cash registers, and plans to more in the Tokyo area ...

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CORONAVIRUS: 35 cruise ship passengers to be transferred

CORONAVIRUS: 35 cruise ship passengers to be transferred

35 passengers from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess infected with coronavirus will be transferred to a hospi...

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Warner Bros. eyeing Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo

Warner Bros. eyeing Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo

Warner Brothers hopes to open a Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo after a famous amusement park closes.

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