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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Japan once celebrated a cheap yen. Now, the worst currency crash in 20 years is causing widespread panic

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April 22, 2022
Restaurant chain exec fired after saying his goal was to get rural girls hooked on beef bowls like they were meth

Restaurant chain exec fired after saying his goal was to get rural girls hooked on beef bowls like they were meth

By Kanoko Matsuyama, Lily Nonomiya and Bloomberg
April 19, 2022
Lake Chuzenji in Nikko National Park
International

Japan’s mythological ‘killing stone’ has split and sparked an international debate over whether it’s a good or bad omen

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March 18, 2022
People shop in a store during a power outage.
International

Massive 7.3 earthquake hits Japan near site of Fukushima nuclear disaster

By Kana Nishizawa and Bloomberg
March 16, 2022
Yoshio Shimo, president and chief executive officer of Hino Motors

Toyota sees shares tank after truck unit admits to cheating diesel emissions tests

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March 7, 2022
Some of Japan’s leading politicians want to start treating COVID more like the flu. The government’s not quite sure yet
International

Some of Japan’s leading politicians want to start treating COVID more like the flu. The government’s not quite sure yet

By Kanoko Matsuyama and Bloomberg
January 20, 2022
Three planes full of potatoes are flying to Japan to help it deal with a French fry shortage
International

Three planes full of potatoes are flying to Japan to help it deal with a French fry shortage

By Max Zimmerman and Bloomberg
December 29, 2021
There’s no such thing as ‘Asian markets.’ Here’s what makes Asia’s exchanges so different from each other
Commentary

There’s no such thing as ‘Asian markets.’ Here’s what makes Asia’s exchanges so different from each other

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December 15, 2021
The world’s oldest country is seeing less than one COVID-19 death a day
Health

The world’s oldest country is seeing less than one COVID-19 death a day

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December 7, 2021
Holiday travel plans are in limbo as a growing list of countries introduce bans designed to stop the Omicron variant
Health

Holiday travel plans are in limbo as a growing list of countries introduce bans designed to stop the Omicron variant

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November 29, 2021
Hisayuki Idekoba, president and chief executive officer of Recruit Holdings Co., speaks during an interview in Tokyo
International

The CEO of the world’s biggest job portal says he has a solution to the labor shortage: getting rid of the resume

By Gearoid Reidy, Yasutaka Tamura and Bloomberg
November 17, 2021
Like GE, Toshiba will split into 3, signaling the end of another giant conglomerate
Finance

Like GE, Toshiba will split into 3, signaling the end of another giant conglomerate

By Takashi Mochizuki and Bloomberg
November 12, 2021
Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party HQ
Newsletters

Japan’s ‘new capitalism’ sounds a little like China’s ‘common prosperity’

By Clay Chandler, Nicholas Gordon and Nicholas Gordon
November 2, 2021
Investor, beware: King dollar is back, and it could slam Q3 earnings
Finance

Investor, beware: King dollar is back, and it could slam Q3 earnings

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October 11, 2021
American Passports
International

For the global traveler in the age of COVID, here’s your elusive golden passport

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October 6, 2021

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