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Kaori Kaneko

Kaori Kaneko

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Japan's Idemitsu to build lithium sulphide plant to help support Toyota's EV plans

Japan's No.2 oil refiner, Idemitsu Kosan <5019

Japan's Idemitsu to build lithium sulphide plant to help support Toyota's EV plans
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy

Mitsui to buy $5.3 billion stake in Rio Tinto iron ore project

Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co said on Wednesday it would acquire a 40% stake in the Rio Tinto-operated Rhodes Ridge iron ore project in Western

Mitsui to buy $5.3 billion stake in Rio Tinto iron ore project
Asia|Economy|Food|Lifestyle

Homegrown veg, cheap substitutes: Japanese get creative to fight soaring food prices

Japanese homemaker Kirina Mochizuki has always considered "okonomiyaki" savoury pancakes the ultimate comfort food: simple, satisfying and cheap.

Homegrown veg, cheap substitutes: Japanese get creative to fight soaring food prices
Asia|Business|Political|Technology

Japan hunts for dual-use goods makers to aid military expansion

Kyoto-based Mitsufuji got its start nearly 70 years ago as a weaver of decorative belts for kimonos.

Japan hunts for dual-use goods makers to aid military expansion
Asia|News|World

Japan's frontier islanders decry lack of plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing attack

Sonkichi Sakihara recalls chancing upon some of the last refugees to arrive on Yonaguni: four men who had sailed more than

Japan's frontier islanders decry lack of plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing attack
News|Technology|US|World

Analysis-The glitch in Japan's plans to bolster U.S. defence

As the United States faces security threats across the globe, its close ally Japan has committed to stepping up as a trusted defence

Analysis-The glitch in Japan's plans to bolster U.S. defence
Asia|News|World

Low expectations for rare summit between China, Japan and South Korea

When South Korea hosts the first trilateral summit with China and Japan in four years beginning on Sunday, the three

Low expectations for rare summit between China, Japan and South Korea
Asia|News|World

Quake with 7.1 magnitude hits western Japan, no major damage reported

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, triggering tsunami advisories, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

Quake with 7.1 magnitude hits western Japan, no major damage reported
Economy|Finance

Japan's business sentiment in Aug slips on China's slowdown: Reuters poll

Japanese manufacturers turned slightly less confident about business conditions in August and the service sector's mood eased, the monthly Reuters Tankan survey found

Asia|News|World

Japan issues emergency warning as powerful Typhoon Shanshan nears

Southwestern Japan braced on Wednesday for what officials say could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region, as some residents in the path of Typhoon

Japan issues emergency warning as powerful Typhoon Shanshan nears
Asia|Election

A man's world: Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears

Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan's ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general election,

A man's world: Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears
Asia|World

North Korea leader says longest ICBM test 'appropriate military action' against enemies

North Korea said it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, upgrading what it called the "world's most powerful strategic weapon"

North Korea leader says longest ICBM test 'appropriate military action' against enemies
Asia|World

North Korea fires multiple short-range missiles, condemns military drills

North Korea fired at least seven short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday off its east coast, Japan's defence minister said, soon after Pyongyang

North Korea fires multiple short-range missiles, condemns military drills

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