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Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1% last quarter, rebounding from the contraction in the previous quarter
Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate because of risks of flooding and mudslides from a powerful typhoon approaching in the Pacific Ocean
Japan racked up a 621 billion yen, or $4.3 billion, trade deficit in July, as prices of imports surged
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Tropical Storm Shanshan is slowly making its way into central Japan, halting trains and leaving underground passages brimming with water as officials warned of torrential rains in major cities, including Osaka and Tokyo
Global shares are mixed in cautious trading ahead of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S. Investors also are looking ahead to the U.S. employment report set for release later this week for an indication of the strength of the American economy
The parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain is turning down a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard of Canada
Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 2.9%, slower than the earlier report for 3.1% growth, in the April-June period, boosted by better wages and spending
Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season
Business sentiment among Japan’s large manufacturers stood unchanged in the latest quarter from the previous quarter, according to a closely watched survey called “tankan.”
The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts
Tokyo police say a man was arrested after he threw several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s governing part
Japanese video game maker Nintendo’s chief says its Switch console sales are still going strong, while he promised that a successor is coming
Toyota’s July-September profit has sunk to less than half of what it was in the same period the previous year, as a production stoppage that followed a certification scandal and recalls dented vehicle sales
Honda said its profits slipped nearly 20% in the first half of the fiscal year from the same period the previous year, as sales suffered in China, the Japanese automaker
Nissan is reporting a loss for the latest fiscal quarter as its vehicle sales sank while costs and inventory ballooned
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted by its Vision Fund investments
Deep in a dark warehouse, the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks
Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held up
Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died
Japan racked up a trade deficit in October for the fourth month in a row, as a weak yen and rising energy prices kept import costs high
Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten in southwestern Japan, until a security camera caught the furry culprit in action
The signs at Nippon Steel read: “The world through steel,” underlining why Japan’s top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel
Embattled Japanese automaker Nissan has tapped Jeremie Papin as its chief financial officer in a major management reshuffle billed as key to a turnaround
Executives at a leading Japanese bank have apologized and taken pay cuts after police arrested an employee who allegedly stole about $9 million worth of valuables from customers’ safe deposit boxes
Toyota sells 10.8 million vehicles in 2024 to remain world's top-selling automaker
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Import surge seen curbing US economic growth in fourth quarter
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