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India and Japan hit back at Joe Biden’s comments calling them ‘xenophobic’ countries like Russia and China
Japan and India on Saturday decried remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden describing them as “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants,…
Japan’s child population falls for the 43rd straight year to a fresh record low, weighing on economic prospects
The number of children in Japan has dropped to another record, in a stark reminder of the demographic challenges that…
Japan just switched on the world’s highest telescope. This week marks the “first light” for the University of Tokyo Atacama…
U.S. fishermen poised to harvest billions of baby eels worth $2,000 a pound as authorities battle illegal sales
U.S. regulators decided Wednesday to allow American fishermen to harvest thousands of pounds of valuable baby eels in the coming…
The $34 trillion U.S. debt is nearly as big as the economy and there’s (still) no plan to fix it
Officials from several institutions warn a tipping point is near and it will only get worse if it snowballs into…
Japan’s stock market has been on fire over the past few years. The Nikkei 225, which tracks the 225 largest…
Did Japan’s central bank intervene in the currency markets after the yen hit a 34 year low? ‘No comment for now’
Kyle Rodda was on the 34th floor of the Capital.com office in Melbourne when the yen suddenly plunged to around…
Like other industrial nations, Japan has been facing massive demographic challenges in its agriculture sector. An aging population and a…
Japan’s chip companies are fighting with ski resorts for construction workers as they try to build a new plant in chilly Hokkaido
The Japanese construction firm Kajima Corp. has ridden a boom in building semiconductor plants to a surge in its revenue…
Secretive government committee could get more investigation power as authorities scrutinize TikTok and U.S. Steel deal
U.S. Treasury wants to enhance the power of a little-known, secretive government committee to review deals made between U.S. firms…