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Travel

Japan’s Izu Peninsula Is Considered the Birthplace of Wasabi

The scent of wasabi wafted faintly in the air as I walked by terraces filled with the distinctive plants in…

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Business

Japan’s trade surplus with the U.S. ballooned to $63 billion

Japan recorded a trade deficit in its March-April fiscal year but racked up a surplus with the U.S., the Finance…

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Business

Japan’s population falls by half million as birth rate stays low

Japan’s population contracted by half a million last year, underscoring the country’s mounting challenges in tackling labor shortages and financing…

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Asian markets plunge with Japan’s Nikkei diving nearly 8% after big Wall St. meltdown : NPR

Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange…

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Japan’s currency was one of the first challengers to the U.S. dollar—why 90s predictions of a ‘yen bloc’ fell apart

Prophecies that the U.S. dollar will lose its status as the world’s dominant currency have echoed for decades—and are increasing…

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Entertainment

Filmart: Korea’s CJ ENM, Japan’s TBS Unveil Big-Budget Game Show ‘Mugen Loop’

Featuring Koko of K-pop girl group izna, the high-concept reality series is the first project to emerge from a partnership…

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Travel

I Walked Japan’s Kiso Valley and It Felt Like Stepping Into a Woodblock Print

In the 1830s, at the tail end of Japan’s flourishing Edo Period, two artists set out to document one of…

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Politics

Trump says Japan’s Nippon Steel will now invest in U.S. Steel — not take it over : NPR

President Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba following talks, in the East Room…

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Japan’s Ishiba to push importance of alliance during visit with Trump : NPR

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Thursday. Kevin Wolf/FR33460 AP hide caption toggle caption…

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Business

Asia markets rise as investors assess Japan’s positive economic data;eyes on U.S. PCE data

Jan. 31, 2025 1:21 AM ETEWJ, JEQ, FXI, PGJ, EWH, DXJ, CAF, FXY, USD, GXC, TDF, CHIQ, YINN, YANG, CQQQ,…

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