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Japan July 20 election results could impact fiscal health, ratings, Moody's says
Japan's upcoming upper house election could have important implications for fiscal health and credit ratings if it brings ...
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'Tsunami in July 2025' rumours: How a 1999 comic book is shaking Japan’s tourism industry
There is a considerable drop in tourists from China and Hong Kong due to a terrifying prophecy in 'Watashi ga Mita Mirai' ...
Japan’s minority government faces a tough test in the upper house election
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...
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US military community in Japan celebrates Fourth of July holiday
The U.S. military community in western Tokyo gathered at Yokota Air Base for the annual Celebrate America festival to ring in ...
Explainer: What is Japan's trade policy on rice?
U.S. President Donald Trump has complained that Japan was not buying American rice, putting pressure on Tokyo as it struggles ...
Trump Sticks With July 9 Tariff Deadline While Criticizing Japan
President Donald Trump said he is not considering delaying his July 9 deadline for higher tariffs to resume and renewed his ...
Japanese Baba Vanga’s July 5 disaster prediction sparks panic as earthquake hits days earlier in Japan
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, intensifying public anxiety due to a viral manga predicting a major ...
In reversal, Japan now wants rice farmers to produce more. Will it work?
For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...