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US starts relocating Marines from Okinawa

The United States has begun relocating thousands of Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa, Tokyo and Washington said Saturday, after decades of mounting grievances among locals over America’s military presence.

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Japan business confidence improves only slightly

Optimism among Japan’s largest manufacturers rose slightly in a key quarterly survey published by the central bank on Friday, with analysts warning the figures pointed to sluggish growth ahead.

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JBCCI demands relaxing financial regulations

The Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday laid emphasis on relaxing financial regulations to promote ease of doing business for establishing a favourable trade and investment ecosystem...

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Japanese ambassador visits AIUB

Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, Iwama Kiminori, visited the campus of the American International University-Bangladesh in Dhaka on Sunday...

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Japan govt approves $140b stimulus

Japan’s minority government signed off Friday on a $140-billion stimulus drive aimed at putting more money in consumers’ pockets after the ruling party’s worst election result in 15 years.

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Japan ramps up tech ambitions with $65b for AI, chips

Japan is readying a $65-billion push in microchips and artificial intelligence aimed at reclaiming its status as a global tech leader and meeting the urgent challenges of its ageing, shrinking population...

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‘Samurai death’ contest cancelled in Japan

An outlandish contest daring participants to impersonate Japanese samurai writhing in pain after ‘seppuku’ -- ritual suicide -- has been called off in Japan after criticism that it was in poor taste.

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US bomber joins air drill with S Korea, Japan

South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber, Seoul’s military said, in response to North Korea’s latest long-range missile test.

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Japan and EU announce new defence pact

Japan and the European Union announced a sweeping new security and defence partnership in Tokyo on Friday, which EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell hailed as a historic and...

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The Japanese airport that says it never loses a bag

Kansai International Airport in Japan can’t be held responsible for the less superlative performance of airlines or other stops on a traveller’s journey, but it claims its handlers never lose a bag.

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Japan economy under stress after election

Political uncertainty after Japan’s election shock risks slowing economic reforms, pushing up government spending and even holding up the Bank of Japan’s exit from its outlier monetary policy, economists said...

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Support sinks for Japan coalition after election blow

Support has sunk further for Japan’s embattled ruling coalition, a new poll showed Wednesday, after prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s party suffered its worst election result in 15 years.

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Support sinks for Japan coalition after election blow

Support has sunk further for Japan’s embattled ruling coalition, a new poll showed Wednesday, after prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s party suffered its worst election result in 15 years...

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Bruised Japan PM scrambles for support

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling party was reportedly locked in talks to form new alliances Tuesday after losing its parliamentary majority in an election debacle.

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Japan PM vows to stay on despite election debacle

Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Monday to stay in office despite his gamble of snap elections backfiring, with his party’s ruling coalition falling short of a majority for the first time since 2009...

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Japan ruling party misses majority in election

Japan’s ruling LDP party fell short of a majority in snap elections on Sunday for the first time since 2009, national broadcaster NHK projected, in a blow to new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba...

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