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    Former number one Momota retires from international badminton at 29

    Former number one Momota retires from international badminton at 29

    18 Apr 2024

    Two-time world champion Kento Momota said Thursday he is retiring from international badminton aged 29, admitting he had never been the same since a serious car crash four years...

    Japan’s service sector sentiment rises to 33-year high in 1st quarter

    Japan’s service sector sentiment rises to 33-year high in 1st quarter

    01 Apr 2024

    Optimism in Japan’s services sector climbed to a 33-year high in the first quarter on booming tourism and rising profits from price hikes, a central bank survey showed, keeping alive...

    Economic impact of 2025 Expo raised to $19b

    Economic impact of 2025 Expo raised to $19b

    29 Mar 2024

    The Japanese government said Friday it now estimates the economic impact of the 2025 World Expo to reach about 2.9 trillion yen ($19 billion), up 400 billion yen from the...

    Japan tees up with interpreter to help chart path with Trump

    Japan tees up with interpreter to help chart path with Trump

    27 Mar 2024

    Tim Kelly, John Geddie, Reuters Sunao Takao was the loyal interpreter at Shinzo Abe’s side, helping Japan’s then-leader to understand Donald Trump as they navigated contentious issues while riding...

    Yen hits 34-year low, FM makes strongest intervention warning

    Yen hits 34-year low, FM makes strongest intervention warning

    27 Mar 2024

    Japan’s finance minister (FM) issued his strongest warning to date on Wednesday about yen weakness as it fell to a 34-year low against the dollar, saying authorities could take...

    Japan recalls supplement after 2 die, over hundred hospitalised

    Japan recalls supplement after 2 die, over hundred hospitalised

    27 Mar 2024

    Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan. The products from...

    North Korea-Japan ties: Hesitant overtures

    North Korea-Japan ties: Hesitant overtures

    25 Mar 2024

    In response to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s statement last year that he is willing to meet North Korean – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK} – leader Kim...

    'Flavour wizard:' Japanese chocolatier conquers Belgium

    'Flavour wizard:' Japanese chocolatier conquers Belgium

    25 Mar 2024

    When Yasushi Sasaki moved from Japan to Belgium at the age of 19, he spoke not a word of French and had no clue what he would do with...

    Japan’s exports rise 7.8% in February

    Japan’s exports rise 7.8% in February

    23 Mar 2024

    Japan’s exports rose 7.8 per cent in February, as shipments continued to expand in cars and electrical machinery, according to government data released Thursday. According to The Associated Press (AP),...

    Airbus wins big jet orders from Japan Airlines

    Airbus wins big jet orders from Japan Airlines

    23 Mar 2024

    Airbus clinched orders for 65 jets from two of Boeing’s key Asian customers, in a win for the European planemaker as its US rival grapples with safety issues after a...

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