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Osaka Expo main pavilion cost reduced to under 10 billion yen
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Osaka man arrested after posing as student to take online job test for money - The Mainichi
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Osaka man arrested after posing as student to take online job test for ...
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Yen falls to 34-year low against dollar: The yen hit a 34-year low against the dollar on Wednesday, just over a week after the Bank of Japan announced a ...
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Yen falls to 34-year low against dollar
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Japan passes 112.57tn yen budget, including record defense spend: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's parliament on Thursday enacted a 112.57 trillion yen ($744 ...
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Japan passes 112.57tn yen budget, including record defense spend
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Japan top currency diplomat says yen weakness doesn't reflect fundamentals: TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's top currency diplomat said on Monday that the ...
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Japan top currency diplomat says yen weakness doesn't reflect fundamentals
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Lower hedging costs reveal Japan investors' confidence in weak yen bets: Three-month yen basis swaps, which indicate decreasing demand for hedging the more they ...
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Lower hedging costs reveal Japan investors' confidence in weak yen bets
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Japanese yen hits near 4-month low of 151 per dollar: SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- The yen languished near a four-month low against the U.S. dollar and a 16-year ...
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Japanese yen hits near 4-month low of 151 per dollar
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Japan stocks have 'more upside' amid weak yen: BlackRock's Larry Fink: TOKYO -- Japan's economy seems to have "turned a corner," and its stock ...
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Japan stocks have 'more upside' amid weak yen: BlackRock's Larry Fink
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Japanese yen falls to near 150 after BOJ decision to raise rates: TOKYO -- The Japanese yen weakened on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan said it was ending eight ...
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Japanese yen falls to near 150 after BOJ decision to raise rates
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2 die, 100 hospitalized after consuming Japan drugmaker's supplements - The Mainichi
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Quick Glance: Two Deaths, 100 Hospitalisations in Japan Supplement Scare
  • Two deaths and over 100 hospitalisations in Japan have been linked to dietary supplements intended to lower cholesterol.

  • Japanese government is investigating after the recall of over-the-counter tablets by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical due to kidney complaints.

  • Affected products include various health tablets, a rose-coloured sparkling sake, salad dressing, bread, and miso paste used in traditional dishes.

  • The Health Minister urged the company to provide information promptly and instructed local authorities to collect data on health damage nationwide.
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Red-hot rookie Takerufuji off to historic start in Osaka tourney: In remaining unbeaten over the meet’s first 11 days, Takerufuji equaled all-time great Taiho’s ...
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Red-hot rookie Takerufuji off to historic start in Osaka tourney
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Japan's yen hits 34-year-low, heating talk of intervention: The Japanese yen on Wednesday hit its weakest level since 1990, fueling debates about whether ...
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Japan's yen hits 34-year-low, heating talk of intervention
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Sumitomo Life Insurance Forecasts Higher Overseas Earnings: Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. expects to hit a target of earning 100 billion yen ($660 million) from ...
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Sumitomo Life Insurance Forecasts Higher Overseas Earnings
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Japan has no 'defensive line' against yen's fall: finance chief - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has no specific
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Japan has no 'defensive line' against yen's fall: finance chief - The ...
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Japanese yen drops to lowest in 34 years despite BOJ rate hike: TOKYO -- The yen dropped to its lowest level in 34 years early Wednesday, trading near 152 to the ...
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Japanese yen drops to lowest in 34 years despite BOJ rate hike
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Why are so many Japanese-style dining pubs popping up in Korea? : On a rainy Monday night in March, nostalgic melodies of Japanese city pop played aloud outside ...
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Why are so many Japanese-style dining pubs popping up in Korea?
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79 yrs after Osaka air raid, 4 war survivors' vivid testimonies released on YouTube - The Mainichi
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79 yrs after Osaka air raid, 4 war survivors' vivid testimonies released ...
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'Curse of the Colonel' KFC statue disposed of in Osaka: A plastic statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken's founder Colonel Sanders that was a lucky charm for ... Show more
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Soccer players failed to declare income totaling ¥2.1 billion: Andres Iniesta, Kim Jin-hyeon and Patric have been named by the Osaka Regional Tax Bureau.
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Soccer players failed to declare income totaling ¥2.1 billion
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U.S. protectionism lurks behind yen's stubborn weakness: TOKYO -- The yen is caught in a historic stretch of weakening that shows no sign of ending even after ...
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U.S. protectionism lurks behind yen's stubborn weakness
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Japan braces for life with interest rates after historic change | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Japan braces for life with interest rates after historic change | The ...
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Asia shares edge up, Japan cautions on yen weakness: Asian shares inched higher on Monday as investors hoped U.S. inflation data this week would not derail the ...
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Asia shares edge up, Japan cautions on yen weakness
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Morning Bid: Sliding yen rouses snoozing yuan: A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook
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Morning Bid: Sliding yen rouses snoozing yuan
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Osaka drugmaker recalls dietary supplements linked to kidney disorders: The Osaka-based drugmaker announced Friday that, of the six hospitalized ...
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Osaka drugmaker recalls dietary supplements linked to kidney disorders
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Japan drug maker recalling supplements after reports of kidney, other health damage - The Mainichi
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Japan drug maker recalling supplements after reports of kidney ...
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Agencies order recalls of sake, red yeast rice: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Agencies order recalls of sake, red yeast rice
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Limited drone photography OK'd at west Japan 'castle in the sky' - The Mainichi: TAMBA, Hyogo -- For a limited time, drone photography will be allowed at a west ...
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Limited drone photography OK'd at west Japan 'castle in the sky' - The ...
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Hints of a yuan versus yen currency war: TOKYO – The costs of a chronically weak yen just grew by US$18 trillion as China’s economy, Asia’s biggest ...
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Hints of a yuan versus yen currency war
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U.S. drought and weak yen lift Japan's beef import costs: TOYOTA -- Japanese wholesale prices for imported beef have hit the highest level since the market was ...
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U.S. drought and weak yen lift Japan's beef import costs
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Higher share prices lift Japan household assets to record in 2023: Japanese households had a record 2,141 trillion yen in assets at the end of 2023 ...
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Higher share prices lift Japan household assets to record in 2023
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Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day: Americas: Good morning. The yen touched its lowest level versus the dollar since 1990, fueling intervention bets ...
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Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day: Americas
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As millions sit empty, 'vacant home insurance' started by Tokyo nonprofit - The Mainichi
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As millions sit empty, 'vacant home insurance' started by Tokyo nonprofit ...
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Japan's record exports for Feb. cut trade deficit to $2.5 billion - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's exports rose for the third straight month to hit a ...
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Japan's record exports for Feb. cut trade deficit to $2.5 billion - The ...
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Suicide of worker sent to Thailand by Japan's Hitachi Zosen ruled work-related - The Mainichi
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Suicide of worker sent to Thailand by Japan's Hitachi Zosen ruled ...
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Japan watching foreign exchange moves with urgency: finance chief - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is closely monitoring foreign exchange moves
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Japan watching foreign exchange moves with urgency: finance chief - The ...
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Japan stocks fall 3% at one point as yen rallies ahead of BOJ meeting: TOKYO -- Japan's benchmark share index, the Nikkei Stock Average ...
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Japan stocks fall 3% at one point as yen rallies ahead of BOJ meeting
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The yen languished near its weakest in decades on Thursday though the threat of intervention from Japanese authorities kept investors leery of pushing the ... Show more
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Ghibli Park in central Japan to fully open on March 16 with 'Disneyland-level' fees - The Mainichi
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Ghibli Park in central Japan to fully open on March 16 with ...
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BOJ seen weighing next rate hike in July or October as yen weakens: TOKYO -- After the Bank of Japan decided to end negative interest rates on Tuesday ...
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BOJ seen weighing next rate hike in July or October as yen weakens
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Japanese stocks down, yen steady as markets brace for landmark BOJ shift - Markets - The Jakarta Post
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Japanese stocks down, yen steady as markets brace for landmark BOJ shift - ...
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Taiwan's Lin Yun-ju named MVP in Japan's table tennis league - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, March 22 (CNA) Taiwan's top male table tennis player Lin Yun-ju (林昀儒) has ...
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Dollar consolidates ahead of inflation data; yen holds off 152 mark | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Dollar consolidates ahead of inflation data; yen holds off 152 mark | The ...
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Toyota, Nissan offer large pay hikes, fuel hope of beating deflation - The Mainichi
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Toyota, Nissan offer large pay hikes, fuel hope of beating deflation - The ...
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Japanese stocks fall on yen support, yuan rebounds: markets wrap: Japanese stocks fell as the yen rose after the country’s top currency official warned against ...
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Japanese stocks fall on yen support, yuan rebounds: markets wrap
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Nikkei stock index ends at record high for 2nd day on weak yen - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei index extended its winning streak to four days on ...
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Nikkei stock index ends at record high for 2nd day on weak yen - The ...
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Hedge funds boost bearish yen bets after BOJ’s dovish hike: The yen fell more than 1% against the dollar following the conclusion of the central bank’s meeting ...
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Hedge funds boost bearish yen bets after BOJ’s dovish hike
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Yen Down with JGB Yields, Stocks Rally after Landmark BOJ Stimulus Exit
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Yen Down with JGB Yields, Stocks Rally after Landmark BOJ Stimulus Exit