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Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two weeks
More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote and sparsely populated island chain in southern Japan over two weeks, keeping ...
Japan firms log biggest pay hikes in 34 years, union tally shows
By Makiko Yamazaki and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese companies agreed to raise wages by 5.25% this year, marking ...
Japan’s 2025 Wage Talks Conclude With Highest Gain in 34 Years
Japan’s annual wage negotiations concluded with the largest pay increase in 34 years, according to the final tally released ...
Manga Doomsday Prediction Spooks Tourists to Japan
Steve Huen of Hong Kong-based travel agency EGL Tours blamed a flurry of social media predictions tied to a manga that ...
Japan’s yen is a compelling trade but comes at a cost
Global investors are unwinding their wagers on Japan's yen rising quickly as a cautious central bank, a trade war and the ...
Japan’s great unsticking has begun
The end of the zero-interest era is unleashing competition in the banking sector and changes in saver and investor behaviour ...
Hundreds of Small Earthquakes Rattle Remote Islands in Japan
More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on ...
In labour-starved Japan, workers land another bumper pay hike
Japanese companies agreed to raise wages by an average 5.25% this year, their biggest pay hike in 34 years and the third ...
Wales flankers Mann and Macleod return against Japan
Flankers Josh Macleod and Alex Mann have been recalled as Wales make 11 changes to face Japan in Kitakyushu on Saturday.
Eight political leaders go head-to-head in debate ahead of Japan’s upper house election
Eight leaders from Japan's main political parties engaged in heated debate on Wednesday, ahead of elections in the country's ...
Bond Vigilantes Give ‘Worse Than Greece’ Japan A Reprieve
Global bond markets can breathe a little easier following Japan’s successful sales of 30-year debt on Thursday.