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Japan's aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons
The number of survivors of the U.S. atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is dwindling 80 years later, but they are ...
Japan's Shibaura classified as core to national security amid takeover battle
Japan's Shibaura Electronics, a technology manufacturer at the centre of a $630 million takeover battle, has been formally ...
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Taiwanese vessel suspected of conducting survey in Japan's EEZ for second time
The vessel was seen conducting suspicious activity around 335 kilometers west-northwest of the island of Tokunoshima in ...
Amid Sanseito's rise, 8 upper house election winners favor Japan's nuclear armament: survey
Eight of the 125 successful candidates in the July House of Councillors election believe Japan should arm itself with nuclear ...
Blackstone to acquire Japan's TechnoPro for about $3.4 bln, Nikkei reports
Blackstone plans to acquire major Japanese engineer staffing firm TechnoPro Holdings for about 500 billion yen ($3.39 billion ...
Japan record high of 41.8 degrees Celsius observed north of Tokyo
Japanese weather officials say the country recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday in ...
Japan's oldest person is a 114-year-old retired doctor who carried an Olympic torch
Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has become Japan’s oldest living person ...
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Blackstone to acquire Japan's TechnoPro for about $3.4 billion, Nikkei reports
Blackstone plans to acquire major Japanese engineer staffing firm TechnoPro Holdings for about 500 billion yen ($3.39 billion ...
Japan sets record high temperatures, worries mount over rice crops
Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius (107.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, prompting the ...
Fireworks display goes wrong in Japan as boats catch fire
Two boats launching fireworks caught fire in Japan on Monday during a summer festival in Yokohama, located south of Tokyo.