After leaving PHL, powerful typhoon Trami batters Okinawa, churns to Japan mainland
by Quentin Tyberghien/ Behrouz Mehri Agence France Presse SHIBUSHI, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon pummelled Japan's southern island…
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Very strong’ typhoon Trami churns towards Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A large, very strong typhoon churned towards Japan Friday, with the weather agency warning the storm…
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Japan’s jobless rate down, factory output up in August
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's unemployment rate fell while factory output rose for the first time in four months in…
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Trump, Japan announce start of trade negotiations
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced an agreement to…
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Tokyo stocks open lower on investor caution
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's benchmark stock index opened lower on Tuesday as investors turned cautious after six days of…
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Trade wars: Is Trump lining up Japan next?
by Anne BEADE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- While the US takes aim at China, Canada and Mexico…
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Japan inflation edges up but way below target in August
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prices in Japan edged up modestly in August, according to government data on Friday, as the…
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$60 million in virtual currency hacked in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Digital currency worth around 6.7 billion yen ($60 million) has been stolen in Japan following a…
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Japan trade surplus with US shrinks for second month
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's sensitive trade surplus with the United States shrank sharply for the second consecutive month, according…
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Abe eyes new term, reform of Japan’s pacifist constitution
by Richard CARTER Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Shinzo Abe is poised to win a third term as…
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Over 28% of Japanese population officially old: government
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- More than 28 percent of Japan's population is now officially classified as elderly according to government…
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Japan conducts first submarine drill in disputed South China Sea: media
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, a newspaper said…
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