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Japan to raise foreign direct investment target to $1 trillion by mid-2030s, sources say
Japan is set to raise its 2030 foreign direct investment target by 20% and push the figure as high as 150 trillion yen ($1.05 ...
Will Japan’s ‘near alliance’ with the Philippines fuel China’s suspicions?
A formal alliance between Tokyo and Manila could lead to increasing tensions with Beijing in the Indo-Pacific region, an ...
Japan's rice policies put to test as retailers, farmers continue struggling
Some retailers are perplexed by continuing rice shortages in Japan despite the release of government stockpiles, while ...
Broken hand no bar as Mo'unga scoops another Japan club title
Former All Black flyhalf Richie Mo'unga fired Brave Lupus Tokyo to back-to-back Japan Rugby League One titles with an 18-13 ...
Japan’s Akazawa Reportedly Mulls Return to US This Week
Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa is considering returning to the US for another round of trade negotiations this ...
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Japan raises foreign direct investment target to 150 trillion yen by mid-2030s
TOKYO] Japan’s government said on Monday (Jun 2) it raised its 2030 foreign direct investment target by 20 per cent and ...
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The women saving Japan's vanishing cuisine
For 450 years, the little-known Ryukyu Kingdom thrived in what is now Japan. Now, after nearly vanishing, its unique fusion ...
Japan to Set Up Minister-Level Meeting to Address Rice Supplies
Japan will set up a minister-level meeting as early as this week to address the supply of rice, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...
Trump called it a disaster. Biden blocked it. Now Trump is traveling to Pittsburgh to celebrate Japan’s takeover of US Steel
President Donald Trump travels to Pittsburgh Friday to celebrate a deal he once vowed to oppose - Japanese steelmaker Nippon ...
Japan frets over fighter rollout target and weighs stopgap options, sources say
Japan has growing doubts that its next-generation fighter project with Britain and Italy will meet a 2035 rollout target, ...
Japan’s Debt, Now Twice the Size of Its Economy, Forces Hard Choices
Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves.