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Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows
A Japanese government panel has largely supported a draft energy policy calling for bolstering renewables up to half of ...
Japan to transfer $3 billion from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, Zelensky says
In a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Zelensky expressed his gratitude for Japan's previous aid to ...
Japan's budget to hit record, but with reduced new bond issuance, draft shows
Japan's government is set to compile a record $735 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to larger social ...
Japan Is Said to Set Initial FY25 Debt Servicing Rate at 2%
Japan’s Finance Ministry will set a key rate used to calculate the country’s interest payments at 2%, an increase from the ...
Why couples in Japan treat Christmas like a second Valentine’s Day
Japan’s most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than 1% of its population being Christian. And yet, the nation ...
3.5 Million Families in Japan Order KFC for Christmas Every Year — Here's Why
For many people in Japan, KFC is central to their Christmas celebrations. Every year at Christmas, 3.5 million Japanese ...
Japan Plane Crash Probe Points to Coast Guard Crew Confusion
Cockpit voice recordings released Wednesday indicate Japanese coast guard pilots wrongly thought they could enter an active ...
Japan finance minister repeats warning against excessive yen selling
Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reiterated Tokyo's discomfort over excessive foreign exchange moves and put speculators ...
Japan atomic bomb survivors say Nobel Prize gives fresh impetus to disarmament push
Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki said being recognised with a Nobel Peace Prize has given them ...
The time a tiny California town declared war on Russia and Japan
Tactics in the "war" included blasting radio transmissions of Russian ​​balalaika music, Beatles songs and invitations to ...