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Japan’s leader demands answers from China over schoolboy’s fatal stabbing

Japan’s prime minister has demanded an explanation from Beijing over the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy in the second knife attack on Japanese children in China in recent months. The 10-year-old boy was stabbed by a man on his way to class Wednesday about 200 meters (650 feet) from the gates of the Japanese school in the southern city of Shenzhen,

Firstpost · 4m

After Japanese boy fatally stabbed, Japan firms in China offer relocation for employees

Japanese firms said some big firms in China have given Japanese employees and their families the option to be relocated home at the company’s expense, or are considering doing so

U.S. News & World Report · 5h

Japanese Embassy in China Calls for More Security After School Boy Stabbed

Japan's ambassador to Beijing has asked for more security for Japanese nationals in China after a 10-year-old Japanese boy was killed this week in a knife attack that was the second to target school students.

China To 'Gradually Resume' Seafood Imports From Japan

Reuters · 2h

China to work towards easing seafood import ban, says Japan PM

China will revisit its ban on marine imports from Japan and work towards resuming imports following an expansion of regulatory monitoring of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday.

Bloomberg L.P. · 8h

Japan Eyes Deal to End Chinese Ban on Seafood Imports, Media Say

China and Japan may be close to a breakthrough over Beijing’s ban on seafood imports from Japan, imposed last year in response to the release of treated radioactive water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant,

Voice of America · 15m

China says it will resume importing Japanese seafood

China said Friday it would "gradually resume" importing seafood from Japan after imposing a blanket ban in August of last year over the release of water from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant. "China will begin to adjust the relevant measures based on scientific evidence and gradually resume imports of Japanese aquatic products that meet the regulation requirements and standards,

Japan, Shohei Ohtani

Associated Press · 2h

Japan celebrates as Ohtani becomes the first major leaguer to reach 50-50 milestone

Shohei Ohtani's feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their way to work.

The Washington Post on MSN · 10h

Shohei Ohtani becomes first member of MLB’s 50-50 club

Ohtani reached the historic milestone in his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the latest accomplishment in a one-of-a-kind MLB career.

Time · 55m

Japan Celebrates Shohei Ohtani Making History in the MLB With 50-50 Record

Ohtani became the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season, earning praise from his home country’s fans, media, and government.

Japan, inflation

Reuters · 10h

Japan's core inflation accelerates for 4th month in August

Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in August and tracked comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive expectations for further interest rate hikes.

Bloomberg L.P. · 10h

Japan’s Inflation Accelerates for Fourth Month as BOJ Meets

Japan’s key inflation gauge accelerated in August for a fourth consecutive month, hours before the Bank of Japan is scheduled to wrap up its latest policy decision meeting.

Daily Journal · 9h

Japan inflation firms to 2.8% ahead of BoJ rate decision

Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours before the Bank of Japan was widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged.

Japan, Lebanon

Associated Press · 5h

Japan electronics company: walkie-talkie used in Hezbollah attacks discontinued 10 years ago

Japanese wireless communication equipment-maker Icom said Thursday it cannot confirm whether a walkie-talkie used in the explosive attacks against Hezbollah was related to the company, noting the production and sales of that device and its battery were discontinued about a decade ago.

UPI News on MSN · 18h

Japanese company says it ended production of walkie-talkies used in Lebanon blasts 10 years ago

The walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon Wednesday have not been made for over a decade, according to Japan's Icom Inc. The company's brand name was on the devices.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Hundreds more hurt in Lebanon after walkie-talkies, pagers explode in new round of blasts

Walkie-talkies and pagers used by Lebanon's Hezbollah group detonated in homes and businesses across the country.

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Tokyo Metro, Rigaku set stage for $3 billion Japan IPOs as listings gather pace

Japan's Tokyo Metro and Rigaku on Friday kicked off the processes to launch a combined $3.13 billion in initial public ...

China, Japan Reached Consensus in Aug on Fukushima Water Discharge, CCTV Says

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima ...

Horses in Japan

The Japanese have long lived side-by-side with horses, with unique cultures found in every region. We dig a little deeper.

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Max to Debut in Japan Within U-Next Platform

Warner Bros. Discovery's Max service will debut in Japan as a branded offering within local streaming platform U-Next.

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Bank of Japan keeps benchmark interest rate steady as it treads cautiously on normalizing policy

The decision came as the central bank seeks to wean its economy off the long-held ultra-easy monetary policy and curb the yen ...

Record high temperature for September registered in central Japan

Areas from eastern to western Japan are experiencing levels of heat that are dangerous and unusual for this time of the year.

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As sales of Japan temples and shrines surge, a crackdown on bad-faith buyers

Benmou Suzuki's dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly ...

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Bank of Japan to 'hibernate' until political dust settles, says strategist

Masahiko Loo of State Street Global Advisors gives his take on how Japanese politics and the Fed's surprise 50 basis point ...

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