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White House Touts Natural-Gas Deals With Japan. Not All Are New—or Binding.
Japan’s largest utility company announced several long-term deals to buy billions of dollars worth of U.S. liquefied-natural ...
Japan's labour crunch forces rethink on traditional homemakers
Japan's labour shortage is forcing its conservative lawmakers to consider overhauling decades-old social welfare rules ...
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How Japan—and Other U.S. Allies—Can Work Around America
For Japan and many other countries, the vulnerability that comes with relying on U.S. markets has become startlingly clear.
Spotify’s Joe Hadley on Why Japanese Music’s Global Moment Is Just Beginning & How MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN Sets the Stage
Billboard Japan caught up with Hadley, Spotify's Global Head of Music Partnerships & Audience, during his visit to Japan for ...
Tesla to take Japan virtual power plant business nationwide, Nikkei reports
Tesla will expand its virtual power plant business in Japan by providing free storage batteries to companies and remotely ...
Japan's shrinking rural population linked to ongoing biodiversity losses, study shows
Japan's declining population in agricultural regions could be having a damaging impact on biodiversity—a trend that could ...
Japan has more 7-Eleven stores than anywhere, and we sat in on their epic snack-making process
The 7-Eleven brand came to Japan in the 1970s, but the stores have taken convenience to new heights, churning out new snack ...
Europe needs small, affordable cars like Japan's 'kei cars', Stellantis chairman says
By Giulio Piovaccari TURIN, Italy (Reuters) -Europe needs small and affordable cars like Japan's so-called 'kei cars', ...
Japan Upper House Election Set for July 20, Asahi Reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's upcoming upper house election is set for July 20, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba decided not to extend the current parliamentary session, the Asahi newspaper reported on ...