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Heatstroke alerts issued across Japan amid intense heat
Xinhua News Agency
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TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Sweltering temperatures were expected to continue across Japan on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, with heatstroke alerts issued for much of the country. The current high temperatures were...
Japan’s Topix Sets Record High as Trump Deals Ease Tariff Fears
Mint
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July 24, 2025
Japan’s Topix stock index rose above last summer’s record to close at a fresh peak as hopes of more US tariff deals brightened the outlook for global trade and economic growth. The equity rally in Japan comes as gauges worldwide have notched...
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Topix Rallies to Record High in Trade Deal Afterglow (UPDATE 1)
The Japan News
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July 24, 2025
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The Tokyo Stock Exchange Reuters 12:04 JST, July 24, 2025 (updated at 16:30 JST) TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) – Japan’s Topix index climbed to a record high on Thursday and the Nikkei share average hit a new one-year peak,...
A Summer of Reckoning for Japan’s Economy
The Diplomat
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July 24, 2025
Japan’s economy in 2025 stands at an uncertain juncture. Exports are slipping, the yen is tumbling, and Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is racing against time to avert a trade cliff with the United States. The once-reliable playbook of industrial...
Japan police to trial bodycams from August
NHK
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Japanese police will trial the use of body cameras from August, with the aim of preventing disputes that arise from questioning or traffic stops. The move comes as officers have faced incidents of verbal abuse during stops. Meanwhile, there have...
Far East Hospitality Strengthens its Presence in Japan with Two New Hotels in Osaka
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Group enters Osaka with two Far East Village Hotels in Namba South and Honmachi districts, reinforcing its commitment to double its footprint to 2000 rooms in Japan. SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 15 July 2025 - Far East Hospitality has...
Japan's Nidec posts rise of 2.3% in first-quarter operating profit
Channel News Asia
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July 24, 2025
TOKYO :Japanese electric motor maker Nidec reported on Thursday 61.45 billion yen ($420.60 million) in preliminary first-quarter operating profit, up 2.3 per cent from the year-earlier period. The result for the quarter ended June compared with an...
Japan trade deal offers U.S. automakers relief, not new markets
Japan Times
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July 24, 2025
If only Switzerland would open itself up to U.S. chocolate exports. Oh right, it did. Even so, I’m guessing the master chocolatiers are safe in their Alpine redoubt from an American influx. On a similar note, U.S. President Donald Trump’s touted...
'Raise Them to the Same Level as Naruto': TV Tokyo President Has Big International Anime Plans for the Black Sheep of Shonen Jump's Big 3
Comic Book Resources (CBR)
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July 25, 2025
The president of TV Tokyo, one of Japan's biggest TV stations and a major player in anime broadcasting, has outlined the network's plans for expanding anime even further to overseas markets. TV Tokyo held its Financial Results Briefing for the...
Japan Private Sector Logs Steady Growth In July
RTTNews
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July 24, 2025
Japan's private sector logged a steady growth in July as stronger growth in the service sector was offset by a fall in manufacturing output, flash survey data from S&P Global showed on Thursday. The flash composite output index remained unchanged...
Tokyo’s concessions to Trump send Korea’s trade negotiators scrambling
Hankyoreh
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July 24, 2025
Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan departs for Washington from the Incheon International Airport on July 23, 2025, for trade talks. (Yonhap) The South Korean government finds itself in a pinch during its last-minute negotiations with the US after US...
Czech president Petr Pavel meets Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo during official Japan visit
Radio Prague International
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July 25, 2025
Czech President Petr Pavel was received by Japanese Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday. Their meeting began at 11:00 a.m. local time (4:00 a.m. CET) and lasted about 30 minutes. In line with tradition, no details of the...
JAPAN & PNG SIGN MOUs TO STRENGTHEN FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP
PNG Haus Bung
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July 24, 2025
Two new Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)were signed on Wednesday 23rd July 2025, by the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) and the Japan’s Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation (OFCF). This was a significant milestone for Papua New Guinea’s...
Nikkei index soars over 1,000 points after Japan-US tariff deal
The Mainichi
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A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average soaring more than 1,000 points to above the 40,000 line during morning trading on July 23, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index briefly soared more than 1,000 points...
Sanseitō Makes a Splash: Populist Politics on the Rise in Japan
Nippon
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July 24, 2025
The results of the July 20, 2025, upper house election signal a time of tumult in the Tokyo halls of power. Do gains by right-leaning parties in this year’s contest hint at a Trump-style shift in Japanese politics? A Murky Time for Japanese...
National Ballet of Japan holds 1st overseas show in 16 yrs in London
The Mainichi
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LONDON (Kyodo) -- The National Ballet of Japan gave its first overseas performance in 16 years in London on Thursday, with Miyako Yoshida, formerly a principal dancer in the city's Royal Ballet, directing the presentation. The five-show production...
Trump announces trade framework with Japan, slashes import tariffs to 15%
Zee Business
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July 23, 2025
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled a new trade framework with Japan, announcing a 15 per cent tax on imported Japanese goods down from the previously threatened 25 per cent rate. The agreement, he claimed, would lead to massive job...
US trade deal with Japan... Is India next?
India Herald
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Donald trump took office as the US President last January. Following this, he imposed maximum tariffs on goods imported from various countries. He announced that the imposition of the tariff would be postponed until July 9, and now he has...
Tokyo to Open First Permanent Pokémon Park
News Central TV
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July 23, 2025
The wildly popular Pokémon franchise is set to launch its first permanent theme park, “PokePark Kanto,” in Tokyo in spring 2026. The Pokémon Company, a subsidiary of Nintendo, announced that the 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) park will be located within...
Specifics of Japan’s $550B investment in US remain murky
Hankyoreh
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July 25, 2025
A 3D-printed figure of US President Donald Trump appears before a flag of Japan on July 23, 2025. (Reuters/Yonhap) Japan’s promise to invest US$550 billion played a key role in the lowering of the reciprocal tariffs that were to be slapped on it...