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Japan July 20 election results could impact fiscal health, ratings, Moody's says
Japan's upcoming upper house election could have important implications for fiscal health and credit ratings if it brings ...
Further despair as Wales feel the heat in Japan
Wales reveal their devastation at wilting in the Kitakyushu heat to lose 24-19 to Japan and suffer a record 18th successive ...
As July 9 deadline looms, Japan's automakers brace for higher tariffs
As the July 9 tariff deadline looms and without a trade deal with the U.S., Japanese carmakers are facing the tough choice of ...
Japan’s minority government faces a tough test in the upper house election
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...
Japan hit back to stun Wales in first Test
Japan stunned Wales in Kitakyushu with a first-Test fightback that condemned the visitors to an 18th successive defeat. The ...
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'Tsunami in July 2025' rumours: How a 1999 comic book is shaking Japan’s tourism industry
There is a considerable drop in tourists from China and Hong Kong due to a terrifying prophecy in 'Watashi ga Mita Mirai' ...
In reversal, Japan now wants rice farmers to produce more. Will it work?
For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...
Japanese Baba Vanga’s July 5 disaster prediction sparks panic as earthquake hits days earlier in Japan
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, intensifying public anxiety due to a viral manga predicting a major ...