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Japan's average temperature in 2024 is likely to hit a record high for the second consecutive year, preliminary figures released by the weather agency showed Wednesday. The average temperature through November was 1.64 C warmer than the annual average for the 30-year period until 2020, hitting the highest level since…
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A powerful government panel on Monday failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase U.S. Steel, leaving the decision to President Joe Biden, who opposes the deal.
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Philippines ratifies key defense pact with Japan - Japan Today
Dec 16, 2024 · The Philippines ratified on Monday a key defense pact with Japan, which allows them to deploy troops on each other's soil as they boost ties to bolster against China's growing pressure. Both countries are longtime allies of the United States, which has been strengthening an arc of alliances to deter…
Inflation-hit voters in Japan hope for higher wages - Japan Today
Japan already has a quadrillion yen of outstanding public debt, worst in the world, and he wants “expansionary fiscal policy”. Spending even more money will slam the yen, and thus make inflation worse.
Typhoon weakens but train, flight disruptions continue - Japan …
Disruption to train services and flights continued across a wide area of Japan on Friday due to a typhoon that has been weakening but moving slowly eastward from the southwestern main island of Kyushu. JR Central temporarily canceled all Tokaido Shinkansen trains from the first one on Friday due to…
Bear killed after 2 days in Akita supermarket - Japan Today
Dec 2, 2024 · A bear was trapped and killed Monday after a two-day stay in a northeastern Japan supermarket, police said, ending an incident in which the animal attacked a male employee and dined out in the store's meat section.
Worries for Japan's economy after election shock - Japan Today
Political uncertainty after Japan's election shock risks slowing economic reforms, pushing up government spending and even holding up the Bank of Japan's exit from its outlier monetary policy, economists said.
Australia's Raygun says row over musical 'all resolved' - Japan Today
Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael "Raygun" Gunn says her legal dispute with the makers of a parody musical about her has been resolved, with a new version planned. The 37-year-old hit out at online reaction to the "Raygun: The Musical" affair as "so negative and awful, just awful". Gunn's performances at…