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Japan's Birth Rate Crisis Worsens
Japan's steadily declining births and overall aging population present serious long-term risks, threatening to sap the ...
Japan’s annual births fall to record low as population emergency deepens
The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another ...
Japan's 30-year bonds rise as weak auction adds to pressure to curtail issuance
Japan's 30-year government bond prices rose after the weakest auction of the securities in more than a year added to pressure ...
Japan 30-Year Bond Auction Sees Weakest Demand Since 2023
Japan’s 30-year bond auction saw the weakest demand since 2023, ramping up pressure on the government to adjust issuance.
Japan is a model of cleanliness. So where are all the trash cans?
Twenty-two percent of tourists cited the difficulty of finding a place to throw away garbage as the single biggest issue they ...
Toyota is Japan Inc’s ultimate value contrarian
The $250 bln carmaker is the latest national titan to throw itself into M&A to deflect external pressures. Tokyo’s efficiency ...
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McDonald’s Japan Sales Boosted By Minecraft, Chiikawa Crazes
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan saw a sales surge in May, helped by Happy Meal toys linked to two global crazes — the Minecraft ...
Takeaways from AP’s reporting on looming extinction of rare version of Christianity in rural Japan
On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links ...
Japan to promote domestic ownership of JGBs, policy draft shows
Japan should promote the domestic ownership of government bonds to avoid further rises in long-term interest rates caused by ...