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TOKYO -- The yen should not be considered a safe-haven currency and its recent decline against the dollar can only partially be attributed to the Japan-U.S. interest rate gap, Hiroshi Watanabe, former vice minister of finance for international affairs, told Nikkei in a recent interview.
The 2024 Paris Games offer Singaporean para-athlete Toh Wei Soong a second chance.
The word onigiri became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon.
For generations, “nommunication” – or drinking with colleagues after work – has been credited with fostering corporate spirit in Japanese firms, releasing office tensions and building close professional relationships.
TOKYO -- Japanese company Ricoh launched presales of its first Pentax film camera in over 20 years in some overseas markets on Tuesday, aiming to attract Generation Z customers looking for a retro experience that stands in contrast to today's digital world where photos can be snapped with smartphones.
Japan’s top court on Friday recognised a transgender woman as the “father” of her 3-year-old daughter conceived using her frozen sperm and born to her female partner after legally transitioning, in the first such ruling.
TOKYO -- Extreme heat across much of the world is driving natural gas prices to some of the highest levels this year, exacerbating the upward pressure from worries about Russia curbing supplies to Europe again.