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Nikkei Closes 2020 With Small Minuses
The Japanese stock market closed the eventful corona year 2020 with a small minus on Wednesday. Investors took a step back after the strong advance the day before.
This pushed the main index in Tokyo to its…
Thousands of Cars Stuck on Japan Highway for Hours Due to Snow Storm
At least two thousand cars have been stuck on a highway in Japan for hours due to a heavy snowstorm. Some vehicles were stuck in traffic for up to 36 hours, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK.
Not everyone…
The Japanese Stock Exchange Closed Slightly Higher on Friday
The Japanese stock exchange closed slightly higher on Friday. Investors took little risk ahead of the long weekend in Japan.
The financial markets in Tokyo are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays due to public…
Japanese Cabinet Secretary Suga Succeeds Abe As Party Leader
Japanese cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga succeeds Shinzo Abe as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Suga is also likely to become Japan's new prime minister.
LDP party members voted convincingly for…
Health Concerns of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has undergone medical examinations for the second time in eight days at a hospital in Tokyo.
When Abe returned to his residence after spending hours in the hospital, Abe did…
Japanese Court Recognizes More Bomb Survivors on Hiroshima
A court in Hiroshima, Japan, on Wednesday determined that more survivors are recognized as victims of the nuclear bomb attack on the city.
The verdict comes 75 years after the US nuclear attack on Japan at the…
South Korea Angry About Japan’s Renewed Island Claim
South Korea has called in a senior Japanese diplomat after the publication of an annual defence report approved by the Japanese government.
It claims that an island group that belongs to South Korea is Japanese…
Nearly 60 Deaths From Heavy Rainfall in Southern Japan
At least 58 people have already died on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu due to floods and landslides.
Many homes and roads have been destroyed, and the government plans to evacuate 3.6 million people from…
Japanese Billionaire Rejects 27,000 Women at the Same Time
Japanese Billionaire Rejects 27,000 Women at the Same Time. The Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is no longer looking for a friend to fly to space.
He was the centre of a particular TV program, a kind of…
Oldest Person in the World 117 Died in Japan
Nabi Tajima, the oldest person in the world, died at the age of 117 in a hospital in the south of Japan where she stayed since January. The woman died of old age, reports Dawn News.
Nabi Tajima was born on…