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Japan PM Abe says he is resigning after chronic health issue resurfaces
Shigeru Ishiba, a 63-year-old hawkish former defense minister and Abe's archrival, is a favorite next leader in media surveys.
 "Japan PM Abe says he is resigning after chronic health issue resurfaces")
Japan's 'flying car' carries out successful test run, with a person aboard
The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe expresses intent to step down due to poor health
Japan''s Prime Minister''s Office said the report could not be immediately confirmed, but that Abe was believed to be meeting top ruling officials at the party headquarters
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Japan, US Space Force hold talks on enhancing cooperation in outer space
Officials here said that Abe and US Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond discussed solidifying cooperation between the US Space Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Space Operations
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Job losses loom as Vanguard Group closes Hong Kong, Japan operations
The largest mutual fund company, with roughly $6 trillion in assets under management, said in a statement its Hong Kong business mostly served institutional clients and not retail investors
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Covid-19: Japan govt signals push to re-open economy, boost stimulus
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga also dismissed speculation that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may step down for health reasons
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Ganesha in Japan: Is he worshipped in the land of the rising sun too?
The presence of temples in Japan for deities that look and sound like Lord Ganesha point to a time when Buddhism and Hinduism were intertwined
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Japan's PM Abe sets mark for days in office amid rising health concerns
Abe marked his 2,799th consecutive day in office since returning to leadership in late 2012 for a second term
Japan PM Shinzo Abe returns to hospital a week after 7-hr 'health checkup'
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday returned to a hospital in Tokyo a week after a seven-hour "health checkup", amid rumours about his health
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Govt frames norms to enforce 'rules of origin' for imports under FTAs
The ''rules of origin'' provision prescribes for the minimal processing that should happen in the FTA country so that the final manufactured product may be called originating goods in that country
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India, Japan, Australia working on a supply chain pact to counter China
The talks are at a working level currently, but Japan would like to bring them to a higher level at some point, according to a person in Tokyo
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Covid impact: Japan's core consumer prices mired as deflation spectre looms
A slow economic recovery from last quarter's record slump is expected to weigh on prices as consumer demand collapsed amid resurgent infections
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Tokyo Games postponement presents quandary for millions of ticket buyers
Invariably at every Olympics, an event is listed as sold out" although the venue is half-filled because some VIPs or hospitality guests haven't shown up.
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Japan museum portrays coronavirus pandemic life through everyday things
Takeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivals
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Japan's exports tumble as US demand slumps, capex outlook weakens
Core machinery orders, a leading indicator of business spending, also fell, suggesting the economy cannot count on domestic demand either as business investment weakened
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Softbank dispatches senior executives to help Covid-19 hit Oyo: Report
Oyo has struggled in Japan even with the full endorsement of SoftBank
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Japan economy shrinks 27.8% in April-June as Covid-19 slams consumption
Japanese media reported the latest drop was the worst since World War II
India-Japan summit likely next month, to focus on boosting trade ties
The annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe is likely to take place early next month
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In this Aurangabad village of Maharashtra, children speak Japanese
A fascination for robotics and technology has pushed students of a Zilla Parishad-run school in a remote village of Maharashtra's Aurangabad district to learn Japanese
Japan's current account surplus shrinks to 5-year low amid Covid-19
The current account surplus was 167.5 billion yen ($1.58 billion), the smallest monthly surplus since January 2015
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