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JAPAN
Strong quake hits Japan's northern island, no tsunami danger
A strong earthquake on Friday jolted the same area of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido that was hit by one of the country's most powerful tremors last month. ...
JAPAN
Japan PM Abe on track for extended term despite rival's bid
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks well placed to win a September ruling party leadership race, putting the conservative leader on track to become the longest-serving prem...
AUTOS
Mazda, Suzuki, Yamaha Motor submit reports on improper testing: Japan ministry
Mazda Motor Corp, Suzuki Motor Corp and Yamaha Motor Co have submitted reports to Japan's transport ministry that they conducted improper fuel economy and emissions tests on the...
JAPAN
Japan won't be sending election monitors to Cambodia
Japan said on Wednesday it will not be sending election monitors to Cambodia for a general election this weekend, although Tokyo - a major donor to the Southeast Asian nation - ...
JAPAN
Tokyo focuses on environment two years out from Olympics
With two years to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese capital is hoping to use the Games as motivation to improve its environmental sustainability. Tokyo Gover...
JAPAN
Japanese heat wave pushes temperature to record
The temperature rose to a record 41.1 Celsius (106 Fahrenheit) in a city northwest of Tokyo on Monday, as a heat wave in Japan that has killed at least 23 people and sent thousa...
JAPAN
Japan's Nippon Life to stop financing coal-fired power
Nippon Life Insurance Co [NPNLI.UL] will no longer extend loans for, or invest in, coal-fired power plants due to environmental concerns, an official at Japan's biggest life ins...
BUSINESS
Bond yields rise on BoJ easing talk while stocks slide
Signs that the Bank of Japan could scale back its monetary stimulus faster than expected sent tremors through bond markets on Monday, while European stocks slid as threats of fu...
BUSINESS
Bond yields rise worldwide on stimulus concerns; earnings loom
Fear that U.S. and Japanese policymakers will scale back economic stimulus sent quivers through debt markets on Monday, while U.S. stocks gained ahead of major company earnings ...
BUSINESS