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Japanese government bonds could get a boost from retail investors
Incentives to encourage individuals to buy the debt are being considered as the Bank of Japan cuts back on purchases.
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Scottie Scheffler credits Tiger Woods with increasing size of purses on PGA Tour
The winner of this week's Tour Championship takes home $10 million, and a spot in the top eight would push Scheffler to No. 1 on the Tour's
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Trump’s expansion of executive privilege would invite more corruption
The Trump administration’s latest assertions about executive privilege — that it protects the confidentiality of a president’s communication
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Okinawa gubernatorial race puts focus on economy even as security tensions loom
The leading campaigns of incumbent Gov. Denny Tamai and former Naha Deputy Mayor Genta Koja have made economic revitalization their centerpi
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BOJ deputy chief keeps door open to September rate increase
The Bank of Japan is confronting mounting inflationary pressures as the Middle East conflict drags on, compounded by persistent yen weakness
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Kioxia plans new chip fab in Japan to meet AI memory demand
The Tokyo-based maker of NAND flash memory will construct a third facility at its manufacturing site in Iwate Prefecture.
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Mark Walter’s company says Dodgers not for sale
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York are investigating TWG, more spec
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72-year-old man arrested for overstaying 15-day tourist visa by 26 years
Police believe the South Korean national came to Japan using his brother's passport in September 1993 in search of higher-paid work.
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Trump’s Canada, beef trade actions add to GOP midterm worries
States affected by both moves are all Senate battlegrounds crucial to Democrats' strategy to retake the chamber.
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Carlos Alcaraz ready to reignite season at U.S. Open after injury layoff
Alcaraz has missed most of the clay season, the French Open, Wimbledon and North American hard-court tournaments.
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The foreigners missing in Nepal’s flash floods
Official figures suggested at least 341 foreigners were among the missing after devastating floods that have killed at least 160 people.
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Kids will be kids, and that’s the biggest risk with Meta’s new safeguards
Guardrails can only work as well as a company's ability to accurately identify a user's age, and young people around the world have repeated
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Japan eyes tax relief for bear hunters
The number of bear sightings in fiscal 2025 reached a record high of more than 50,000, and 13 people were killed in attacks, according to th
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Ebola is back — and the IMF’s relief fund is empty
The IMF should provide immediate debt relief to Ebola-hit countries and use part of its gold reserves to permanently fund future health emer
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CIA director warned Russia not to attack NATO members, U.S. media report
CIA Director John Ratcliffe aimed to dissuade Russia in a highly unusual trip to Moscow.
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Tyson Fury’s promoter says ball in Anthony Joshua’s court regarding ‘Battle of Britain’
Joshua and Fury are expected to meet on Nov. 20, with Madison Square Garden in New York emerging as a likely location.
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Japan may start buying back rice to replenish stockpiles
The government has already earmarked funds for the purchase of 150,000 tons of rice to replenish its stockpiles in its fiscal 2026 initial b
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Humanoids have bodies. They still need brains.
China's humanoid boom has solved the most visible part of the problem: figuring out how to hobble together a body. The harder part now is bu
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Singapore police raid Radiant World office as probe widens
The move is part of an investigation into the company's transactions after some counterparties raised concerns about allegedly falsified doc
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Albanese eases demand that Australian data centers use only renewables
Two regions had expressed opposition to Canberra's earlier demand that data centers be powered by renewable energy.
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Chubu Electric faces scrutiny over reactor decommissioning costs
The company allegedly misrepresented the progress of construction work at some reactors when applying for reimbursement of costs related to
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Acclaimed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97
Kusama was known worldwide for her signature polka dots, repetitive patterns and immersive "Infinity Mirror Rooms."
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Nepal must prepare before the waters rise again
Two deadly floods in just over a year have exposed a dangerous gap in the county's disaster preparedness.
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Carney faces ticking clock on Canadian support for tough tactics with Trump
The prime minister is one of the few global leaders to retaliate against U.S. tariffs, despite Canada's dependence on U.S. buyers for about
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