Japan
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October 18, 2021, Monday
Airlines in Japan and South Korea get creative to bring back demand
While one airline will sell 150 unlimited passes to passengers 12 and older, another has sought new streams of revenue by ...
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October 17, 2021, Sunday
Japan's new PM Kishida sends offering to controversial Tokyo shrine
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida donated ritual offerings Sunday viewed by Chinese and Koreans as a symbol of Japanese wartime ...
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October 09, 2021, Saturday
Modi speaks to Japan's new PM, discusses robust cooperation in Indo-Pacific
The prime minister conveyed his congratulations and best wishes to Kishida for assuming charge as the premier of Japan, the Prime ...
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October 07, 2021, Thursday
Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes Tokyo area; no danger of tsunami, say officials
A powerful earthquake registering a preliminary 6.1 magnitude shook the Tokyo area on Thursday night, but officials said there ...
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October 06, 2021, Wednesday
5.9 magnitude earthquake hits northeastern Japan, 3 people injured
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck northeastern Japan early Wednesday, leaving three people injured, Kyodo News ...
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October 05, 2021, Tuesday
Japanese stocks extend losing streak as new premier underwhelms
The blue-chip measure closed 2.2% lower, capping its worst longest losing streak since May 2019 and extending its loss from a ...
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October 04, 2021, Monday
Japan's new PM to seek fresh mandate to handle coronavirus, economy
Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to push through with a large-scale recovery package to support those ...
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September 30, 2021, Thursday
Elliott builds Toshiba stake adding pressure to review
Toshiba's board is undertaking the review after an activist-shareholder rebellion earlier this year led to the ouster of the ...
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September 30, 2021, Thursday
Tracking the rise of Fumio Kishida, Japan's new prime minister
He will be Japan's third PM in just over a year, replacing the deeply unpopular Yoshihide Suga, whose fortunes began to fall ...
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September 29, 2021, Wednesday
Soft-spoken consensus builder Fumio Kishida to become Japan's PM
Likely to be voted to the top post on Monday; has called for stimulus of over 30 trillion yen
