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Nissan's Carlos Ghosn gone, American Kelly faces Japan trial alone
His boss Carlos Ghosn escaped financial misconduct charges by fleeing the country, but another former Nissan executive is still awaiting trial in Japan: Greg Kelly
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Typhoon Haishen approaching Japan's Okinawa island, packing powerful winds
A powerful typhoon, the second in a week, was barreling toward the southern cluster of Japanese Okinawa islands on Saturday, prompting warnings about torrential rainfall and fierce wind gusts
Vegetables to pajamas: Airlines invent ways to make money amid pandemic
Japan's ANA Holdings Inc. sold tickets for a charter flight to nowhere
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Top headlines: Japan to support firms moving to India, SC rejects exam plea
From Japan subsidising manufacturing firms moving to India or Bangladesh from China to IndiGo planning to shelve planned QIP if travel picks up, here are the top headlines of the evening
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Japan to subsidise manufacturers if they shift to India from China: Report
The subsidy aims to reduce Japan's reliance 'on a handful of links' in its supply chains, says Nikkei Asian Review.
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Astrazeneca to begin Phase 1/2 clinical trials of Covid vaccine in Japan
Astrazeneca said on Friday it is beginning Phase 1/2 clinical trials in Japan of its coronavirus vaccine candidate
5.0 magnitude quake strikes Japan's Fukui Prefecture, no tsunami warning
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on Friday struck the Reihoku District of Japan's Fukui Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
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With Nissan's Carlos Ghosn gone, American Kelly faces Japan trial alone
His boss Carlos Ghosn escaped financial misconduct charges by fleeing the country, but another former Nissan executive is still awaiting trial in Japan: Greg Kelly
Why Indo-Pacific countries will miss 'Abe Model' more than Japan
This was a prime minister who, for better or worse, seemed to see himself first of all as a convener of and evangelizer to the democracies of a "free and open" Indo-Pacific
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Japanese livestock ship with 42 crew said to have sank in stormy seas
The Filipino crew member was rescued late Wednesday after Japanese navy P-3C surveillance aircraft spotted him wearing a life vest and waving while bobbing in the water
Livestock ship carrying 42 crew missing off southern Japan, rescue underway
The 11,947-ton Gulf Livestock 1 ship was carrying 5,800 cows west of the western coast of Amami Oshima in the East China Sea when it sent the distress call in the early hours of Wednesday
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Vistara, Japan Airlines enter frequent flyer partnership with credit points
Vistara and Japan Airlines have inked a partnership that allows members of their frequent flyer programmes to earn and spend points on each other
Yoshihide Suga as Japan's next premier may be tough partner for BOJ
Suga is a safe pair of hands and has a thorough knowledge of the Bank of Japan's policy framework, but he also knows how to pressure the bank into action
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India, Australia and Japan to form pact on supply-chain resilience
The arrangement will in the long term act as a counterweight to current and proposed trading arrangements in the Asia-Pacific region, officials said
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Why Buffett's bet on Japan could turn on higher inflation, weakening dollar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc's $6.2 billion (4.6 billion pounds) foray into Japan's five largest trading houses may signal billionaire Warren Buffett's expectation that inflation and a falling U.S. dollar may make international equities more attractive when economies worldwide recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Berkshire said late Sunday, on Buffett's 90th birthday, it owned just over 5% of each of Itochu Corp <8001.T>, Marubeni Corp <8002.T>, Mitsubishi Corp <8058.T>, Mitsui & Co Ltd <8031.T> and Sumitomo Corp <8053.T>, and said it could increase its stakes to 9.9%.
Japan to extend emergency loan worth Rs 3,500 cr for India to fight Covid19
Japanese ambassador Satoshi Suzuki, and CS Mohapatra, additional secretary in India's department of economic affairs exchanged notes regarding the provision of the yen loan
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Japan's ruling LDP to hold leadership vote on Sept 14 to pick Abe successor
The leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will almost certainly become prime minister because of its majority in the lower house of parliamen
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Warren Buffett looks to Japan, takes 5% stakes in five trading companies
Berkshire Hathaway said it has acquired more than 5% of the shares in five large Japanese companies, marking a departure for Buffett as he looks outside the United States to bolster his conglomerate
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Japan mulls picking new Prime Minister on September 17 to succeed Abe
Japan is considering to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on September 17 to pick the country's new Prime Minister to succeed Shinzo Abe, local media reported
Shinzo Abe 'greatest' prime minister in Japan's history, says Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has hailed Shinzo Abe as the "greatest" prime minister in Japan's history during a telephonic conversation between the two leaders
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