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Japanese village that built California's fishing industry could become container storage
From the turn of the 20th century to the early 1940s, a human-made island in San Pedro Bay held a flourishing Japanese ...
Japanese Islands’ 10th Tadao Ando Museum Caps a Billionaire’s Quest
Benesse Art Site Naoshima, a sprawling art constellation on three islands, adds a 10th museum by the star architect Tadao ...
New Japan theme park aims to tap tourism boom, become springboard to Asian markets
The company behind a new nature adventure park on Japan's southern island of Okinawa is hoping the country's huge tourism ...
Long hair and hot dogs: Meet the Japanese baseball stars making their mark on the Cubs
The pitcher, also known as the "Throwing Philosopher," told NBC News that his teammates compliment his "beautiful hair" but ...
Nippon Steel Plans $6 Billion Investment in Its Japanese Mills
Nippon Steel Corp., the Japanese company embroiled in lengthy battle to buy US Steel Corp., said it plans to spend 869 ...
Children aged 14 or younger now make up less than 12% of this country’s population
Japan’s estimated child population has shrunk for the 44th straight year to a record low, government data showed Sunday, as the country grapples with a demographic crisis underscored by falling birth ...
Japan’s Ishiba warns against tension over tariffs and vows to expand Asia-Pacific trade group
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed determination to defend rules-based, free and multilateral trade systems ...
Hedge Funds Tout Japanese Tires, Hungarian Drugs at Sohn HK
Hedge funds pitched investment ideas ranging from a Japanese tiremaker to a Hungarian pharmaceutical company at the Sohn Hong ...