Japan
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Finance
Japan’s Labor Market Has a Lesson for the Fed: Women Can Surprise You
Japan’s improved labor force participation for women is a reminder not to assume that job market limits are clear and…
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World
Japan Raises Interest Rates for First Time in 17 Years
Higher inflation and rising wages suggest that the country’s economy can grow without such aggressive stimulus from the central bank.
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World
Racial Profiling in Japan Is Prevalent but Unseen, Some Residents Say
Experts say the country’s first lawsuit about police discrimination against foreign-born residents highlights a systematic problem.
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Arts
‘Shogun’ Series Premiere Recap: House of Lords
When an English ship pilot lands in feudal 1600s Japan, five lords must decide whether he’s an enemy or a…
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World
Welcome to Japan, Taylor Swift Fans. Please Remain Seated as You Cheer.
Some Japanese spectators are grumbling that foreign concertgoers visiting Tokyo don’t share their rather restrained local approach to taking in…
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World
The Brief Reign of Japan’s First Foreign-Born Beauty Queen
Karolina Shiino, a naturalized Japanese citizen who was born in Ukraine, resigned two weeks after winning the Miss Japan crown.
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News
Japan Becomes the Latest Country to Land on the Moon
A Japanese robotic spacecraft successfully set down on the moon on Friday — but its solar panels were not generating…
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World
2 Planes Collide at Japan Airport, Weeks After Deadly Runway Blaze
Nobody was injured in the episode on Tuesday, which took place on the country’s northern island of Hokkaido amid heavy…
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Magazine
A Japanese Holiday Feast, By Way of California
Sylvan Mishima Brackett, the chef-owner of the San Francisco restaurant Rintaro, hosted family and friends for an intimate meal to…
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World
A Swedish Teenager Was on Japan Airlines Flight 516. Here’s His Story.
Anton Deibe, 17, and his family were flying into Tokyo when their plane collided with a Coast Guard aircraft.