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Toyota, peers make cooperation key to Japan automakers' global survival
Sense of crisis behind top carmaker's appointment of 'chief industry officer'
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Weakened satisfaction likely to drive excessive drinking, study finds
A weakening of a mechanism that produces a sense of satisfaction after drinking could lead to excessive alcohol consumption, a team of Japanese and other researchers has found.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan's Olympus shares fall over 10% as safety issues drag on
Global endoscope leader sees intensifying competition in the medical devices
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Japan's economy grows less than expected in fourth quarter and just avoids recession
Japan's economy grew less than expected and just avoided a recession, with gross domestic product growing 0.2% annualized in the fourth quarter.
Source: The Japan Times
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Youthful USA Stars prevail in NBA's new All-Star Game format
The three-team round-robin tournament of short 12-minute games was the latest incarnation of the ever-changing All-Star Game format.
Source: The Japan Times
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Man pleads not guilty to triple murder in Saitama Prefecture
According to the indictment, Jun Saito killed U.S. national William Ross Bishop Jr., his wife, Izumi Morita, and their daughter.
Source: The Japan Times
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What Trump wants from Russia
A U.S.-Russia arrangement in which Ukraine is little more than a bargaining chip risks hollowing out this project before it is consolidated.
Source: The Japan Times
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China’s population rebound faces structural limits
China is widely expected to adopt a range of pronatalist policies in a bid to raise birth rates.
Source: The Japan Times
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Tighter Indian capital market lending rules hit brokerage shares
50% collateral required for bank guarantees; loans for proprietary trading banned
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Sri Lanka rolls out red carpet to investors for $15bn Port City
Project that began as part of Belt and Road offers incentives in outreach effort
Source: Nikkei Asia
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