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Japan’s ex-FX chief sees yen firming as Takaichi’s stance clears
Tatsuo Yamasaki also largely ruled out the likelihood of the United States helping Japan with joint currency intervention.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan, U.S. to quicken investment plans under $550 billion package
Japan and the United States agreed Thursday to speed up selection of the first round of investment projects under a $550 billion package that Tokyo committed to last…
Source: Japan Today
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Oscars museum dives into world of Miyazaki's 'Ponyo'
With simulated waves, animation tables, and dozens of original sketches on display, a new exhibition in the Oscars museum offers immersion into the aquatic world of "Ponyo," Hayao…
Source: Japan Today
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Stuck in Skin Collective Performing at GaijinPot Celebrates: New Connections
See Stuck in Skin Collective at GaijinPot Celebrates: New Connections, a networking event in Tokyo with drinks and live music.
Source: GaijinPot Blog
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Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for first-ever unionization
Nevada is the only state where people can legally purchase sex, and now sex workers at one of the state's oldest brothels are fighting to become the nation's…
Source: Japan Today
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BOJ hawk Tamura flags spring as possible timing for rate hike
Naoki Tamura's remarks suggest that Gov. Kazuo Ueda will probably face increased opposition if he decides to stand pat at the next policy meetings through April.
Source: The Japan Times
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What’s Valentine’s Day (and White Day) in Japan?
How do you celebrate Valentine's Day and White Day in Japan?
Source: GaijinPot Blog
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New Zealand mosque killer's appeal causing 'distress' to victims: lawyer
Appeal hearings for a white supremacist who shot dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019 caused "immense distress" to his victims, a lawyer representing the…
Source: Japan Today
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Japan and Thailand's conservative parties triumph in key elections
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Two U.S. Marines referred to prosecutors in Tokyo theft case
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department sent papers on two U.S. Marines to public prosecutors on Friday, alleging that they broke into restaurants in Tokyo and stole cash, sources said.
Source: The Japan Times
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