Japan’s crazy 1980s bubble a dim memory as Nikkei hits record high

As Japanese shares finally reclaim past peaks it harks back to a time when everyone in the country seemed to be a stock ...

Japan doesn’t criticize U.S. attack on Iran as it did Israel’s

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his “understanding” of the U.S. attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, in sharp ...

Uniqlo closes in on H&M but ZARA gap remains wide

Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo and GU, appears closer than ever to overtaking H&M and becoming the world’s second ...

Directionless research puts chemist Soai on path to a Nobel

Kenso Soai said it felt like he was walking through darkness with no set destination while tackling a mystery that baffled ...

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong rejects South Korean medical aid, calls it a provocation

SEOUL―North Korea’s Kim ⁠Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, denounced on Thursday South Korea’s plans to ...

Russian bomb kills 30 as winter energy attacks escalate

KYIV—A Russian-guided bomb exploded next to public buses filled with passengers in eastern Ukraine, authorities said Thursday ...

U.S. opens direct talks with Myanmar’s generals, reversing years of isolation

The Trump administration has begun direct talks with Myanmar’s military-installed government, according to US officials and ...

JT rejects Russian claim after strike on Ukraine factory

Japan’s sole cigarette maker denied involvement in military production after Russia attacked its group factory in central ...

Prudential links fraud scandal to company’s business model

An investigatory committee blamed the fraud scandal at Prudential Life Insurance Co. on its commission system ...
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North Korea says U.S. submarine push justifies its own weapons buildup

SEOUL—North Korea accused the United States on Wednesday of expanding a “nuclear submarine alliance” that it said was undermining ‌global nuclear security, as the ⁠fifth anniversary of ⁠its AUKUS ...
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Russia slams Japanese drills with U.S. and Australia, says U.S. Typhon missile systems pose threat

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia--Russia on Tuesday condemned upcoming joint military exercises between Japan, Australia and the United States and said it had formally complained to Tokyo about the deployment of U ...
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Early flu spike closes schools, clinics move up vaccinations

Unusually early outbreaks of influenza are forcing some schools around the country to close right after the end of the summer break. “I thought the flu was a winter illness,” said a 43-year-old mother ...