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Japanese megabank will invest $50.5m and hire 2,000 people

Japanese megabank will invest $50.5m and hire 2,000 people

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, following a separate launch detected a day earlier as…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday welcomed a ceasefire in the Middle East struck between the U.S., Israel and Iran, while criticizing the rhetoric of President Donald…

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that while Japan welcomed a ceasefire in the Iran war as "a positive step," securing "a final agreement" quickly is "of the utmost importance."

Police in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, on Wednesday continued their search for an 11-year-old boy who has been missing since March 23. Yuki Adachi, a fifth-grade student at…

Festival of the Steel Phallus deity gets a steel lid in a rural city. For all its staid traditions and formal etiquette, Japanese culture can be surprisingly uninhibited in ways that can leave visito

Our Savvy guide to Japan’s most popular haircare brands, &honey, Fino Premium Touch, Tsubaki and Moist Diane.

The biggest fireworks festival in Tokyo will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 25 in 2026. The Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival is a huge highlight on the summer events calendar, attracting massive

Police in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, have arrested a 57-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his wife's two children from a previous marriage, and then hitting his wife when…

Smaller companies in particular struggle with labor crunch

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