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Tokyo reenters Global Financial Centres Index’s top 10
Other key cities in Asia are also ranked highly, while Osaka rose several spots.
Source: The Japan Times
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Tech-equipped Indigenous firefighters protect Thai forests
Hmong villagers zip through forested slopes and cut through brush with machetes while others scan for smoke on live feeds from their phones.
Source: The Japan Times
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Shadow raises pitched as option for cash-strapped Japanese companies
Benefits, discounts and freebies can increase compensation without triggering a big tax hit for employees and employers.
Source: The Japan Times
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China's insurers chase $8.7tn opportunity to reel in bank deposits
Ping An, China Life eye windfall amid low interest rates; Iran war imperils stock gains
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Sabalenka sails past Rybakina to set up Miami Open final against Gauff
Sabalenka took full advantage of a series of errors from Rybakina to win the opening set, and the four-time Grand Slam champion then raced ahead 4-0 in the second.
Source: The Japan Times
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MSDF destroyer becomes Japan’s first ship capable of firing Tomahawk missiles
With a range of 1,600 kilometers, the weapons will allow the vessels to put targets deep inside China and North Korea within striking distance.
Source: The Japan Times
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Air China logs sixth straight loss as rail competition bites and risks rise
Associate Cathay raises fuel charges as Iran war ushers in 'unprecedented times'
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Editor's Choice: Honda's shattered EV dream
Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Fatal stabbing at Pokémon Center in Tokyo reignites concern over rising stalking cases in Japan
Assailant had previously been arrested on suspicion of violating the Stalker Regulation Law. On 26 March, a female employee was stabbed at the Pokémon Center megastore in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro Ward by a
Source: SoraNews24
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Welcome to 'New Russia': How the Kremlin is remaking occupied Ukraine
Moscow is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into an aggressive, yearslong buildout of transport and trade infrastructure.
Source: The Japan Times
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