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Game giant Nintendo posts first annual loss
Japanese videogame giant Nintendo on Thursday posted its first annual loss since becoming a public company, blaming a soaring yen and price cuts on its consoles for sinking it $530 million into the re
Japan fears nuclear plant sits atop active geological fault
A nuclear plant in northwestern Japan may be sitting right on top of an active geological fault, the country's nuclear watchdog has said, raising the risk that the facility may never resume power gene
Japan to forgive $3.7 billion of Myanmar's debt
Japan said on Saturday it will forgive about 300 billion yen ($3.7 billion) of Myanmar's debt and resume development aid as a way to support the country's democratic and economic reforms.
The governm
No monkeying around for Japan man, fastest on four legs
In the suburbs of Tokyo lives Kenichi Ito, the world's fastest man on four legs.
For nearly a decade, the 29-year-old Ito, long a fan of simians, has been perfecting a running style based on the wiry
IMF likely to reach $400 billion firewall target: Japan
The IMF looks set to receive the $400 billion it needs to boost a global firewall and help stem Europe's debt crisis, Japan's finance minister said.
"I think it is becoming highly possible that we wi
Hair on mice holds hope for baldness
Japanese researchers have successfully grown hair on hairless mice by implanting follicles created from stem cells, they announced Wednesday, sparking new hopes of a cure for baldness.
Japan 'no longer rich country' by 2050: Think tank
Japan could fall out of the league of developed nations by 2050 as a shrinking and greying population as well as slowing productivity make its economy contract, a think tank has warned.
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Safe-haven yen lower in Asian trade
The yen fell against the dollar and euro in early Asian trade on Wednesday as risk sentiment shifted on easing worries over Europe's debt crisis, following a successful Spanish bond auction.
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Japan pledges $60.0 bn to IMF for Europe firewall
Japan said on Tuesday it would give the International Monetary Fund $60.0 billion as part of the organisation's bid to boost a global firewall against Europe's debt crisis.
The decision comes several
Uncertain future for Japan's cat cafes
For the young women whiling away their evenings with a cappuccino in hand and a cat on their lap, Tokyo's ‘neko cafes’ are the ideal place to unwind and soothe their stresses.
"After a long day at wo
