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Multiple Whales Washed Ashore by Tsunami in Japan
The Kuril Islands and Japan's northern island of Hokkaido were hit by tsunami waves after a magnitude 8.8 undersea earthquake ...
130 foot waves. A nuclear disaster. Comparing Japan's 2011 tsunami to today's
The earthquake was powerful. One of the strongest ever recorded. Unlike 2011's Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, there ...
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Japan’s dealmaking machine revs up
Across the Pacific, though, is a machine roaring back to life. In Japan the number of private-equity deals has doubled since ...
Watch: People in Japan evacuate to rooftops after tsunami alert
Video captured people gathering on top of roofs in the northern Japanese coastal community of Mukawa after a tsunami alert ...
Japan's Akazawa says U.S. auto tariff cut may take time, NHK reports
Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said it might take some time for U.S. tariffs on automobiles to be lowered to 15% ...
Americans Book 'Art Hotel' in Japan—Can't Cope With What It Turns Out To Be
"It honestly was such a cool hotel," but they had "no clue" the room would look like the way it did, the women told Newsweek.
Japan may bring forward timing of next rate hike if inflation remains above target: Economist
Carlos Casanova says inflation and the domestic political uncertainty in Japan may affect the timing of Bank of Japan's ...
Bank of Japan Stands Pat But Raises Price Forecasts
TOKYO—The Bank of Japan left policy settings unchanged Thursday but raised its price outlook, fueling expectations for an ...
Japan's megabanks post Q1 profit growth, Mizuho hikes full year forecast by 15%
Japan's second and third largest banking groups are on track to meet record high annual earnings forecasts as lending demand ...