The Japanese Yen strengthens in reaction to the upbeat Core Machinery Orders data. Firming expectations for an additional BoJ rate hike this week also underpin the JPY. A modest USD downtick ...

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This footage highlights Field Marshal Montgomery reading the surrender terms of the German forces in WWII. Biden blocks U.S. Steel takeover by Japan's Nippon Steel, citing national security 1:24 ...

As 2024 nears its end and we look back on the year in entertainment, it was clearly one when Japan-related works loomed large on the global market. It is a diverse group of works. Some were made ...

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.

'Shadow of the Ninja Reborn' is one of the best platformers in recent years. This year had a distinctly retro gaming vibe when it came to Japanese game releases, and here are some of my favorites.

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THE Japanese people were never told that their country was losing the war; even our capture of such key points as Saipan, Manila, and Okinawa was explained as a strategic retirement. Hence, anyone ...

Only someone narrow-minded would view this hostage deal as an Israeli victory. We have fought for the past 15 months to eradicate the evil In Gaza and now we seem willing to revert to the status ...

More than 130 years after its inventor tried to introduce it in the U.S., whiskey made with a mold called koji is catching on in bars and stores. Takamine is a new whiskey made with koji, a mold ...