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Nikkei jumps after landslide victory for Takaichi's ruling party
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 share index jumped as much as 5% to a record on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a… Read
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her party's "landslide victory" in a general election and said it was… Read
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Japan switched on a reactor at the world's biggest nuclear power plant again on Monday, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended… Read
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Police in Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 46-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in the death of an 82-year-old man on… Read
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