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Organisers agree budget that makes it significantly more likely the games will go ahead next year
Kikuko Tsumura’s novel about workplace nihilism is both a smart and timely read
Lessons from Japan: Savers have useful — and painful — lessons for their British counterparts
From an album of precious family memories to sculptural jewellery, our tastemakers pick the most thoughtful gifts for the festive season
Research claims a fifth of Europe’s corporate landscape may now be zombified.
Richard Geoffroy, the champagne house’s former chef de cave, has relocated to rural Japan to make a sake that breaks all the rules
Japanese group will let its options on tech stocks expire after strategy questioned by investors
Head of TSE’s owner JPX to take on role with a 50% temporary pay cut
UN report on ex-Nissan chairman’s detention highlights problems but the pressure against change is huge
Country shows that rising living standards can accompany a shrinking population
A joint Canberra-Tokyo effort is designed to create a cost-effective supply chain for an elusive source of clean energy
Most of the money will be used to buy new aircraft
Lessons from Japan: Why the generation that grew up in stagnation will not take risks
CEO pushes for renewable rules revamp to meet green manufacturing pledges of its client Apple
The case for investing in Tokyo might be simpler than the ‘high priests’ suggest
Lessons from Japan: early experience of ultra-low rates now relevant to investors around world
The Japanese capital is a treasure trove where you can find everything from classics by high-end designers to exquisite 1920s furniture (via kimono belts)
Earlier sale of Lion Dairy to Chinese group torpedoed by Canberra-Beijing tensions
Governments also forge ahead with multilateral trade deals as they seek to strengthen ties
Lessons from Japan: Past public works projects hint at what to expect as IMF urges governments to loosen purse strings
Stocks surged to new highs on Tuesday as a smooth transition of power in the US cleared
The global economy is struggling to recover from the pandemic, with ultra-low interest rates and growth — but Japan has been battling these trends for several decades
Japan’s Weather Pain Forecast aims to show how atmospheric conditions provoke headaches and joint pain
There was just one lost decade of low growth and low inflation — when policy turned round so did the economy
Fearing prolonged stagnation, governments are looking to Tokyo’s experience during the past three decades
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