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Japan’s ruling coalition on Wednesday rammed through bills to reimpose an unpopular petrol tax, ignoring an opposition boycott, as drivers queued at the pumps for last-minute buying.

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Japan’s only giant panda, Ling Ling, dies at age 22.

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Japan’s central bank Wednesday left the short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent ahead of an expected lowering of its economic growth forecast.The Bank of Japan’s decision on the unsecured overnight call money was widely anticipated due to further worsening of global as well and domestic economic conditions, Kyodo news service reported.The bank, led by its new governor, Masaaki …

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TOKYO, April 30 (UPI) — Japan’s central bank Wednesday left the short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent ahead of an expected lowering of its economic growth forecast.

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Japan said Wednesday factory output fell at the fastest pace in five years in March, as the central bank cut its economic growth outlook and shifted to a less hawkish stance on interest rates.

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TOKYO - THE founder of one of Japan’s top retail groups marked his 84th birthday on Wednesday with news he plans to give US$57 million (S$77 million) worth of group shares to employees to thank them.

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April 30 (Bloomberg) — Japan detected the bird flu virus in three dead swans, the nation’s first case of the disease in more than a year, Kyodo News Agency reported, citing a National Institute of Animal Health study.

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(RTTNews) - After observing a national holiday on Tuesday for the emperor’s birthday, Japan is making up for the day off with an abundance of economic and corporate numbers scheduled for release on Wednesday - starting with the Bank of Japan’s interest rate decision.

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In the winter of 1943, Bybee native Ordwell Holt answered his country’s call of duty. As his plane touched down in Kolombanger, an island in the Solomon Island chain, he was unprepared for the culture clash and adventures that awaited him.

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Tempura embodies qualities Japanese cooks hold dear: fresh ingredients, precision cooking and beautiful presentation. It also exemplifies the uncanny ability of the Japanese to absorb outside influences — in this case, from the Iberian peninsula — and mold them into new constructs that are very much their own.

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