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Japan falls back into deflation in blow for stimulus effort

Japan has fallen back into deflation for the first time in two and a half years. It’s being seen as a setback to efforts to stimulate the economy. It

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'Golden Bolt', 105, sets new sprint record

Japan’s Hidekichi Miyazaki, nicknamed ‘Golden Bolt’ after the world’s fastest man, broke his own record as the oldest competitive sprinter at the

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Scotland swamp Japan in Rugby's World Cup with five second-half tries

The Brave Blossoms have been trampled underfoot. Scotland ended Japan’s fairy- tale start to Rugby’s World Cup. It had been close at half time with

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Japan look for second Rugby World Cup win in their match against Scotland

Japan’s shock victory over South Africa in the Rugby World Cup has put a smile on the faces of the players and a spring in their steps. The squad

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A Japanese astronaut has released a meteor observation microsatellite from the International Space Station

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Banzai back in the vocabulary as Japan passes law allowing combat deployments

Japan has taken a decisive step away from its postwar stance on defence with a vote in parliament allowing the deployment of military force abroad in

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Incredible scenes in Japan over law to allow troops to fight abroad

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Japan: angry tussles ahead of controversial security vote

Japan’s upper house is braced for a continuing battle of wills. Opposition lawmakers are trying to physically block a vote on laws to expand the role

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Protesters in Japan reject government's plan to allow foreign military operations

Thousands of protesters have rallied in Tokyo against government moves to enact legislation that would allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the

Markets

Toshiba hit by record fine over scandal as sales slump

Toshiba has reported an operating 10.96 billion yen loss (80 million euros) from April to June, compared to a profit of 47.7 billion (350 million

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Japan floods leave three dead, and 23 missing

Rescue workers pluck people from homes in danger of being washed away. Three have reportedly been killed and 23 are still missing after record rains

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At least 8 missing and 90,000 evacuated in Japan floods

At least eight people are missing after days of heavy rains in Japan. Tens of thousands are stranded after river banks burst.

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Tens of thousands stranded after Japan floods

One person is missing after days of heavy rain in Japan. Tens of thousands are stranded after river banks burst in cities north of Tokyo. National

Economy

Japan shares bounce back after Tuesday's fall

Japanese stocks have soared, staging their biggest advance since the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008. The Nikkei 225 jumped 7.7

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Japan: Naraha lifts Fukushima evacuation order

People have been returning to the Japanese town of Naraha after it officially lifted an evacuation order imposed following the Fukushima nuclear

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Olympic 2020 logo scrapped amid plagiarism claims

Organizers of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo have scrapped the Games logo following allegations of plagiarism by a Belgian designer. Although

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Preparing for the next great shake

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Large protests in Japan against plans to expand military role

Plans to change Japan’s pacifist constitution and allow the military to fight overseas drew tens of thousands of opponents to protest outside

Sport

Trstenjak and Nagase win gold on day four of Judo World Championships

Tina Trstenjak handed Slovenia it’s first world judo championship gold medal after reigning supreme in the women’s under 63 kilo class. The final, on

Markets

Asian stocks tumble to lowest level in three years

Asian stocks have slumped to their lowest levels in three years. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down over five percent, while China’s Shanghai index lost