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The Father of Japan’s Conbini Was Right to Ignore His Critics
Japan’s conbini are beloved — a lifeline for the country’s overworked parents and hungry salarymen as well as a must-see experience for tourists. But they...
Who was Toshifumi Suzuki? All about the founder of Japan’s iconic Seven‑Eleven stores who died at 93
Toshifumi Suzuki, the businessman credited with transforming Japan’s retail landscape through the expansion of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, has died at the age...
Japan’s Akazawa Says He Spoke Briefly With China Commerce Minister
Japanese Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao had a brief chat on Friday, the first ministerial-level exchange of words between...
6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Kagoshima, no tsunami warning issued
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Wednesday, affecting the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, according to preliminary assessments by the National Research Institute for...
US futures surge on megatech earnings; Japan’s Yen gains after intervention
US equity-index futures increased, suggesting that the rally that drove Wall Street gauges to all-time highs following impressive megacap tech earnings may still be...
