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Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe

CNN on MSN · 16h

Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power

An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis.

CNBC on MSN · 21h

Japan's farm minister said he has never had to buy rice. That cost him his job

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday following public outrage over one hot-button issue: rice.

Associated Press News on MSN · 23h

Japan’s agriculture minister resigns over his inappropriate remark about buying rice

Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned after making an inappropriate remark about buying rice. Taku Eto said at a party seminar Sunday that he never had to buy rice thanks to his supporters’ gifts,

Japan’s exports slow

The Wall Street Journal · 17h

Japan’s U.S. Exports Fell in April, With Tariff Effects Kicking In

Japan's exports to the U.S. dropped 1.8% in April from a year earlier, reflecting weaker demand for cars and machinery including chip-making machines. Read more:

Seattle Times · 20h

Japan’s exports slow in April as Trump’s tariffs dent shipments to the U.S.

Japan's exports to the United States, its largest single trading partner, fell nearly 2% in April as tariff hikes imposed by President Donald Trump hit home.

Japan's exports slow, shipments to US fall as tariffs bite

Japan's export growth slowed in April, weighed by a decline in shipments to the U.S. as businesses in the world's fourth-largest economy braced for the hit to a fragile economic recovery from President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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Japan March machinery orders rise 13.0% month-on-month

Japan's core machinery orders rose 13.0% in March from the previous month, government data showed on Thursday. That compared ...

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Sony Life Mulls Selling Japan Bonds to Avoid Writing Down Losses

Sony Life Insurance will take measures, including the sale of government bonds it holds, to avoid writedowns in the event ...

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Japan's real wages fall 0.5% in FY 2024, down for 3rd straight year

Japan's monthly average real wages fell 0.5 percent in the fiscal year ended in March, marking the third consecutive yearly ...

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US, Japan finance chiefs say current dollar-yen reflects fundamentals

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato agreed on Wednesday that the dollar-yen ...

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Japan's May factory activity contracts for 11th month, PMI shows

The au Jibun Bank flash Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index edged up to 49.0 in May from April's final reading ...

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Japan university under fire for offering courses in pseudoscientific 'healing therapies'

Speaking positively to water creates beautiful ice crystals; sugar pellets infused with highly diluted minerals and other ...

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Japan flexes defence ambitions at arms show

Japan opened one of its largest-ever arms shows on Wednesday in a display that Defence Minister Gen Nakatani said marked the ...

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