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Hollywood has lost the plot on telling stories

Hollywood has lost the plot on telling stories
yesterday 30

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Who buys the F-150s, and more Japan deal mysteries

Who buys the F-150s, and more Japan deal mysteries
29.07.2025 10

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‘Mr. Japan’ bends the knee — and falls on his sword

‘Mr. Japan’ bends the knee — and falls on his sword
24.07.2025 40

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Ishiba loses his ‘mandate from heaven’

Ishiba loses his ‘mandate from heaven’
22.07.2025 60

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The bid for Japan’s 7-Eleven was doomed from the start

The bid for Japan’s 7-Eleven was doomed from the start
20.07.2025 60

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A trade deal fumble could be Ishiba’s last mistake

18.07.2025 40

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Japan’s right-wing fringe is no MAGA or reform movement

15.07.2025 20

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Tokyo is missing 'Blade Runner' where it needs it most

11.07.2025 50

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Donald Trump’s ‘copy-and-paste’ tariffs will no doubt rile ‘Mr. Japan’

08.07.2025 20

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A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend

02.07.2025 10

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Is the shine coming off the U.S.-Japan ‘Golden Age’?

01.07.2025 9

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The 'internet' hated Switch 2 — consumers bought it anyway

25.06.2025 40

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Has Japan's corporate revolution worked too well?

20.06.2025 60

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The national sport of Japan wrestles with a generational change

17.06.2025 40

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Cultural anxiety and Japan's immigration pains

12.06.2025 40

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How ‘vintage’ rice is shaking up Japanese politics

10.06.2025 40

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For Toyota, more Akio Toyoda would be a good thing

04.06.2025 10

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Stop the steel! Japan’s giving too much away in this deal.

30.05.2025 20

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Ishiba's Greece debt comparison risks deeper crisis

22.05.2025 20

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Don’t reopen the ‘demon's gate’ debate in Japan

21.05.2025 10

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Success of ‘Minecraft’ shows the future of movies is games

20.05.2025 30

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Buffett’s little Japan handbook — and other lessons

13.05.2025 30

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Bank of Japan will struggle to justify hikes after this

02.05.2025 10

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Did I fall victim to Japan’s stealth productivity killer?

21.04.2025 30

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If Japan can’t get a good trade deal, can anyone?

16.04.2025 4

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Japan’s second city is hosting a $66 billion coming-out party

11.04.2025 5

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The Japan tariff myth that just won’t die

08.04.2025 40

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Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal had a big surprise: The price

06.04.2025 20

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For a brief moment, everything was Ghibli

02.04.2025 10

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Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description

19.03.2025 40

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Superstar Shohei Ohtani for prime minister

18.03.2025 30

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Use the bogeyman to confront Japan’s defense taboos

12.03.2025 30

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Japan has a revenue hole. Plug it with tourists

07.03.2025 30

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7-Eleven’s time-wasting isn’t so convenient

04.03.2025 20

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A U.S. war with Japan? Only in ‘Captain America.’

28.02.2025 30

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Japan’s toilet jokes are on you. Innovation is flourishing.

21.02.2025 20

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A sweet Japanese Valentine's Day tradition is nearly dead

14.02.2025 30

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A new golden age for U.S.-Japan? I don’t think so.

07.02.2025 30

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Scrapping Honda deal would leave Nissan stranded

06.02.2025 20

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Ishiba nudges his ‘little Japan’ closer to China

31.01.2025 40

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A pop-star sex scandal shows the death throes of old Japan

29.01.2025 30

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Japan has '$100 billion' reasons to welcome more visitors

23.01.2025 20

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Biden's Nippon Steel move: A troubling snub of a key ally

The most telling moment in the Biden Administration’s decision to block Nippon Steel’s attempted takeover of U.S. Steel was unintentional. In the...

07.01.2025 30

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Anime, M&A and the expo: What to watch for in Japan’s 2025

On Jan. 1, 2024, typically the quietest day of the year in Japan, a powerful earthquake struck off Ishikawa, triggering a tsunami and ultimately...

02.01.2025 4

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Japan’s 2024 word of the year has no rizz

It’s the language that gave us the world’s first novel, birthed commonplace words from tycoon to emoji and produced three winners of the Nobel...

31.12.2024 10

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Chip cities rise in Japan’s fields of dreams

Rice paddies that lay fallow for decades in some of Japan’s most far-flung regions are now its hottest properties. As prices surge, these areas are...

22.12.2024 30

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A Honda-Nissan merger is a slow-moving savior

It finally might be happening: A quarter century after Nissan’s bailout by Renault, six years after the shock arrest of savior-turned-fugitive...

19.12.2024 5

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Yoon's impeachment widens East Asia fault lines

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, impeached at the second time of asking, was always more popular abroad than at home. Just over a year ago, he...

17.12.2024 3

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Nintendo’s latest device, the Alarmo, is a $100 wake-up call

It’s 7 a.m., the is sun poking through the curtains and blearily I am awakened — not by birdsong, but by the barking of a Chain Chomp, a ball-and-...

24.11.2024 5

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Like in Elden Ring, Sony must learn from its mistakes

In Elden Ring, the biggest gaming hit from Japanese publisher and Sony Group acquisition target Kadokawa, players die over and over again — with...

22.11.2024 10

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