Japan’s population crisis reaches tipping point
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Japan’s population crisis reaches tipping point

[ad_1] You can enable subtitles (captions) in the video player Japan is having fewer babies than ever before. Meanwhile, the number of very elderly people

Japan’s population crisis reaches tipping point
Finances

Japan’s population crisis reaches tipping point

[ad_1] Japan has been struggling to cope with a combination of anaemic economic growth and a shrinking population for over 30 years. 2025 marks the

Japan’s long-term borrowing costs hit record high on demand fears
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Japan’s long-term borrowing costs hit record high on demand fears

[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Yields on the longest-dated

Nissan plans to shut Japan’s Oppama, Shonan plants under restructuring, Yomiuri says
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Nissan plans to shut Japan’s Oppama, Shonan plants under restructuring, Yomiuri says

[ad_1] Nissan is preparing plans to shut two car assembly plants in Japan and considering closing two factories in Mexico, as the Japanese automaker restructures,

Japan’s electric car battery bet is running out of juice
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Japan’s electric car battery bet is running out of juice

[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Much of the global

Japan’s hotel boom faces reality check
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Japan’s hotel boom faces reality check

[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the heart of

Yes Bank shares rise 2.15% as Japan’s Sumitomo agrees 20% stake buy
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Yes Bank shares rise 2.15% as Japan’s Sumitomo agrees 20% stake buy

[ad_1]  Upon completion, SMBC will become Yes Bank’s largest shareholder, while SBI will retain over 10 per cent stake.  The shares of Yes Bank Ltd

Japan’s shoppers make a generational shift
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Japan’s shoppers make a generational shift

[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan has long been

Inside Japan’s most beautiful bathhouses
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Inside Japan’s most beautiful bathhouses

[ad_1] For many, sento are still a vital part of daily life in Japan, each governed by a strict set of customs. For centuries these gender-segregated bathhouses

Asian markets plunge with Japan’s Nikkei diving nearly 8% after the big meltdown on Wall St
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Asian markets plunge with Japan’s Nikkei diving nearly 8% after the big meltdown on Wall St

[ad_1] Asian shares nosedived on Monday after the meltdown Friday on Wall Street over US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes and the backlash from Beijing.

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