Incident involving drunk passenger on Chicago-bound Cathay flight puts safety back under microscope, as industry body warns of legal loophole
Incident involving drunk passenger on Chicago-bound Cathay flight puts safety back under microscope, as industry body warns ...
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Tokyo stocks dive on strong yen as Hong Kong, Shanghai extend rally
Stocks plunged more than four percent in Tokyo on Monday after the yen surged in reaction to Shigeru Ishiba’s election last ...
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Japan’s likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office
Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is ...
As Texas flirts with high-speed rail, can Japan’s bullet train show the way?
A July trade delegation led by Gov. Greg Abbott hopped aboard a bullet train for a fast trip to Tokyo, feeding the appetite ...
Japan's incoming PM Ishiba fills posts after close leadership race
Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will fill key party posts on Monday followed by a new Cabinet on Tuesday as ...
Global markets get bumpy ride, as Japan's stocks slump while Chinese markets soar
Global markets had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets soared on ...
Nikkei Falls 4.8% on Worries Over New Japan PM's Policies
The Nikkei Stock Average closed sharply lower on worries over policies under Japan's incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba including the possibility of higher taxes. The Nikkei closed 4.8% lower at ...
Japan elects new Prime Minister
Shigeru Ishiba was elected as the new prime minister of Japan on Friday. The country’s governing political party, the Liberal Democratic Party, voted for the former minister of defense to lead the ...
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Hong Kong, Shanghai soar on China stimulus, strong yen batters Tokyo
Shares in Hong Kong and mainland China rocketed Monday, extending last week's surge after Chinese authorities unveiled a raft ...
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Japan court acquits a former boxer, the longest-serving death row inmate, in a 1966 murder retrial
A Japanese court has ruled that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder case, ...
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Japanese court acquits a former boxer in a 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row
A Japanese court has ruled that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder case, ...
A party’s seven-decade dominance raises concerns for Japan’s democracy
The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan for all but four of the past 69 years, leading some to ask whether its ...