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Nomura’s smoking ban leads to less staff lighting up
Close to 15% of staff at Japan’s largest brokerage were smokers in the fiscal ye...
Lewis Hamilton labels rumors of friction with Ferrari e...
Hamilton said he and Riccardo Adami were learning more and more about each other...
Farm ministry starts accepting applications for older r...
Smaller retailers and rice shops can buy rice stockpiled from the 2021 harvest f...
Some LDP lawmakers wary of Koizumi's aggressive price p...
There are fears that the approach may cause farmers, a key support bloc, to dist...
Some retailers hesitant to buy stockpiled rice on quali...
Smaller shops in Japan are worried that older batches might not taste as good, w...
Japan's Lower House OKs revised pension reform bill
The bill, which comes amid concerns over pension shortfalls due to Japan's aging...
Some LDP lawmakers wary of Koizumi's drastic rice price...
There are fears that the radical approach may cause farmers, a key support bloc,...
Trump aims to exceed first term's weapons sales to Taiw...
If U.S. arms sales to Taiwan do accelerate, it could ease worries about the exte...
Oilers beat Stars to set up rematch against Panthers in...
Next up for the Oilers is a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Final against the...
China sets up international mediation body in Hong Kong
The mediation body aims to cement Hong Kong's presence as a top center to resolv...
Second group of Hong Kong democrats freed after 4 years...
Among those freed was long-time political and LGBTQ+ activist Jimmy Sham, who al...
Navy plane crashes in South Korea
Four people were on board the patrol plane when it crashed in the mountains of S...
Panthers rally past Canes to clinch another finals appe...
Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and Matthew Tkach...
U.S. to start 'aggressively' revoking visas for Chinese...
The move could disrupt a major source of income for American schools and a cruci...
Shohei Ohtani smashes 20th homer as Dodgers pound Guard...
Three-time MVP Ohtani cleared the wall in left field in the fourth inning — his ...
Japan's 2025 Osaka Expo draws 5 million visitors in fir...
More than 160 countries, regions and organizations are participating in the event.
