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Japan's Takaichi set to call snap election

Japan's Takaichi dissolves parliament after only 3 months in office, setting up snap election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Friday, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election.

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Japan's Takaichi set to call snap election after only 3 months in office

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Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi Dissolves Parliament Three Months After Taking Office

Japan's Takaichi dissolves parliament after months in office, sets up snap election

TOKYO -- Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Friday, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election.

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Japan PM Takaichi set to dissolve parliament for snap election

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolves lower house of Parliament, paving the way for Feb. 8 snap election

Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant

Alarm forces Japan to halt restart of world’s largest nuclear power plant after just 24 hours

Japan suspended the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant just a day after it began operating for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, after an alarm sounded during start-up ...

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Japan's TEPCO shuts down nuclear power plant hours after restart

Nuclear reactor owned by Fukushima plant operator to shut down again hours after restart

Fukushima nuclear plant operator restarts reactor at another plant, reviving safety concerns

The world’s largest nuclear power plant restarted Wednesday in north-central Japan for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, as resource-poor Japan accelerates atomic power use to ...

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Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant as Fukushima memories loom large

Japan's TEPCO restarts nuclear reactor for the first time since Fukushima

Fifteen years after Fukushima, is Japan right to restart its reactors?

Restarting reactor No. 6 at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant northwest of Tokyo is a “milestone in Japan’s slow return to nuclear energy,” said The Guardian.

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Japan restarts world's biggest nuclear plant

Japan's Tepco restarts its first nuclear reactor since 2011 Fukushima disaster

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Japan's Finance Minister Watching FX Closely, No Comment on Rate Checks

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - ‌Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki ‌Katayama said on Friday she was watching currency markets closely, ‍but declined to comment on speculation among traders that ⁠authorities had checked currency rates with banks - a prelude to potential intervention.

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Chinese customers at Japan department stores dive 40% in Dec as ties sour

Gloomy prospects are expected during the Chinese New Year holidays in February. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Japan records a 5th straight yearly trade deficit

Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China

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Japan’s long-bond yields surge to record highs. Why it may be a problem beyond Tokyo.

The problems in Japan may expand elsewhere.