84% expect Trump's tariffs to affect their livelihoods: Kyodo poll
TOKYO, April 13 Kyodo - Most people in Japan expect U.S. President Donald Trump's higher import tariffs to increase their living costs, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company
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TOKYO, July 17 Kyodo - Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said Thursday it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co.
Japan's ruling bloc on course to lose majority in upper house: poll
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TOKYO, July 15 Kyodo - Japan's ruling bloc appears to be in danger of losing its majority in the House of Councillors in the upcoming election for the upper chamber, a Kyodo New
More voters favor opposition candidates in upper house race survey
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TOKYO, July 6 Kyodo - Opposition-backed candidates are leading over their ruling bloc rivals in Japan's House of Councillors election, while a minor conservative party is gaining popu
Japan deeply concerned about U.S. reciprocal tariffs, demands removal
TOKYO, April 3 Kyodo - Japan on Thursday expressed its extreme regret and "serious concern" about the U.S.
Up to 298,000 could die in Japan in Nankai Trough megaquake: gov't
TOKYO, March 31 Kyodo - Up to 298,000 people in Japan could die in a megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough, a revised estimate by the government's earthquake task force showed Mond
Japan PM eyes Philippines, Vietnam visits during Golden Week holiday
TOKYO, March 27 Kyodo - Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting the Philippines and Vietnam during Japan's Golden Week holiday from late April, government sources said T
Japan demands exemption from U.S. auto tariffs
TOKYO, March 27 Kyodo - The Japanese government asked the United States on Thursday for Japan to be exempt from auto tariffs, calling the latest move by its closest ally "extremely re
Strong winds whip up western Japan wildfires, 15 buildings lost
MATSUYAMA, Japan, March 26 Kyodo - Strong winds intensified out-of-control wildfires in two western Japan prefectures on Wednesday, burning through over a cumulative 900 hectares and
Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church
TOKYO, March 25 Kyodo - A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered that the Unification Church, which has been criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, be di
