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Women’s participation in ‘naked festival’ a sign of how aging is forcing changes to male-centric...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWith a history spanning more than 1,200 years, “hadaka matsuri,” or the naked festival, is Japanese...
Why We Like People Who Ask Us for Favors
Time via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoCredit - Getty Images Here’s a quick quiz. Person A does a favor for you. Person B asks you to do a favor for him. Who are you liable to like more? The...
Japan's firms offer biggest pay hikes in 30 years, wage growth broadens
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese firms offered the biggest pay hikes in three decades at this year's...
Shigeichi Negishi, inventor of the karaoke machine – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoShigeichi Negishi, who has died aged 100, was the inventor of the karaoke machine, the electronic...
Japan ruling party candidates win four of five by-elections - NHK
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCandidates of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling party won four of five parliamentary...
Japan's base salaries jump most since 1995, puts BOJ policy into view
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's nominal base salary grew at the fastest pace in 28 years in May, government...
Okinawa re-elects opposition-backed governor in blow to ruling party
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Voters in Japan's Okinawa re-elected Denny Tamaki as governor on Sunday, public...
Japan's lower house approves Ueda as next BOJ chief
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoJapan's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved the government's nominees for next central bank governor and deputy governors, signing off on a...
Japan Inc set to offer bumper pay hikes, paving way for BOJ stimulus exit
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoBig Japanese companies look set to formally offer hefty pay hikes at annual wage talks with unions...
Analysis-Japan's debt time bomb to complicate BOJ exit path
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoJapan's ticking debt time bomb will likely complicate the next central bank governor's task of...
