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Prime Minister backs bill to ban export of live horses for Japanese horse-meat delicacy
Horses in crates on the tarmac at Calgary International Airport, from the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition. Horses are headed to Japan for possible slaughter.
sports
Fiji beats Australia for the first time in 69 years at Rugby World Cup
Fiji's players celebrate after the Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Australia and Fiji at the Stade Geoffroy Guichard in Saint-Etienne, France, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
opinion
Interest rates will stay high, ’cause the stone-cold bond market said so
John Rapley
international business
Japan plans to co-operate with Canada on storage battery supply chains
Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura walks on the day of the cabinet reshuffle, at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo, Japan September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
asia-pacific business
Ruling party heavyweight reiterates preference for loose monetary policy after Bank of Japan hints at change
FILE PHOTO: A man walks in front of the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
opinion
Could Donald Trump join the rogues’ gallery of history’s criminal politicians?
Ian Buruma
sports
Wales barely holds off Fiji to win in another classic Rugby World Cup meeting
Wales' Dan Biggar evades a tackle during the Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Wales and Fiji at the Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
world
Japan talent agency apologizes for sex abuse scandal
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international business
Global business activity showed signs of slowdown in August, surveys show
FILE PHOTO: The City of London financial district can be seen, whilst British stocks tumble as investors fear that the coronavirus outbreak could stall the global economy, in London, Britain, March 9 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
world
Japan announces emergency relief measures for seafood exporters hit by China’s ban
In this photo provided by Cabinet Public Affairs Office, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida eats the seafood from Fukushima prefecture at lunch at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Cabinet Public Affairs Office via AP)
world
Google introduces generative AI to ‘search’ in India, Japan
FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
international business
Toyota plant shutdown happened during system update, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A Toyota logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
international business
Toyota to restart Japan production on Wednesday after system failure
(FILES) This picture taken on October 31, 2022 shows the logo of Toyota Motor displayed at a car showroom in Tokyo. Toyota said on August 29, 2023, it halted operations at 12 of its 14 factories in Japan due to a system glitch, but that it did not appear to be a cyberattack. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images)
world
All assembly lines at Toyota’s auto plants in Japan have been shut down by computer problems
(FILES) An employee of Toyota Motors assembles FCV "Mirai" on its assembly line during the vehicle's line off ceremony at the Motomachi factory in Toyota city, Aichi prefecture on February 24, 2015. Toyota said on August 29, 2023 it halted operations at 12 of its 14 factories in Japan due to a system glitch, but that it did not appear to be a cyberattack. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP) (Photo by TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Japan complains of harassment calls from China over Fukushima water release
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after it started releasing treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Aug. 25, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Bateman/File Photo
sports
Japan’s Saso first-round leader at CPKC Women’s Open in Vancouver
Yuka Saso, of Japan, hits her tee shot on the seventh hole during the first round at the LPGA CPKC Canadian Women's Open golf tournament, in Vancouver, on Thursday, August 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
world
South Korea's 'sea women' fears Fukushima discharge
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world
Japan discharges Fukushima water, prompting China and Hong Kong to ban seafood imports
This aerial view shows the treated water diluted by seawater flowing into a secondary water then into a connected undersea tunnel for an offshore discharge at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, as its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings TEPCO has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean — a controversial step, but a milestone for Japan’s battle with the growing radioactive water stockpile.(Kyodo News via AP)
investment ideas
China, Japan share of U.S. bond market shrinks to record low
Jamie McGeever
world
Protests mount in South Korea over Japan’s plan to release treated Fukushima waste water
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 22: South Korean protesters scuffle with police during a rally against Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, on August 22, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that Japan will begin to discharge treated radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant August 24, despite lingering safety concerns. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***