Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival cancelled for first time because of pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) – Fuji Rock Festival, Japan’s biggest annual music event, will be cancelled for the first time ever due
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Sudden death of popular Terrace House star shocks Japan, fans
TOKYO (Reuters) – The sudden death of Hana Kimura, a 22-year-old professional wrestler and a cast member in the popular
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In Japan, world’s longest-running TV cartoon show switches to re-runs as coronavirus halts production
FILE PHOTO: Japan’s economy has been seriously disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak and restrictions imposed to curb its spread, leaving
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Japan’s SMFG to end lending for new coal-fired power plants
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) said on Thursday it would no longer lend to new
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Volvo Cars in talks to reach emissions deal with California
A long exposure picture shows cars of Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo displayed in front of a showroom of Stierli Automobile
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BTS fans keep fervor alive amid coronavirus outbreak
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s BTS may have canceled their April concert in Seoul over coronavirus fears, but the K-pop
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Red carpet called off for London premiere of ‘Mulan’
LONDON (Reuters) – Disney’s European premiere of “Mulan” in London’s Leicester Square will be scaled down “in an abundance of
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‘Onward’ Leads Box Office With Ho-Hum $40 Million
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Disney and Pixar’s “Onward” debuted this weekend to $40 million, enough to lead box office charts
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Low on snow: Japan’s Olympic cooling plans on thin ice
NAGANO/TOKYO (Reuters) – A plan to use snow collected in Japan’s mountains to cool 2020 Olympics venues this summer is
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Japan environment minister says to review export policy of coal-fired power plants by end-June
FILE PHOTO: Japan’s Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends a news conference at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official residence in Tokyo,
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