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Shin Hyun-song, known for 2008 crisis prediction, must juggle inflation, growth, stability Japan's Takaichi says escorting ships in Strait of Hormuz would be 'legally difficult' Han Dong-hoon says resentment at ex-president's impeachment is not a pol... [1]

Source: Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ Notification in ‘The Gazette of India: Extraordinary,’ on March 23, 2026. [2]

MaterialsJapan's rare-earth project succeeds in retrieving sample from seabed Slurry from depth of 6,000 meters to be analyzed for presence of key elements JAMSTEC's deep-sea scientific drilling vessel Chikyu has collected seabed mud that is believed... [3]

In the latest episode of Nikkei Asia News Roundup, hosts Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss Shibuya's decades-long project to modernize and redevelop one of the few cities in Japan with a growing population. [4]

In the latest episode of Nikkei Asia News Roundup, hosts Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss Japan's current property sector -- from soaring residential rents to Tokyo real estate megadeals. [5]

TOKYO On a chilly November night, half an hour before midnight, the local police in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita received an emergency call. The caller said there were suspicious foreigners on her front porch. [6]

TOKYO -- Japanese voters with North Korea on the brain will find few differences between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, whose new party is mounting a challenge in the upcoming snap election. [7]

TOKYO -- Komatsu will facilitate deliveries of mining equipment across Central Asia through a new logistics hub in Kazakhstan, with an eye on the region's reserves of key electric vehicle materials like nickel and lithium. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-23 · 35% match

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Shin Hyun-song, known for 2008 crisis prediction, must juggle inflation, growth, stability Japan's Takaichi says escorting ships in Strait of Hormuz would be 'legally difficult' Han Dong-hoon says resentment at ex-president's impeachment is not a pol

[2] MM morungexpress.com · 85% match

AFSPA extended in Nagaland for another 6 months

Source: Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ Notification in ‘The Gazette of India: Extraordinary,’ on March 23, 2026.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-02 · 41% match

Japan's rare-earth project succeeds in retrieving sample from seabed

MaterialsJapan's rare-earth project succeeds in retrieving sample from seabed Slurry from depth of 6,000 meters to be analyzed for presence of key elements JAMSTEC's deep-sea scientific drilling vessel Chikyu has collected seabed mud that is believed

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-19 · 36% match

Shibuya's once-in-a-century makeover

In the latest episode of Nikkei Asia News Roundup, hosts Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss Shibuya's decades-long project to modernize and redevelop one of the few cities in Japan with a growing population.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-26 · 34% match

Rents and investments soar across Japan

In the latest episode of Nikkei Asia News Roundup, hosts Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss Japan's current property sector -- from soaring residential rents to Tokyo real estate megadeals.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-12-14 · 43% match

A spike in 'ghost boats' points to North Korea's growing desperation

TOKYO On a chilly November night, half an hour before midnight, the local police in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita received an emergency call. The caller said there were suspicious foreigners on her front porch.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-09-27 · 42% match

Abe-Koike fault lines center on tax hike, nuclear power

TOKYO -- Japanese voters with North Korea on the brain will find few differences between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, whose new party is mounting a challenge in the upcoming snap election.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-06-20 · 39% match

Komatsu opens Central Asia hub to tap mining rush for EV metals

TOKYO -- Komatsu will facilitate deliveries of mining equipment across Central Asia through a new logistics hub in Kazakhstan, with an eye on the region's reserves of key electric vehicle materials like nickel and lithium.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-12-07 · 38% match

Japan Coast Guard launches unit to handle North Korean 'ghost ships'

TOKYO -- In winter, when the Sea of Japan is constantly battered by freezing winds and fierce waves, wooden fishing boats from North Korea frequently wash ashore in northern Japan.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-06-09 · 37% match

Mongolia to step up hunt for nickel, lithium and rare earths

TOKYO -- Mongolia seeks to expand its exploration for new deposits of critical minerals including nickel, lithium and rare earths, parliament chief Gombojav Zandanshatar told Nikkei Asia in an interview.

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