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Yen climbs against U.S. dollar amid signs of intervention
The yen soared against the U.S dollar late on Wednesday, as market participants suspected Japan's monetary authorities were in the market to prop up the beleaguered currency.
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Japan steps up measures against 'customer harassment'
An irritated customer queuing up at a store complains nonstop to a cash clerk for 10 minutes straight over how long the line is. A passenger on a bus throws a fit after the driver says prepaid IC cards can’t be used. A resident points a camera at a city hall employee and threatens to post their face and name online.
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Love of family behind return of historic sumo ring name
Kotozakura — a sumo ring name unused for half a century — reappeared on the latest banzuke (rankings), which were released this week.
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'No objection' from U.S. to Japan ending sanctions if abductees return
U.S. foreign policy figures have not opposed the idea of Japan lifting its own sanctions against North Korea if the reclusive state returns all Japanese nationals it abducted decades ago, the head of the abductee family group said Tuesday.
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