News Articles for "Kyodo News"
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Judo official admits to harassment claims
A director of Japan's judo federation offered to resign on Friday over claims he sexually harassed a female judoka. Jiro Fukuda, 76, admitted to the athle...
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Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after investor confidence was boosted by a Federal Reserve official's comments that the U.S. central bank...
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Most Asian stock markets up, but Nikkei falls
A slowdown in U.S. factory activity kept gains modest in Asian stock markets Tuesday, while Japan's Nikkei slipped as the yen rose against the dollar. U.S...
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Japan stocks jump on BOJ candidate speculation
Japanese stocks led Asian markets higher Monday, jumping on a report that the prime minister's pick for the next central bank governor will be a strong ad...
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