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What Caused the Fall of the Samurai?

The fall of the samurai was driven by more than just battlefield defeat—it was the product of Japan’s rapid transformation in ...
These are not easy choices, but there’s no avoiding them. Canada may soon find that while it can’t live with such immigration ...
Treasury yields fell as U.S. September inflation report showed the 12-month pace accelerating to 3% from 2.9% as of August, and core slowing to 3% from 3.1%.
Japan’s key price measure picked up pace on higher energy costs, keeping the Bank of Japan on track for further rate hikes ...
Tokyo stocks fell Thursday, weighed down by weak semiconductor and technology shares amid rekindled worries about U.S.-China ...
Japan’s exports rose 4.2% in September as Asian demand offset US trade declines under new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially ...
The acolyte of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to make a sharp turn to the right on immigration and defence.
Japan has chosen a hardline nationalist as its first female prime minister. She's shattered a glass ceiling, but she's no feminist, and her ruling coalition, she admits, faces grave challenges.
Japan once dominated the global semiconductor market. But policy shifts, rigid corporate culture, and the wave of global ...
Donald Trump has abandoned the project of neoliberal globalization in a desperate bid to reverse America’s decline. It’s cut ...
Last year’s flu season was the worst California had seen in years — and state health officials warn this year could ...