Japan's yakuza — once powerful organized crime figures — are reduced to stealing Pokémon cards

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A deck of Pokémon trading cards, seen in London in August 2022.
A deck of Pokémon trading cards.

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Japan just spent billions to boost the flailing yen — and the US may get involved too

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The yen has been in a prolonged slump against the dollar.

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Everyone is visiting Japan. An extended currency slump means the tourists will just keep coming.

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Shibuya Shopping District, Tokyo, Japan

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A centuries-old Japanese ceramics maker has found itself at the center of the AI revolution

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Japanese ceramics company Maruwa is banking on demand for its heat-dissipating products.

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Japan is sending a 'sugar baby' to prison for 9 years for defrauding men out of $1M and selling a manual on how to do it

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A stock image shows an older man making a payment online using his credit card.

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Why less snow is threatening Japan's expensive Kanzuri chile paste

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Kanzuri is a traditional fermented chile paste that is exclusively produced in Myoko in Japan's Niigata Prefecture by the Tojo family. Before the family started selling the condiment in 1966, it was only made in small batches for household use.

A 33-year-old man turned a Japanese farmhouse into a mountainside Airbnb retreat for $25,000 — here's how he did it

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Xian Jie Lee runs an Airbnb business in rural Japan.

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Japan showed off the destroyer it's turning into an aircraft carrier for F-35 stealth fighters

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Japan's converted Izumo-class helicopter carrier, Kaga, now upgraded to be an aircraft carrier.
Japan's converted Izumo-class helicopter carrier, JS Kaga, now upgraded to be an aircraft carrier.

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Jamie Dimon joined other top business leaders at the glitzy White House dinner. See who joined him on the guest list.

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Jamie and Judy Dimon made a notable appearance.

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Tim Cook, Robert De Niro, and Hillary Clinton rubbed shoulders at the White House state dinner for Japan — see the night's best photos

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President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida toast each other during a state dinner in the East Room of the White House
The East Room of the White House during a state dinner for Japan.

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