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Today's top news: Japan’s births hit new low, but drop less severe than previous years

The 2.2% decrease in the number of births recorded in Japan was a relatively modest drop compared to the year-on-year 5% decline seen over the past several years.


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Japan’s births hit new low, but drop less severe than previous years
 
Japan’s births hit new low, but drop less severe than previous years
 
The 2.2% decrease in the number of births recorded in Japan was a relatively modest drop compared to the year-on-year 5% decline seen over the past several years.
 
 
 
Tropical Storm Jangmi slams Japan, triggering flood alerts and disrupting transportation
 
The storm triggered Level 4 evacuation orders for areas in Tokyo as well as Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures before they were lifted after it passed over the area.
 
 
 
 
Japanese government and banks granted access to Claude Mythos
 
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Yen back at ¥160 to the dollar about a month after massive intervention
 
The currency is now near the level that some traders believe is the red line for the government and will lead to another major effort to prop up the currency.
 
 

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