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Japan Japan inflation cools to 2.1%, lowest since March 2022, but rice prices loom large ahead of election - Core inflation touched its lowest level since October 2024, and was in line with expectationsAsia-Pacific markets mostly rise ahead of Bank of Japan decision - Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed, tracking Wall Street gains as geopolitical concerns eased and investors looked ahead to the Bank of Japan's decision.Trading Day: Viva the 'TACO' trade - ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 22 (Reuters) - World stocks leaped on Thursday after U.S.Buyers flee Japanese debt as Takaichi hits the ground spending - By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Japan's government bonds are in free fall as investors take a dim view of an atmosphere of competitive spending on the hustings, where politicians areRescuers spot wreckage possibly from a helicopter that went missing near a volcano in Japan - Rescuers spotted wreckage believed to be from a sightseeing helicopter carrying three people that went missing near one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, authorities said Wednesday. The helicopter lost contact during what should have been An Anxious Japan Restarts the World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant - Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster.Man Gets Life in Prison for Killing Shinzo Abe, Former Leader of Japan - Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to shooting Mr. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister; but his case divided Japan.Fukushima nuclear plant operator to restart reactor at another plant, reviving safety concerns - The world’s largest nuclear power plant is set to restart Wednesday in north-central Japan for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, as resource-poor Japan accelerates atomic power use to meet soaring electricity needs. Japan court to rule in trial of man charged with killing ex-PM Abe - TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A Japanese court will on Wednesday deliver its verdict on a man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, three and a half years after the assassinationJapan's snap elections: a reckless risk or calculated gamble? - Takaichi may be trying to capitalize on her high approval ratings to shore up the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's coalition in parliament.