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Oldest member of Japan's royal family, Princess Yuriko, dies at 101

Princess Yuriko became the sister-in-law of Japan's World War II-era Emperor Hirohito when she married his brother Prince Mikasa.

Princess Yuriko, Oldest Member of Japan’s Imperial Family, Dies at 101

Her death reduces Japan’s rapidly dwindling imperial family to 16 people, and only 4 men, as the country faces questions about the future under a male-only succession law.

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KKR and Bain’s $4bn takeover battle set to open up M&A in Japan

Bankers say clash of private equity titans augurs new phase of ‘hostile’ dealmaking in country

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An Australian on trial for drugs in Japan says she's the victim of a romance scam

An Australian accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase has appeared in a Japanese court nearly two years after her arrest and said she was tricked into carrying them as part of an online ...

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Elliott Management bets on Japan property with 5% stake in Tokyo Gas

US activist investor plans to push Japanese company to offload some of its $9bn real estate portfolio

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Oldest member of Japan's royal family, Princess Yuriko, dies at 101

Princess Yuriko, Oldest Member of Japan’s Imperial Family, Dies at 101

KKR and Bain’s $4bn takeover battle set to open up M&A in Japan

An Australian on trial for drugs in Japan says she's the victim of a romance scam

Elliott Management bets on Japan property with 5% stake in Tokyo Gas

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