Tokyo
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11 Sep
World financial center: London tops the list despite Brexit but how did everywhere else do?
Despite Brexit uncertainty, London remains the world’s most attractive financial center, outdoing big cities including New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
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26 Jul
Nestle opens a factory in Japan as demand rises for unusual Kit Kat flavours
From wasabi and adzuki bean to green tea and purple sweet potato, the Kit Kat flavours offered in Japan have helped boost sales of the chocolate bar by 50 percent since 2010.
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29 Jun
Sony is going to start producing vinyl records again for the first time since 1989
Sony Music, one of the three biggest record companies in the world, announced on Thursday that it will start producing its own vinyl releases again for the first time in 28 years.
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26 Jun
Airbag-maker responsible for biggest ever product recall goes bankrupt
Japanese car parts maker Takata filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan on the weekend.
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20 Jun
These are the 10 best cities in Asia Pacific to do business in 2017
Asia is arguably the most important part of the world for business today.
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29 May
Which cities around the world have the highest number of multi-millionaires?
Almost all of the world’s top 10 biggest cities for multi-millionaires added more over the past year
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2 Mar
With a declining and ageing population, can Tokyo keep its place as the world’s largest city?
Japan’s population currently stands at 127m; this is predicted to fall as low as 86m by 2060.
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3 Feb
Biggest city beats biggest country: Tokyo’s pulled further ahead of Russia by GDP
Tokyo pulled further ahead of Russia in terms of nominal gross domestic product (GDP) as the world continues to shift towards city dominance.