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...It does not help JR Central’s pleas for compromise that the maglev will not stop in Shizuoka or create any obvious economic benefits for the prefecture....
...Leo LewisThe noodle index, yeah, exactly. Sonja HutsonNoodle index, I like that. OK, Leo Lewis is the FT’s Asia business editor. Thanks, Leo. Leo LewisMy absolute pleasure. Thank you....
...Simon Harris will be voted in as taoiseach, leading Ireland’s three-party coalition after Leo Varadkar’s unexpected resignation last month. Five more top stories 1....
...Corporate diversification: Non-core businesses in Japanese companies are no longer just a shareholder annoyance, writes Leo Lewis. They have become an active impediment to dealmaking....
...‘Trump trades’: Brokers in Japan are recommending stocks that are primed to benefit from a Trump victory in November, reports Leo Lewis in Tokyo....
...JR East Cross Station, a food and drink supplier, started using trains in November to transport cans of drinks to refill some vending machines....
...I arrive at the restaurant 15 minutes ahead of schedule to find my lunch companion, Michel Roux Jr (chef, author, TV star and head of arguably Britain’s most important culinary family) already here....
...Martin Luther King Jr Day: US markets are closed to mark the birthday of the civil rights leader. Five more top stories 1....
...More on US politics: Robert Kennedy Jr’s appeal to conspiracists poses a genuine threat to Joe Biden, Edward Luce wrote in June....
...Backlash against Nippon Steel: However ugly US steel-state politics are on the eve of an election year, leveraging mistrust of Japan is a perversely odd strategy, argues Leo Lewis....
...Chief among their priorities will be replacing Leo Varadkar, who unexpectedly stepped down as premier at the end of March....
...Hello and good afternoon from Dublin, which is still processing Leo Varadkar’s surprising news that he will step down next month as Taoiseach....
...“Voters worry as much about inflation as they ever did, but they blame Mr Biden less,” said Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business....
...Additional contributions from Benjamin Wilhelm and Gordon Smith...
...Additional contributions from Irwin Cruz and Gordon Smith...
...Ian Paisley Jr, an MP for the Democratic Unionist party, said this week’s accidental data leak was “such a national security issue” that Britain’s legislators should be brought back from their summer holidays...
...The Hollywood factor added glamour to the fair, whose arty crowd included actors Jessica Biel and Robert Downey Jr, and basketball superstar LeBron James....
...The brand’s customers are loyal, says Gordon. “It’s very clear that our woman is not someone who tests the water and leaves.”...
...We’re also reading . . . 2024 election: Ron DeSantis, Robert F Kennedy Jr and Nikki Haley in recent weeks have all seized on the social and economic problems San Francisco is experiencing for campaign fodder...
...Letter in response to this article: That’s not Biden’s job / From Leighton P Roper Jr, Arlington, VA, US...
...My style icon is John F Kennedy Jr. I like his flow: a bit chic, but poetic and sporty at the same time....
...Need to know: Business City stockbrokers Panmure Gordon and Liberum have agreed to merge as a dearth of listings and deals forces the industry to consolidate....
...Ian Paisley Jr has said it could be an ice age until Stormont is back....
...Martin Luther King Day Banks, stock markets and Congress will be closed in the US today as the country observes a national holiday to honour civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr....
...Britain after Brexit is edited by Gordon Smith. Premium subscribers can sign up here to have it delivered straight to their inbox every Thursday afternoon....
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