Enjoy close-up videos of adorable Japanese macaques bathing in the hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano Prefecture, in the center of Japan’s Honshu island. Watch them groom each other in ...

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TOKYO—Data showing persistent inflation in Japan and exports holding firm in the face of tariffs could tilt the scales toward a rate hike sooner rather than later. Steady price growth and resilient ...