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A day in the life of a foreign housekeeper in Japan
One year after visa rules were relaxed, Filipina seizes her opportunity
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East Asia
Life
Tokyo Olympics tickets range from $18 to $2,700
Popular events set higher, but most general admission seats will cost $72 or less
Economy
Casino law won't offer Japan an instant jackpot
Red tape will keep country from cashing in until long after Olympics
Trade tensions
Trump steps up attack on Fed and currencies as political stakes rise
President wary of monetary tightening wrecking 'all that we have done'
Markets
Tokyo stocks trade in tandem with Shanghai as yuan fears mount
Concern over weakening currency is felt in markets throughout the region
Politics
Abe gears up for another term as head of Japan's ruling party
Key factions line up behind presumed front-runner in LDP race
Business Deals
Elon Musk's hyperloop to make China debut in far-flung province
Inland Belt and Road link Guizhou will host prototype transport system
North Korea at a crossroads
US presses countries to enforce North Korea sanctions
Pompeo says Pyongyang's violations dim denuclearization hopes
Trade tensions
US lawmakers cut anti-ZTE measure from defense bill
Trump's decision to end sanctions on Chinese company had drawn bipartisan resistance
Companies
Prosecutors target bosses, not company, in Thai bribery case
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power gets off in Japan's first plea deal
