For a long time, only Japan imposed a more onerous tax rate than the United States.
In the rich world only Japan has recently resorted to currency intervention, and so far only once.
Only Japan has a positive real interest rate among the G-7 and that rate is barely above zero.
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Nor is it only Japan that will be concerned about a weak dollar.
Although five of America's top markets are in Asia (see chart), only Japan looms large as a market for in-country sales.
Even if these dangers can be skirted, the region is going to experience a sharp slowdown, though perhaps only Japan and Singapore are already in recession.
Only Japan recorded faster economic growth between 1900 and 1982.
The sanctuary has undergone changes over the past few decades, but the IWC has now reached near unanimous agreement (with only Japan dissenting) on the objectives for the current sanctuary.
Only Japan is higher taxed than U.S. multinations.
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The current corporate tax rate of the United States, according to a study by the Tax Foundation in March 2011, was the second highest in the world behind only Japan (and Japan was planning on lowering their corporate tax rate).
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Prior to Saudi Arabia, only Japan, China and South Africa had halted imports of all Brazilian beef since Brazil announced on December 7 that a 13-year-old cow that died in 2010 in Parana tested positive for the protein linked to the development of BSE.
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Service has been launched only in Japan, Australia and Hong Kong through joint ventures.
Look only at Japan for a painful reminder of the implications of a burst asset-price bubble.
Average life expectancy is 79 years, a longevity rate topped in Asia only by Japan.
China is currently the fastest-growing and second-largest luxury goods market in the world, second only to Japan.
But Switzerland's train system is second only to Japan's for its comprehensiveness and frequency of use by locals.
Only in Japan could this be thought less risky than having a compassionate Filipina drop by for a chat.
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Now almost 30 she has continued winning awards and honors not only in Japan, but in Germany, Italy, France, and Israel.
In practice, they will be able to act only inside Japan, and proof of wrongdoing will, as now, be difficult to obtain.
Only in Japan, where Yahoo remains an important player, was there any real competition, 52.8% of spend for Google against 47.2% for Yahoo.
FITSAT-1 was originally planned to appear only over Japan, but a flurry of interest means it'll be touring the globe, starting next month.
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But it carries risks, not only for Japan, but for a world economy that totters on the edge of a full-fledged currency war.
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The hesitance to resume nuclear operations not only in Japan but also elsewhere in the world has caused the demand for the nuclear feedstock to diminish.
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Many now use elegant long spoons made only in Japan for mixing drinks, and several have even adopted the Japanese practice of carving perfectly round ice balls.
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The factories mainly supply the Japanese market, but they are also a source of engines and parts for assembly plants overseas as well as some vehicles that are made only in Japan.
Only in Japan could the re-election of a party that has run the country for 53 of the last 57 years be greeted by global financial markets as a breath of fresh air.
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