Japan intends to closely monitor the impact on its currency of US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs and is worried about the international fallout from the trade imposts, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said.
I put my dreams on hold to become a teacher. I eventually quit and became Japan’s bullet train voice.
Donna Burke has been the voice of Japan's bullet train for 20 years now. She also does voice over for Japan's earthquake alert system.
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