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China blacklists more Japanese entities as row deepens

China blacklists more Japanese entities as row deepens

The move is the latest by Beijing to tighten restrictions on firms and entities ...

GIC’s Tokyo property said to draw $1.4 billion bid by Kenedix

GIC’s Tokyo property said to draw $1.4 billion bid by K...

Kenedix submitted a bid of around ¥230 billion ($1.4 billion) for office floors ...

Asia’s vendors grapple with rising costs of ever-present plastics

Asia’s vendors grapple with rising costs of ever-presen...

Vendors say they do not have a practical alternative to the plastic products the...

Should we fear an AI bubble bust?

Should we fear an AI bubble bust?

Recent swings in tech stocks are reviving fears of an AI bubble — and some exper...

Yen’s decline makes perfect sense to some analysts

Yen’s decline makes perfect sense to some analysts

They have started to wonder whether there is really much at all holding the curr...

Japan mulls delaying minimum wage hike

Japan mulls delaying minimum wage hike

Japan's average minimum hourly wages in fiscal 2025, which ended in March, stood...

Anthropic’s Mythos 5 AI model cleared by U.S. for wider use

Anthropic’s Mythos 5 AI model cleared by U.S. for wider...

The clearance eases a confrontation that erupted two weeks ago when the governme...

As Europe roasts in a heat wave, Asia’s air-con makers see robust business

As Europe roasts in a heat wave, Asia’s air-con makers ...

Air conditioning is rare in Europe and people are struggling to stay cool as ‌se...

Tokyo inflation picks up, keeping BOJ on track for further hike

Tokyo inflation picks up, keeping BOJ on track for furt...

The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.6% in June from a year earl...

Takeda sees return to growth within three years, new CEO says

Takeda sees return to growth within three years, new CE...

The company is targeting a return on equity of at least 5% over that time, Julie...

Sony discontinues Japan sales of Aibo robot puppy

Sony discontinues Japan sales of Aibo robot puppy

The first iteration of Aibo came out in 1999, followed by numerous models over t...

Stellantis and Nissan in talks to buy assets from troubled Marelli

Stellantis and Nissan in talks to buy assets from troub...

Marelli is going through a complex and lengthy restructuring process after filin...

Japan’s government blueprint nudges BOJ to fuel demand, clouding rates path

Japan’s government blueprint nudges BOJ to fuel demand,...

The draft urges the Bank of Japan to align its decisions with Prime Minister San...

U.S. defense firm Anduril in talks for Nissan plant to build drones in Japan, sources say

U.S. defense firm Anduril in talks for Nissan plant to ...

While sources say no decision has been made, any deal could transform one of Jap...

Brent oil erases wartime gains as Hormuz reopening boosts supply

Brent oil erases wartime gains as Hormuz reopening boos...

The global benchmark pushed lower for a fourth session, dropping below $72.48 a ...

Interim draft on two-year food tax cut presented

Interim draft on two-year food tax cut presented

The proposal calls for reducing the tax rate to 1% for food for two years from A...