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U.S. and China release product lists for $30 billion tariff deal

U.S. and China release product lists for $30 billion ta...

The expected tariff relief is one of the most tangible outcomes of Chinese leade...

Junglia theme park in Okinawa logs ¥17 billion loss in first year

Junglia theme park in Okinawa logs ¥17 billion loss in ...

The ¥70 billion park opened last July to high expectations that it would help ex...

Japan regulator is boosting scrutiny of AI data center financing

Japan regulator is boosting scrutiny of AI data center ...

The move comes as major financial institutions increase their exposure to the ra...

Japan’s bond ‘falling knife’ stalls repatriation rush

Japan’s bond ‘falling knife’ stalls repatriation rush

Major investors remain reluctant to commit heavily to domestic bonds while yield...

Yen rises as Japanese officials say weak currency is problem

Yen rises as Japanese officials say weak currency is pr...

The currency strengthened as much as 1.2%, the most since Sept. 7, to ¥156.94 pe...

OpenAI’s models accessed public U.S. Census and SEC data

OpenAI’s models accessed public U.S. Census and SEC data

The company's agentic AI systems interacted with public U.S. Census and SEC data...

Japan’s finance chief says Takaichi isn’t ‘reflationist’

Japan’s finance chief says Takaichi isn’t ‘reflationist’

The finance minister also reiterated her readiness to again support the yen and ...

NEC building 1-petabit-capacity subsea cable for Meta

NEC building 1-petabit-capacity subsea cable for Meta

The Petal cable will help meet the growing data transmission needs of artificial...

Abandoned suitcases used as vegetable planters at Tokyo hotel

Abandoned suitcases used as vegetable planters at Tokyo...

The hotel has grown about 40 varieties of vegetables and herbs. Some of the harv...

Japan banks, hedge funds tussle for top graduates amid jobs boom

Japan banks, hedge funds tussle for top graduates amid ...

To graduates around the world fighting to get their first job, Japan may seem li...

Kobayashi in ¥500 billion buyout talks after red-yeast case

Kobayashi in ¥500 billion buyout talks after red-yeast ...

CVC Capital Partners and Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko are weighing a bid to take t...

Singapore court strips control of Radiant World from founder

Singapore court strips control of Radiant World from fo...

The decision removes Radiant World founder Pinkesh Nahar's control over the grou...

Trump shared concerns over weak yen with Takaichi

Trump shared concerns over weak yen with Takaichi

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she would continue to coordinate with her...

Firms turn to fragrance to foster employee unity and brand strategy

Firms turn to fragrance to foster employee unity and br...

By tapping into the sense of smell, companies aim to establish a consistent corp...

Tokyo used condo prices fall after 28 months as declines in central wards spread

Tokyo used condo prices fall after 28 months as decline...

Mortgage costs are climbing as the Bank of Japan raises interest rates and signa...

SoftBank takes on junk-bond debt at record yields to fund OpenAI ambitions

SoftBank takes on junk-bond debt at record yields to fu...

The yields SoftBank has committed to pay are its highest-ever for dollar bonds o...