BUSINESS

Japan’s 20-year bond yield rises to 1997 high on inflation woes

Japan’s 20-year bond yield rises to 1997 high on inflat...

Upward pressure on Japanese government bond yields is building as oil prices rem...

Convenience store operators work to have their stores act as disaster hubs

Convenience store operators work to have their stores a...

By leveraging their nationwide store networks, convenience store operators are w...

Sweden’s EQT to acquire Japanese firm behind popular restaurant site Tabelog

Sweden’s EQT to acquire Japanese firm behind popular re...

The Swedish private equity firm has announced plans to acquire Tabelog's parent ...

OECD chief sees Japan's zero consumption tax plan as costly

OECD chief sees Japan's zero consumption tax plan as co...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration plans to reduce the consumption t...

Hello Panda: A globally loved snack Japan said goodbye to in 1989

Hello Panda: A globally loved snack Japan said goodbye ...

While Meiji struggled in Japan to sell its crunchy, chocolate-filled biscuit sna...

Europe exported spyware to human rights abusers, watchdog says

Europe exported spyware to human rights abusers, watchd...

Human Rights Watch's findings indicate that European Union regulations introduce...

Commission fees for <i>furusato nōzei</i> portal sites exceed 10% of donated funds

Commission fees for <i>furusato nōzei</i> portal sites ...

The ministry plans to urge such portal site operators to lower their fees, as pa...

South Korea roils market by floating ‘citizen dividend’ from AI gains

South Korea roils market by floating ‘citizen dividend’...

The benchmark Kospi sank as much as 5.1%, then pared losses after the influentia...

How China's evolving consumer habits may protect the Amazon rainforest

How China's evolving consumer habits may protect the Am...

A pledge from a meat association in Tianjin to buy deforestation-free beef is ch...

Africa’s CEOs warn online gambling is draining customer wallets

Africa’s CEOs warn online gambling is draining customer...

Africa's growing gambling use is sapping income that would ordinarily be flowing...

Momentum-obsessed traders seek clues on Iran truce

Momentum-obsessed traders seek clues on Iran truce

Trump labeled Iran's latest response to his proposal to end the 10-week conflict...

Takaichi to meet with U.S. Treasury secretary in Tokyo

Takaichi to meet with U.S. Treasury secretary in Tokyo

The U.S. and Japanese officials are expected to discuss currency market developm...

AI wins have Alphabet poised to become world’s biggest company

AI wins have Alphabet poised to become world’s biggest ...

Over the past year, Alphabet has gone from an artificial intelligence afterthoug...

Yen bears retreat as intervention seen capping currency weakness

Yen bears retreat as intervention seen capping currency...

The pullback followed multiple rounds of intervention by Japanese authorities st...

SoftBank plans to make large-scale batteries for AI data centers

SoftBank plans to make large-scale batteries for AI dat...

SoftBank Corp. will partner with South Korea's Cosmos Lab and DeltaX to enable m...

Japan group launches online timber market

Japan group launches online timber market

Timber is typically traded through negotiations. In such deals, individuals who ...