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Japan’s households slash cash at record pace as inflation bites

Japan’s households slash cash at record pace as inflati...

The decline mostly likely reflects the wider adoption of cashless consumption as...

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Japan and China set for economic talks as U.S. tariff pressure rises

Japan and China set for economic talks as U.S. tariff p...

The scale and proximity of the Chinese market means it is in Japan’s interest to...

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Toyota’s new R&D unit signals its sharper India focus

Toyota’s new R&D unit signals its sharper India focus

The research facility comes after Toyota last year reorganized India to be the h...

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Hong Kong aims to safeguard key facilities with new cybersecurity law

Hong Kong aims to safeguard key facilities with new cyb...

The law, set to take effect in 2026, aims to safeguard the security of computer ...

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EU skewers Google and Apple over tech rules — despite Trump threats

EU skewers Google and Apple over tech rules — despite T...

The moves risk opening up a new front in the already fraught relationship betwee...

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Powell downplays growing risks, sees tariff impact as transitory

Powell downplays growing risks, sees tariff impact as t...

His use of the word "transitory” was surprising because the Fed employed the sam...

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Toyota's Hino Motors pleads guilty to U.S. emissions fraud, fined $1.6 billion

Toyota's Hino Motors pleads guilty to U.S. emissions fr...

Hino admitted that between 2010 and 2019, it used "illicit short-cuts" and submi...

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MUFG leaves climate group as Japanese banks join Wall Street exits

MUFG leaves climate group as Japanese banks join Wall S...

MUFG follows Tokyo-based rivals Nomura Holdings and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Gr...

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SoftBank seals $6.5 billion deal for chip designer Ampere

SoftBank seals $6.5 billion deal for chip designer Ampere

The move further broadens the Japanese investment firm’s push into artificial in...

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Tariff threats spur TSMC’s Taiwan peers to seek U.S. expansion

Tariff threats spur TSMC’s Taiwan peers to seek U.S. ex...

Taiwanese electronic firms' migration of manufacturing to the U.S. has accelerat...

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JX Advanced Metals surges on debut after biggest Japan IPO since 2018

JX Advanced Metals surges on debut after biggest Japan ...

The successful debut for JX may provide a tailwind for other local IPO hopefuls ...

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Trump still intends for reciprocal tariffs to kick in on April 2

Trump still intends for reciprocal tariffs to kick in o...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had indicated a possible delay but the White Ho...

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Bank of Japan holds steady at 0.5% as trade war escalates, inflation rises

Bank of Japan holds steady at 0.5% as trade war escalat...

The move was widely expected, with economists all but unanimous in seeing back-t...

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Japan’s exports rose more quickly in February ahead of Trump tariffs

Japan’s exports rose more quickly in February ahead of ...

Global trade flows face potential major disruptions as the U.S. continues to esc...

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Couche-Tard meets privately with Seven & I investors, pressing case for takeover

Couche-Tard meets privately with Seven & I investors, p...

The Canadian firm has sought to reassure the public and key stakeholders that it...

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