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40% in Japan use AI in their job search, survey finds

Job-seekers used the technology to revise resumes or search for job postings, th...

Starlink, phone chargers and rice balls: Lawson opens o...

The convenience store chain aims to increase the number of such stores to 100 ac...

Takaichi’s reflationist BOJ picks nudge yen, boost stocks

The nomination of pro-reflation academics is likely to further fuel speculation ...

McDonald's to raise menu prices in Japan starting Wedne...

The fast food chain said the price hikes reflect higher material, energy and lab...

Motorcycle makers in Japan race to go carbon-neutral

Though motorcycle manufacturer executives believe motorcycles will eventually go...

China acts against 40 Japanese entities over military ties

Beijing imposed export controls on 20 entities, including Mitsubishi and the Jap...

BBVA plans to operate brokerage in Japan, in first for ...

The lender, based in the city of Bilbao in Spain, aims to establish a securities...

In Russia, many restaurants and cafes close amid major ...

Consumption has stalled even in affluent Moscow.

Trump’s 10% levy takes effect as U.S. rebuilds tariff wall

The White House is working on a formal order that will increase the global tarif...

LDP tax chief calls U.S. tariff situation ‘messy’

Itsunori Onodera, a former defense minister who currently serves as chair of the...

Recovery stalling in Japan's domestic tourism

The annual tourist figure was around 600 million before the COVID-19 pandemic bu...

Trump pegs new tariffs to a payments crisis experts dou...

Most economists don't believe there is enough evidence that the U.S. can't pay i...

EU says it will accept no increase in U.S. tariffs afte...

After the court struck down Trump's global tariffs on Friday, the U.S. ⁠presiden...

With U.S. tariff rates up in the air, the economic fog ...

Reminiscent of the early months of 2025, the landscape of what goods will be tax...

Trump boosts new tariff rate to 15% a day after announc...

A Japanese government spokesman said Tokyo "will carefully examine the content o...

Trump’s treasured negotiating edge dulled by tariff defeat

With the stroke of a pen, the U.S. Supreme Court wreaked havoc on President Dona...