BUSINESS

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Trump tariffs face threat at top court — over rulings that blocked Biden

Trump tariffs face threat at top court — over rulings t...

The court’s conservative majority ruled that federal agencies can’t decide sweep...

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Samsung nears wide-ranging deal with Perplexity for AI features

Samsung nears wide-ranging deal with Perplexity for AI ...

Samsung is planning to announce the Perplexity integrations as early as this yea...

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Japan’s firms raised capital spending ahead of U.S. tariffs

Japan’s firms raised capital spending ahead of U.S. tar...

Business spending holds the key to the country’s economic growth as inflation ke...

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Toyota to build GR Corolla in Britain from 2026

Toyota to build GR Corolla in Britain from 2026

The automaker hopes to utilize the surplus production capacity of the plant, whi...

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Profitable Fukushima companies closing due to lack of successors

Profitable Fukushima companies closing due to lack of s...

According to Teikoku Databank, more than a third of the companies that went out ...

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Trump to hike steel tariffs to 50% to aid Nippon-U.S. Steel

Trump to hike steel tariffs to 50% to aid Nippon-U.S. S...

The U.S. president said the move would help protect American steelworkers during...

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Dai-ichi Life to buy $1.1 billion M&G stake in partnership

Dai-ichi Life to buy $1.1 billion M&G stake in partnership

Tokyo-listed Dai-ichi Life has been aggressively expanding beyond traditional li...

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Japan says progress made in U.S. tariff talks, but details are scarce

Japan says progress made in U.S. tariff talks, but deta...

The two sides are eyeing the Group of Seven leaders’ summit in June as a possibl...

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Japan seeks to grow Africa investments to ease reliance on China

Japan seeks to grow Africa investments to ease reliance...

The country aims to do more business with Africa as it emerges from years during...

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Carmakers warn China's rare-earth curbs could halt production

Carmakers warn China's rare-earth curbs could halt prod...

Auto executives are sounding the alarm on an impending shortage of rare-earth ma...

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Nippon Steel plans $6 billion investment in its Japanese mills

Nippon Steel plans $6 billion investment in its Japanes...

The spending in Japan comes at a critical juncture for the firm’s 17-month push ...

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Nomura sees great opportunities to grow in U.S. despite turmoil

Nomura sees great opportunities to grow in U.S. despite...

The firm plans to advance targets for its investment management and wholesale ba...

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Japan’s top LNG importer will explore buying from Alaska

Japan’s top LNG importer will explore buying from Alaska

Jera, which is also the nation’s largest power producer, inked the nonbinding pa...

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Top Japan shipper sees orders recovering as trade tensions ease

Top Japan shipper sees orders recovering as trade tensi...

Nippon Yusen saw a robust recovery in container shipping orders following an eas...

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Japanese life insurers cut bullish yen hedges to 14-year low

Japanese life insurers cut bullish yen hedges to 14-yea...

Nine of Japan’s biggest life insurers collectively lowered bullish yen wagers ti...

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China agrees to lift ban on Japanese seafood imports

China agrees to lift ban on Japanese seafood imports

The prohibition was imposed in response to the release of treated wastewater fro...