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Japan mum on yen intervention, heavy on jawboning, ahead of long holiday weekend

Japan mum on yen intervention, heavy on jawboning, ahea...

Multiple reports say that the government did seek to prop up the currency, and t...

Food prices in Japan set to rise as war drives up cost of plastic packaging

Food prices in Japan set to rise as war drives up cost ...

Prolonged disruption to energy flows via the Strait of Hormuz has cut the availa...

The split between China and Silicon Valley just got wider

The split between China and Silicon Valley just got wider

A decade ago, Silicon Valley investors raced to back Chinese startups. Today, fe...

Japan’s record sales of euro bonds show historic funding shift

Japan’s record sales of euro bonds show historic fundin...

Japan's largest trading firm, Mitsubishi, raised €1 billion from its inaugural e...

Japan’s factory output fell in March as Iran war clouded demand outlook

Japan’s factory output fell in March as Iran war cloude...

The data reflects a period in flux, with business prospects for manufacturers st...

Foreign business owners in Japan feeling the strain of tighter visa criteria

Foreign business owners in Japan feeling the strain of ...

A survey by Tokyo Shoko Research has found that about 5% of foreign business own...

PAG beefs up Japan investment with $13 billion in targeted deals

PAG beefs up Japan investment with $13 billion in targe...

The Asian alternative asset manager plans to invest in real estate and private e...

Murata beats profit estimates as AI data-center demand strains production

Murata beats profit estimates as AI data-center demand ...

The company says it is struggling to catch up with runaway demand for its multil...

Jerome Powell: Fed chair who stood up to Trump set to finish tenure on top

Jerome Powell: Fed chair who stood up to Trump set to f...

All eyes are on Powell to see if he will choose to continue on the Fed's board p...

Takaichi vows support for wage hikes at May Day event

Takaichi vows support for wage hikes at May Day event

The prime minister also called for cooperation to achieve "sustained wage hikes ...

China races to build record biobank to rival U.S. drugs research

China races to build record biobank to rival U.S. drugs...

For Chinese scientists, access to homegrown biobanks could accelerate the advanc...

Japan’s Terra Drone expands investment in Ukraine drone sector

Japan’s Terra Drone expands investment in Ukraine drone...

The Tokyo-based company looks to bring battlefield-tested technology back to Jap...

U.S. orders chip equipment companies to halt some shipments to China's Hua Hong

U.S. orders chip equipment companies to halt some shipm...

The move is the latest U.S. action to slow China's development of advanced chips...

MUFG to foray into real estate and expand forex derivatives in India

MUFG to foray into real estate and expand forex derivat...

Japan's biggest bank is seeking to deepen its presence in the world's fastest-gr...

UAE exit blindsides OPEC and threatens to shake its grip on oil

UAE exit blindsides OPEC and threatens to shake its gri...

For OPEC and its partners, the departure will dilute their ability to manage oil...

Nippon Express shares make record jump as Elliott takes stake

Nippon Express shares make record jump as Elliott takes...

Shares in the Tokyo-based logistics company jumped as much as 18% after the U.S....