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Japan producer prices rise 3.3% in fiscal 2024

Japan producer prices rise 3.3% in fiscal 2024

According to a preliminary report by the Bank of Japan, the producer price index...

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Seven & I jumps most in a month on buyback plan and broader buying

Seven & I jumps most in a month on buyback plan and bro...

The operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores is taking a series of steps to try t...

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Tokyo cheers Trump’s dramatic tariff U-turn even as other big levies remain

Tokyo cheers Trump’s dramatic tariff U-turn even as oth...

The news of Trump’s 90-day pause on “reciprocal tariffs”was welcomed by Japan an...

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Nintendo gets breathing room on tariffs — just in time for Switch 2 launch

Nintendo gets breathing room on tariffs — just in time ...

Nintendo dodges a 46% tariff on Vietnam-assembled consoles, buying time to flood...

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Ishiba picks ex-Mitsubishi executive Masu for BOJ board

Ishiba picks ex-Mitsubishi executive Masu for BOJ board

Masu would replace Toyoaki Nakamura, a former Hitachi executive, whose five-year...

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Trump tariffs take effect, hiking trade levies to a 100-year high

Trump tariffs take effect, hiking trade levies to a 100...

The latest tariffs push levies imposed on China this year to as high as 104%, al...

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Hon Hai makes case to build EVs for Japan’s automobile industry

Hon Hai makes case to build EVs for Japan’s automobile ...

Electrified cars and buses made by Foxconn, as the Taiwanese company is known, w...

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BOJ's Ueda conveys wait-and-see stance on U.S. tariffs

BOJ's Ueda conveys wait-and-see stance on U.S. tariffs

He suggests the central bank will see how the tariff measures evolve before asse...

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Trump’s 24% tariffs on Japan now in effect

Trump’s 24% tariffs on Japan now in effect

Tariffs take time to actually affect prices and trade flows, but financial marke...

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Japan's Nikkei down nearly 4% at close

Japan's Nikkei down nearly 4% at close

The Nikkei 255 index of shares ended the day down 3.93% at 31,714.03. The yen ca...

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Kawasaki Heavy hit with ¥1 billion in back taxes over MSDF scandal

Kawasaki Heavy hit with ¥1 billion in back taxes over M...

The defense contractor was found to have wined and dined Maritime Self-Defense F...

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Samsung shares jump after profit gets boost from new Galaxy S25

Samsung shares jump after profit gets boost from new Ga...

Inventory stockpiling by Chinese buyers who hurried to secure supply of electron...

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Japan's current account surplus hits record high in February

Japan's current account surplus hits record high in Feb...

The country posted a surplus in the current account balance, mainly as the trade...

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Boeing settles to avoid civil trial over Ethiopian Airlines crash

Boeing settles to avoid civil trial over Ethiopian Airl...

The Boeing 737 Max plane crashed just six minutes after takeoff on March 10, 201...

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Top Democratic senator says new Trump TikTok extension may violate law

Top Democratic senator says new Trump TikTok extension ...

Sen. Mark Warner also said the reported deal under consideration would not meet ...

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Japan stocks rebound on hopes of Trump tariff deal and weaker yen

Japan stocks rebound on hopes of Trump tariff deal and ...

The Nikkei 225 rebounded 6%, ending the day up 6.02%, or 1,876.00 points, at 33,...