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Why coffee prices are soaring (again)

Why coffee prices are soaring (again)

The wholesale price of beans has jumped more than 30% just since the start of No...

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Nissan shares fall, pressured by Honda deal concerns

Nissan shares fall, pressured by Honda deal concerns

The stock fell as much as 6.7% on Monday in Tokyo. The carmaker’s shares had soa...

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Drama-prone fintechs face mixed regulatory environment in 2025

Drama-prone fintechs face mixed regulatory environment ...

The incoming U.S. administration has made financial deregulation a policy priori...

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Nvidia supplier Ibiden weighs faster expansion for AI demand

Nvidia supplier Ibiden weighs faster expansion for AI d...

Sales of the 112-year-old company’s AI-use substrates are robust, with customers...

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Japan sees G7 role increasing in divided world

Japan sees G7 role increasing in divided world

"There are not many countries like Japan that can speak with the U.S. on equal t...

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For German 'sick leave detective,' business is booming

For German 'sick leave detective,' business is booming

Workers in Germany, on average, took 15.1 days of sick leave last year, up from ...

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Trump tariffs spark concern among Japanese automakers

Trump tariffs spark concern among Japanese automakers

The pressing question now is how Japan will navigate and respond to the emerging...

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Sony's Crunchyroll finds its early lead in anime under attack

Sony's Crunchyroll finds its early lead in anime under ...

Netflix, Walt Disney and Amazon are all digging into their deep pockets to licen...

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Trump asks Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTo...

Trump said the court should give him time after his Jan. 20 inauguration to "see...

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Honda-Nissan deal sets up next fight for bankers in Japan M&A boom

Honda-Nissan deal sets up next fight for bankers in Jap...

At roughly $200 billion, the volume of transactions including mergers and acquis...

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Some BOJ policymakers called for rate hike soon, December summary shows

Some BOJ policymakers called for rate hike soon, Decemb...

The Bank of Japan held interest rates steady at 0.25% at this month's meeting.

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Japan's Nidec takes aim at Makino Milling with $1.6 billion unsolicited bid

Japan's Nidec takes aim at Makino Milling with $1.6 bil...

Nidec said Makino's board had not agreed to the ¥11,000 per share offer, a 42% p...

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Some BOJ policymakers  called for rate hike soon, December summary shows

Some BOJ policymakers called for rate hike soon, Decem...

The Bank of Japan held interest rates steady at 0.25% at this month's meeting.

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Osamu Suzuki, who ran Suzuki Motor for five decades, dies at 94

Osamu Suzuki, who ran Suzuki Motor for five decades, di...

Suzuki is known for spearheading the carmaker’s entrance in the Indian market, s...

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Kawasaki Heavy found to have pooled ¥1.7 billion in slush funds

Kawasaki Heavy found to have pooled ¥1.7 billion in slu...

Some of the funds were used by the defense contractor to wine and dine Maritime ...

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Inflation in Tokyo accelerates, keeps rate hike prospects intact

Inflation in Tokyo accelerates, keeps rate hike prospec...

The Tokyo core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food costs, r...