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Japan is not pushing for low interest rates, economic policy minister says

Japan is not pushing for low interest rates, economic p...

Investors are still trying to gauge if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is trying t...

Credit card payment processor Zentoshin gets nod to begin bankruptcy proceedings

Credit card payment processor Zentoshin gets nod to beg...

The company provided a service that paid sales proceeds to credit card merchants...

Suntory sees opportunity in the OTC medicine business

Suntory sees opportunity in the OTC medicine business

The drinks maker is acquiring Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare and already has a health...

Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment

Japan might be giving the currency market the silent tr...

Officials are saying less than they did before to defend the yen, and when they ...

Millennial Samsung union leader’s $26 billion bonus victory turns to bitterness

Millennial Samsung union leader’s $26 billion bonus vic...

South Korea's artificial intelligence gold rush has both emboldened a new genera...

The supertanker tycoon making millions on Hormuz ‘shuttle runs’

The supertanker tycoon making millions on Hormuz ‘shutt...

Ga-Hyun Chung oversaw a successful covert project that sneaked crude oil out of ...

Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth

Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth

Hard-working Japanese businesses and creators are banding together to drive what...

Japanese brewers expand zero-proof and low-alcohol lineups

Japanese brewers expand zero-proof and low-alcohol lineups

The companies believe that many young consumers still want to enjoy the lively a...

Japanese firms face need to improve jobs for disabled workers

Japanese firms face need to improve jobs for disabled w...

The statutory minimum employment rate for those with disabilities was raised to ...

Sharp targets ¥300 billion new business sales by fiscal 2030

Sharp targets ¥300 billion new business sales by fiscal...

Sharp also plans to expand its satellite communications equipment business, incl...

Japan’s 2026 wage talks result in third year of gains above 5%

Japan’s 2026 wage talks result in third year of gains a...

Workers at 5,368 companies affiliated with Rengo, the country's largest labor un...

Iran exploring oil sales to Japan, with buyers seeking longer sanctions waiver

Iran exploring oil sales to Japan, with buyers seeking ...

Three Japanese buyers were looking at possible crude oil purchases from Iran, ​t...

European nations now believe some Hormuz fees are inevitable

European nations now believe some Hormuz fees are inevi...

Privately, some Gulf Arab officials hold the same view, sources said, though thi...

Energy-hungry Asia is already drawing lessons from Iran crisis

Energy-hungry Asia is already drawing lessons from Iran...

The region is realizing that it needs bigger buffers, a greater diversity of fos...

Micron breaks ground on $9 billion western Japan plant expansion

Micron breaks ground on $9 billion western Japan plant ...

The company is building the facility in Hiroshima to make high-bandwidth memory ...

SoftBank plans to rent AI compute in U.S. at 10-gigawatt scale

SoftBank plans to rent AI compute in U.S. at 10-gigawat...

The mobile carrier operator and group company will set up the new venture this m...