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Tokyo inflation picks up, keeping BOJ on track for further hike

Tokyo inflation picks up, keeping BOJ on track for furt...

The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.6% in June from a year earl...

Takeda sees return to growth within three years, new CEO says

Takeda sees return to growth within three years, new CE...

The company is targeting a return on equity of at least 5% over that time, Julie...

Sony discontinues Japan sales of Aibo robot puppy

Sony discontinues Japan sales of Aibo robot puppy

The first iteration of Aibo came out in 1999, followed by numerous models over t...

Stellantis and Nissan in talks to buy assets from troubled Marelli

Stellantis and Nissan in talks to buy assets from troub...

Marelli is going through a complex and lengthy restructuring process after filin...

Japan’s government blueprint nudges BOJ to fuel demand, clouding rates path

Japan’s government blueprint nudges BOJ to fuel demand,...

The draft urges the Bank of Japan to align its decisions with Prime Minister San...

U.S. defense firm Anduril in talks for Nissan plant to build drones in Japan, sources say

U.S. defense firm Anduril in talks for Nissan plant to ...

While sources say no decision has been made, any deal could transform one of Jap...

Brent oil erases wartime gains as Hormuz reopening boosts supply

Brent oil erases wartime gains as Hormuz reopening boos...

The global benchmark pushed lower for a fourth session, dropping below $72.48 a ...

Interim draft on two-year food tax cut presented

Interim draft on two-year food tax cut presented

The proposal calls for reducing the tax rate to 1% for food for two years from A...

Sony Pictures invests $100 million in giant-screen startup Cosm

Sony Pictures invests $100 million in giant-screen star...

Founded in 2020, Cosm serves food and offers seating that includes high-top tabl...

Rate hikes needed every few months, hawkish BOJ board member says

Rate hikes needed every few months, hawkish BOJ board m...

While the remarks suggest another rate hike may come earlier than BOJ watchers e...

Thai stock market thriving as surprise beneficiary of AI boom

Thai stock market thriving as surprise beneficiary of A...

While the country lacks the semiconductor champions of Taiwan or South Korea, in...

Anthropic accuses Alibaba of ‘illicitly’ accessing AI models

Anthropic accuses Alibaba of ‘illicitly’ accessing AI m...

The U.S. AI developer had previously decided to keep its products out of China.

Luup scooters introduces automatic stop function to avoid nuisance use in Kyoto

Luup scooters introduces automatic stop function to avo...

Luup scooters, a favored transportation source for tourists in Japan, will autom...

China unfazed by world’s ire on trade as premier touts openness

China unfazed by world’s ire on trade as premier touts ...

China's widening trade surplus with major partners has come under increased scru...

BOJ summary affirms rate hike stance as inflation risks mount

BOJ summary affirms rate hike stance as inflation risks...

The summary came out as the yen remained close to the weakest level since 1986 a...

Race for robotaxi market arrives in London

Race for robotaxi market arrives in London

British startup Wayve, in partnership with Uber, is racing to beat U.S. rival Wa...