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Nissan to sell ¥150 billion of convertible bonds to fund turnaround

Nissan to sell ¥150 billion of convertible bonds to fun...

Proceeds of the sale will be used to invest in new products and technologies suc...

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Japan's top trade negotiator holds two phone meetings with U.S. commerce chief

Japan's top trade negotiator holds two phone meetings w...

Ryosei Akazawa held "in-depth exchanges" over the phone with U.S. Commerce Secre...

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BRICS nations voice 'serious concerns' over Trump tariffs

BRICS nations voice 'serious concerns' over Trump tariffs

The summit's impact will be depleted by the absence of Vladimir Putin as well as...

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AI robots fill in for weed killers and farm hands

AI robots fill in for weed killers and farm hands

Weeds are becoming immune to herbicides, but a shortage of laborers often leaves...

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Japan's top trade negotiator holds two phone meetings with Lutnick

Japan's top trade negotiator holds two phone meetings w...

Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, held "in-depth exchanges" over th...

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Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry

Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry

The boom is having to contend with a declining number of tea plantations in Japa...

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Powell's silence on his future complicates Trump Fed chair search

Powell's silence on his future complicates Trump Fed ch...

The Fed chief has repeatedly declined to say whether he will step down when his ...

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Japan's inflation is outpacing BOJ's view, expert says

Japan's inflation is outpacing BOJ's view, expert says

The remarks of Tsutomu Watanabe, a former central bank official, are likely to f...

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GPIF logs $61 billion loss as weak dollar hits overseas assets

GPIF logs $61 billion loss as weak dollar hits overseas...

The pension fund incurred losses on all four of its asset classes in the January...

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Japan eyes 'golden share' as condition for aid to Rapidus

Japan eyes 'golden share' as condition for aid to Rapidus

In addition to granting the government a golden share and some voting rights, co...

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China urges caution — and speed — on assisted-driving technology

China urges caution — and speed — on assisted-driving t...

Driver-assistance systems are seen by industry analysts as the next big battlegr...

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Powell silence on his future complicates Trump Fed chair search

Powell silence on his future complicates Trump Fed chai...

The Fed chief has repeatedly declined to say whether he will step down when his ...

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Forming an ETF just got easier in Japan with new white-label service

Forming an ETF just got easier in Japan with new white-...

Japan Asset Management Platform handles many of the formalities and much of the ...

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Japan’s 2025 wage talks conclude with highest gain in 34 years

Japan’s 2025 wage talks conclude with highest gain in 3...

Workers at 5,162 companies affiliated with Rengo secured an average wage increas...

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U.S. trade deal leaves Vietnam with questions and one big challenge

U.S. trade deal leaves Vietnam with questions and one b...

Companies operating in the Southeast Asian hub are on notice to move up the valu...

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Japan’s households boost spending by most since summer of 2022

Japan’s households boost spending by most since summer ...

Consumption makes up more than half of Japan’s economic output and could determi...