BUSINESS

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Japan and U.S. finance officials back market control of foreign exchange rates

Japan and U.S. finance officials back market control of...

Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made n...

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NTT Docomo to retire iconic emoji set after 26 years

NTT Docomo to retire iconic emoji set after 26 years

Beginning next month, newly released Android smartphones and feature phones sold...

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BOJ dove Noguchi sees no need to change JGB tapering plan

BOJ dove Noguchi sees no need to change JGB tapering plan

The BOJ is currently trimming its purchases by ¥400 billion ($2.8 billion) a qua...

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Sumitomo Mitsui among banks stepping up deals for blended finance

Sumitomo Mitsui among banks stepping up deals for blend...

Deals blending public and private funds totaled $18 billion last year, down 21% ...

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SoftBank taps Mizuho, SMBC, JPMorgan to lead $15 billion loan

SoftBank taps Mizuho, SMBC, JPMorgan to lead $15 billio...

The move is a sign of the Japanese tech investor’s ability to secure financing f...

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Cashless payments top 40% of consumer spending in Japan

Cashless payments top 40% of consumer spending in Japan

The country's cashless payment penetration remains low globally, with the risk o...

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Nippon Steel says it is confident Trump's buyout concerns have been addressed

Nippon Steel says it is confident Trump's buyout concer...

Wednesday is the deadline for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United ...

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Japan’s exports slow as U.S. tariffs bite, risking a recession

Japan’s exports slow as U.S. tariffs bite, risking a re...

Exports measured by value gained 2% in April from a year earlier, slowing from M...

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Japan and South Korea to trial priority lanes for travel between the countries

Japan and South Korea to trial priority lanes for trave...

The one-month trial program in June will be available to passport holders from e...

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Buyers recoil from Japanese bonds in warning to BOJ on balance-sheet cuts

Buyers recoil from Japanese bonds in warning to BOJ on ...

The rout in the nation’s $7.8 trillion government bond market is most acute for ...

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Toyota Industries investor Zennor says it wants minority safeguards

Toyota Industries investor Zennor says it wants minorit...

A founding partner of Zennor said the buyout plan would benefit the founding fam...

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Japan’s Kato plans Bessent meet to discuss topics including FX

Japan’s Kato plans Bessent meet to discuss topics inclu...

The yen gained to as much as 144.73 against the dollar following Kato’s remark, ...

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Singapore envoy eyes stronger cyber and digital links with Japan

Singapore envoy eyes stronger cyber and digital links w...

Quantum computing is one particular area of interest as Japan develops its techn...

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Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington

Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tar...

Tokyo wants all new levies put into place by the administration of U.S. Presiden...

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Nintendo turns to Samsung to make chips for Switch 2

Nintendo turns to Samsung to make chips for Switch 2

The Kyoto-based company is pivoting to Samsung because the Nvidia-based chipset ...

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Japan considers taxing small parcels as Shein and Temu expand

Japan considers taxing small parcels as Shein and Temu ...

An experts group has discussed problems related to existing exemptions, includin...