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Smuggled grand pianos show Trump’s challenge in pressuring Putin

Smuggled grand pianos show Trump’s challenge in pressur...

High-end Japanese pianos still make their way to Russia despite export ban, high...

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Where things stand in China-U.S. trade tensions

Where things stand in China-U.S. trade tensions

China has made good on its threats to retaliate in the escalating trade war with...

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Trump tariffs will only add to the pain for hard-hit Nissan

Trump tariffs will only add to the pain for hard-hit Ni...

The blowback from potential tariffs on Mexico and Canada would be profound for J...

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Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel blast Biden's 'sham' merger block

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel blast Biden's 'sham' merger...

While Biden is no longer in office, President Donald Trump has expressed his own...

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Trump's tariff reversal shows how he's wielding bombast on trade

Trump's tariff reversal shows how he's wielding bombast...

The U.S. leader has pledged to remake the global economy with tariffs. So far, i...

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Modi’s Trump strategy sees quick concessions to avoid trade war

Modi’s Trump strategy sees quick concessions to avoid t...

Trump has repeatedly singled out India and its high trade barriers, and has pled...

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Japan's food exports hit record high for 12th straight year

Japan's food exports hit record high for 12th straight ...

The United States was the biggest food export destination for Japan.

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BOJ discussed worries about price upward deviation in January

BOJ discussed worries about price upward deviation in J...

One member referred to "a growing possibility that underlying CPI (consumer pric...

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KKR and Gaw look to sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency for over ¥100 billion

KKR and Gaw look to sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency for over ¥...

The two investment firms bought the hotel in the Shinjuku area for an estimated ...

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SoftBank forms joint venture with OpenAI in enterprise play

SoftBank forms joint venture with OpenAI in enterprise ...

SoftBank and OpenAI said that the joint venture will help large Japanese enterpr...

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Job-hopping Japanese workers push salaries higher

Job-hopping Japanese workers push salaries higher

Job mobility in Japan has traditionally been low due to lifetime employment arra...

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Car prices face $3,000 increase in U.S. as tariffs hit auto sector

Car prices face $3,000 increase in U.S. as tariffs hit ...

The tariffs are set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, giving manufacturer...

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Trump’s ‘tariff thrashing’ spurs crisis response from Canada

Trump’s ‘tariff thrashing’ spurs crisis response from C...

The U.S. tariffs are expected to create job losses in Canada and may even cause ...

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Honda’s motorcycle business is the gem in a messy Nissan union

Honda’s motorcycle business is the gem in a messy Nissa...

Two-wheelers accounted for about 16% of Honda’s sales last fiscal year but an ou...

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Trump says Americans could feel 'pain' in trade war with Mexico, Canada and China

Trump says Americans could feel 'pain' in trade war wit...

Wall Street and Washington's largest trading partners signaled hope that the tra...

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Nikkei sheds over 1,000 points as markets react to Trump's tariffs

Nikkei sheds over 1,000 points as markets react to Trum...

The trend among investors in Tokyo is to lower risks by reducing their holdings ...