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Japan's FTC to regulate Google and Apple under new smartphone law

Japan's FTC to regulate Google and Apple under new smar...

The law will prohibit IT giants from blocking the entry of other firms into the ...

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Japan confronts biggest bond loss globally as BOJ rate hikes upend market

Japan confronts biggest bond loss globally as BOJ rate ...

The past year marked a sixth straight year of losses for Japan’s sovereign debt ...

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OpenAI says new funding from SoftBank boosts valuation to $300 billion

OpenAI says new funding from SoftBank boosts valuation ...

SoftBank said in a release that it is on a mission to realize Artificial Super I...

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Trump tariffs may spell economic crisis for Japan, Onodera says

Trump tariffs may spell economic crisis for Japan, Onod...

Auto tariffs in particular would have a huge impact given the breadth of the sec...

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Seoul overtakes Paris in beauty boom with dealmakers rushing in

Seoul overtakes Paris in beauty boom with dealmakers ru...

South Korea last year became the top exporter of cosmetics to the United States,...

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A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime

A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pas...

Since 2009, Ken Theriault has been keeping himself busy maintaining Costco's Ame...

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Japan earmarks another ¥802.5 billion for chip startup Rapidus

Japan earmarks another ¥802.5 billion for chip startup ...

Rapidus is on track to get a pilot line online in April, executives said last week.

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Japan production rises most in 11 months ahead of new U.S. tariffs

Japan production rises most in 11 months ahead of new U...

Factory output increased in February by 2.5% from January, the first advance in ...

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U.S. orders French companies to comply with Trump's DEI ban

U.S. orders French companies to comply with Trump's DEI...

The order will spark concerns in European boardrooms that the Trump administrati...

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Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps

Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and ...

At a Tokyo Fail Club gathering, speakers share candid talks about ventures gone ...

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Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs

Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ti...

The meeting came ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected announcement of...

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Rapidus to launch pilot line for advanced chips on Tuesday

Rapidus to launch pilot line for advanced chips on Tuesday

The launch of the test line will be an important milestone in Rapidus' aim of be...

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Japan seeking securities disclosures before shareholders' meetings

Japan seeking securities disclosures before shareholder...

The government will make the request in response to criticism from overseas inve...

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Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to merge with Aioi Nissay Dowa

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to merge with Aioi Nissay Dowa

The merger will create the biggest nonlife insurer in Japan, overtaking current ...

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Musk’s xAI startup swallows up X social network in surprise deal

Musk’s xAI startup swallows up X social network in surp...

Elon Musk said his xAI artificial intelligence startup has acquired the X platfo...

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Trump is eroding the dollar’s dominance in world markets

Trump is eroding the dollar’s dominance in world markets

The U.S. president's escalating fusillade of tariffs and bid to roll back decade...