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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...

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Alaska governor to brief Trump on Asia gas push as tariffs bite

Alaska governor to brief Trump on Asia gas push as tari...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is winding up a trip through Asia where he has been seeking i...

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Musk’s Tesla one of the only winners from Trump’s car tariffs

Musk’s Tesla one of the only winners from Trump’s car t...

The U.S. president insists that there’s no conflict of interest despite the Tesl...

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Ishiba pledges measures to protect jobs from Trump’s car tariffs

Ishiba pledges measures to protect jobs from Trump’s ca...

Ishiba emphasized the need to consider measures to help Japanese companies with ...

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Copyright questions loom as ChatGPT's Ghibli-style images go viral

Copyright questions loom as ChatGPT's Ghibli-style imag...

The images raised questions about copyright infringement by OpenAI, which alread...

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Trump says he may give China reduction in tariffs to get TikTok deal done

Trump says he may give China reduction in tariffs to ge...

ByteDance has until April 5 to find a non-Chinese buyer for TikTok or face a U.S...

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BOJ’s newest board member avoids sending signal on timing of next rate hike

BOJ’s newest board member avoids sending signal on timi...

Junko Koeda's remarks are likely to keep market speculation alive over the odds ...