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IMF keeps Japan's 2025 growth outlook intact

IMF keeps Japan's 2025 growth outlook intact

The IMF left its outlook for Japan for 2025 and 2026 unchanged from its previous...

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TikTok’s fate rests on Trump after U.S. Supreme Court upholds law

TikTok’s fate rests on Trump after U.S. Supreme Court u...

U.S. President -elect Donald Trump’s potential role in any plan to save TikTok r...

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Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go

Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometer...

The CEO and president of Rapidus says the chip venture in Hokkaido is key to Jap...

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Japan now expects to miss its 2025 primary balance goal

Japan now expects to miss its 2025 primary balance goal

The primary balance, which excludes interest payments on public debt, is project...

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Major Japanese firms pay record winter bonuses

Major Japanese firms pay record winter bonuses

The average went up year on year in 18 of 21 industry sectors.

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SpaceX's Starship breaks up in space, forcing flights to divert

SpaceX's Starship breaks up in space, forcing flights t...

Video footage showed orange balls of light streaking across the sky over the Hai...

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TikTok's fight against going dark gains support from key U.S. lawmakers

TikTok's fight against going dark gains support from ke...

A law passed in April mandates owner ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets by...

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Ukrainian migrant exit could squeeze Eastern Europe's economies

Ukrainian migrant exit could squeeze Eastern Europe's e...

Ukrainian workers have helped the region's manufacturing and export-driven econo...

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Nintendo hopes to reprise blockbuster Switch with 2025 successor

Nintendo hopes to reprise blockbuster Switch with 2025 ...

It will host several "Nintendo Switch 2 Experience" events in major cities aroun...

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Rakuten’s Mikitani wants to sell bonds to Japanese investors

Rakuten’s Mikitani wants to sell bonds to Japanese inve...

Market pricing indicates that views on Rakuten are improving after years of loss...

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Hino Motors reaches $1.6 billion U.S. diesel emissions settlement

Hino Motors reaches $1.6 billion U.S. diesel emissions ...

Hino said it booked an extraordinary loss of ¥230 billion in its second quarter ...

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TikTok allies close to Trump and Biden race to delay ban

TikTok allies close to Trump and Biden race to delay ban

The app, owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd., faces a deadline of Jan. 19 to find a ...

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KKR considers joining Seven & I management buyout after Apollo

KKR considers joining Seven & I management buyout after...

The U.S. firm is discussing investing several hundred billion yen for an equity ...

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Japan's producer price index hit record high in 2024

Japan's producer price index hit record high in 2024

The producer price index, which measures the costs of goods traded between compa...

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Blue Origin rocket lifts off in major test in SpaceX rivalry

Blue Origin rocket lifts off in major test in SpaceX ri...

The firm's new flagship rocket thundered off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, F...

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Lawson, FamilyMart enjoy net profit growth in March-November period

Lawson, FamilyMart enjoy net profit growth in March-Nov...

FamilyMart's net profit went up 62.4% to ¥80 billion because of special profit f...