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Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further

Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese ...

Inflation-adjusted real wages dropped 0.3% from a year earlier in November as so...

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Germany electric vehicle sales go into reverse

Germany electric vehicle sales go into reverse

Just 380,609 EVs were registered in 2024 in Europe's largest auto market, 27.4% ...

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Seven & I profit drops despite recovery in convenience stores

Seven & I profit drops despite recovery in convenience ...

Operating profit was ¥128.4 billion during the three months to the end of Novemb...

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Trade war worries loom over Las Vegas tech show

Trade war worries loom over Las Vegas tech show

The potential for Trump's trade policies to roil the global tech industry has lo...

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Former BOJ board member sees rising chance of March rate hike

Former BOJ board member sees rising chance of March rat...

Makoto Sakurai says the central bank may wait out at least the first couple of m...

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Uniqlo owner reports strong growth in Japan and Western markets

Uniqlo owner reports strong growth in Japan and Western...

Operating profit rose 7% to ¥157.6 billion for the three months ended November f...

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Japan’s ¥36.4 trillion M&A boom expected to grow as activist investors circle

Japan’s ¥36.4 trillion M&A boom expected to grow as act...

Firms are becoming more proactive to fend off global rivals and activist investo...

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Japan sales of foreign-brand vehicles fall 8.5% in 2024

Japan sales of foreign-brand vehicles fall 8.5% in 2024

Sales of foreign-brand vehicles priced lower than ¥4 million plunged 28.6%, whil...

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Stubbornly resilient lithium supply remains hurdle to recovery

Stubbornly resilient lithium supply remains hurdle to r...

Lithium prices have plunged since late 2022 on oversupply and slower-than-expect...

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Japan flags foreign takeover of 7-Eleven owner as a security issue

Japan flags foreign takeover of 7-Eleven owner as a sec...

His public comment is the first by a senior Japanese official over security issu...

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As standards rise, Tokyo Stock Exchange delistings hit decade high

As standards rise, Tokyo Stock Exchange delistings hit ...

A total of 94 companies were delisted from the Tokyo exchange in 2024, the highe...

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Fast Retailing to raise starting monthly salary to ¥330,000

Fast Retailing to raise starting monthly salary to ¥330...

The operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing stores said that it wants to attract ...

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India looks to new economic playbook as risks mount

India looks to new economic playbook as risks mount

Disappointing economic indicators and a slowdown in corporate earnings in the se...

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Japan Post also received FTC guidance for second subcontractor issue

Japan Post also received FTC guidance for second subcon...

Postal service company was asked by a subcontractor to raise the commission fees...

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Meta shelves fact-checking in policy reversal ahead of Trump inauguration

Meta shelves fact-checking in policy reversal ahead of ...

It plans to implement on Facebook, Instagram and Threads a system of "community ...

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Honda showcases U.S.-made EVs as it considers slowing investments

Honda showcases U.S.-made EVs as it considers slowing i...

The firm plans to introduce 30 new electric vehicles globally by 2030.