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Soaring energy profits reignite calls for windfall tax

Soaring energy profits reignite calls for windfall tax

European oil and gas companies who posted huge profits in the first quarter on s...

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Honda to freeze plan for EV plant construction in Canada

Honda to freeze plan for EV plant construction in Canada

Honda Motor Co will freeze its plan to build an electric vehicle factory in Cana...

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Zensho experiments with convenience stores to offset potential dining slowdown

Zensho experiments with convenience stores to offset po...

Zensho Holdings Co, operator of the beef bowl chain Sukiya, is quietly testing a...

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Japan's used car market expands to record ¥5.3 trillion in 2025

Japan's used car market expands to record ¥5.3 trillion...

Japan's used car market hit a record high in 2025, surging 54.8 percent from fiv...

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Japan to send business delegation to Russia in late May

Japan to send business delegation to Russia in late May

Japan is preparing to send an economic delegation to Russia later this month in ...

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Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits

Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits

Nintendo’s annual profit surged 52% in the last fiscal year, lifted by solid sal...

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Toyota sees profit drop as U.S. tariffs, Middle East war bite

Toyota sees profit drop as U.S. tariffs, Middle East wa...

Japanese auto giant Toyota forecast Friday a 22 percent fall in net profit in th...

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Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. says 3 vessels did not pay tolls for Hormuz passage

Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. says 3 vessels did not pay tolls ...

Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd said Friday none of its three aff...

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Japan real wages rise for 3rd straight month but outpaced by price rises

Japan real wages rise for 3rd straight month but outpac...

Japan's real wages in March rose 1.0 percent from a year earlier for the third s...

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Japan real wages rise for 3rd straight month but outpaced by price rise

Japan real wages rise for 3rd straight month but outpac...

Japan's real wages in March rose 1.0 percent from a year earlier for the third s...

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Sony reports declining profit but expects a record for this year

Sony reports declining profit but expects a record for ...

Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Group Corp reported a 3.4% dro...

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McDonald's focus on value lifts first-quarter sales, but company says gas prices could dent demand

McDonald's focus on value lifts first-quarter sales, bu...

McDonald’s posted better-than-expected sales in the first quarter but said high ...

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Toyota unveils Lexus's 1st 3-row EV, set for winter launch in Japan

Toyota unveils Lexus's 1st 3-row EV, set for winter lau...

Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday unveiled the TZ, the first three-row electric vehi...

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U.S. jobless claim applications rise to 200,000

U.S. jobless claim applications rise to 200,000

U.S. jobless claim applications rose last week but remain at historically low le...

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U.S. trade court rules against Trump's 10% global tariffs

U.S. trade court rules against Trump's 10% global tariffs

The U.S. trade court on Thursday ruled against President Donald Trump's latest 1...

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Japan’s rice warehouse stockpile hits record high as consumers, restaurants reject high prices

Japan’s rice warehouse stockpile hits record high as co...

Rice is supposed to be the foundation of the Japanese diet, but these days there...