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<title>Konnichiwa Today &#45; : BUSINESS</title>
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<dc:rights>Copyright 2026 Konnichiwa Today News &#45; All Rights Reserved.</dc:rights>

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<title>Japan’s UA Zensen union seeks 6% pay hike in 2027 wage talks</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-ua-zensen-union-seeks-6-pay-hike-in-2027-wage-talks</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ One of Japan&#039;s largest labor union groups plans to seek increases in line with this year&#039;s target, signaling sustained pressure for higher salaries. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:58:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, Zensen, union, seeks, pay, hike, 2027, wage, talks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of Japan's largest labor union groups plans to seek increases in line with this year's target, signaling sustained pressure for higher salaries.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. and Canada working on deal to ease steel and auto tariffs, sources say</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-and-canada-working-on-deal-to-ease-steel-and-auto-tariffs-sources-say</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-and-canada-working-on-deal-to-ease-steel-and-auto-tariffs-sources-say</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tariffs on Canadian imports have become a political liability for U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the midterm elections next week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:02:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., and, Canada, working, deal, ease, steel, and, auto, tariffs, sources, say</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tariffs on Canadian imports have become a political liability for U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the midterm elections next week.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Anthropic’s IPO sets up defining moment for Wall Street and AI boom</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/anthropics-ipo-sets-up-defining-moment-for-wall-street-and-ai-boom</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As a public company, Anthropic&#039;s stock is likely to become the ultimate barometer for the AI boom. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic’s, IPO, sets, defining, moment, for, Wall, Street, and, boom</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As a public company, Anthropic's stock is likely to become the ultimate barometer for the AI boom.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo draws early complaints of screen cracking</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/apples-foldable-iphone-duo-draws-early-complaints-of-screen-cracking</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/apples-foldable-iphone-duo-draws-early-complaints-of-screen-cracking</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Some customers say the foldable display cracked after just hours or days of use. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple’s, foldable, iPhone, Duo, draws, early, complaints, screen, cracking</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some customers say the foldable display cracked after just hours or days of use.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>South Korea growth tops forecast as chip boom masks weak demand</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/south-korea-growth-tops-forecast-as-chip-boom-masks-weak-demand</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/south-korea-growth-tops-forecast-as-chip-boom-masks-weak-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A contraction in consumption underscored an increasingly uneven expansion that may complicate the trajectory for further interest-rate hikes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>South, Korea, growth, tops, forecast, chip, boom, masks, weak, demand</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A contraction in consumption underscored an increasingly uneven expansion that may complicate the trajectory for further interest-rate hikes.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Rapidus partners with Indian tech giant on chip development</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/rapidus-partners-with-indian-tech-giant-on-chip-development</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/rapidus-partners-with-indian-tech-giant-on-chip-development</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The two companies have jointly established two development centers in India, which began fully operating Monday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rapidus, partners, with, Indian, tech, giant, chip, development</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The two companies have jointly established two development centers in India, which began fully operating Monday.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BNP Paribas AM builds long&#45;end JGB bet on steep yield curve</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bnp-paribas-am-builds-long-end-jgb-bet-on-steep-yield-curve</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bnp-paribas-am-builds-long-end-jgb-bet-on-steep-yield-curve</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The bullish stance comes after superlong JGB yields reached multidecade highs this year amid concerns over inflation and fiscal spending. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:54:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BNP, Paribas, builds, long-end, JGB, bet, steep, yield, curve</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The bullish stance comes after superlong JGB yields reached multidecade highs this year amid concerns over inflation and fiscal spending.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Challenger rejects Daiichi Life’s $4.4 billion takeover offer</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/challenger-rejects-daiichi-lifes-44-billion-takeover-offer</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/challenger-rejects-daiichi-lifes-44-billion-takeover-offer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Daiichi Life&#039;s Australian unit last week offered to buy the remaining 79.5% of Challenger at 11.80 Australian dollars per share. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:38:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Challenger, rejects, Daiichi, Life’s, 4.4, billion, takeover, offer</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Daiichi Life's Australian unit last week offered to buy the remaining 79.5% of Challenger at 11.80 Australian dollars per share.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>AI spending fears threaten to swamp Big Tech’s strong earnings</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-spending-fears-threaten-to-swamp-big-techs-strong-earnings</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-spending-fears-threaten-to-swamp-big-techs-strong-earnings</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Based on the violent market reaction to Meta&#039;s rising capital expenditures last week, the response to any disappointment likely won&#039;t be forgiving. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:06:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>spending, fears, threaten, swamp, Big, Tech’s, strong, earnings</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Based on the violent market reaction to Meta's rising capital expenditures last week, the response to any disappointment likely won't be forgiving.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank’s Son plans $50 billion Malaysia tech outlay, PM Anwar Ibrahim says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbanks-son-plans-50-billion-malaysia-tech-outlay-pm-anwar-ibrahim-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbanks-son-plans-50-billion-malaysia-tech-outlay-pm-anwar-ibrahim-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A push in Malaysia would expand SoftBank&#039;s reach in Southeast Asia, a region that is emerging as a key hub for AI infrastructure such as data centers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank’s, Son, plans, 50, billion, Malaysia, tech, outlay, Anwar, Ibrahim, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A push in Malaysia would expand SoftBank's reach in Southeast Asia, a region that is emerging as a key hub for AI infrastructure such as data centers.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>From Carnegie to Claude: AI wealth could reshape philanthropy</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/from-carnegie-to-claude-ai-wealth-could-reshape-philanthropy</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/from-carnegie-to-claude-ai-wealth-could-reshape-philanthropy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic has said it would commit 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund, a stake that could be worth $100 billion when the firm goes public. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>From, Carnegie, Claude:, wealth, could, reshape, philanthropy</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Anthropic has said it would commit 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund, a stake that could be worth $100 billion when the firm goes public.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Grabbing a bargain: Japan’s claw machines cash in on inflation</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/grabbing-a-bargain-japans-claw-machines-cash-in-on-inflation</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/grabbing-a-bargain-japans-claw-machines-cash-in-on-inflation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Shop-and-play destinations&quot; merge essential buying with entertainment so that families do not feel a need to choose between the two. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Grabbing, bargain:, Japan’s, claw, machines, cash, inflation</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA["Shop-and-play destinations" merge essential buying with entertainment so that families do not feel a need to choose between the two.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Yen becoming more favorable hedge against AI market shock, says Goldman Sachs</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-becoming-more-favorable-hedge-against-ai-market-shock-says-goldman-sachs</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-becoming-more-favorable-hedge-against-ai-market-shock-says-goldman-sachs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The  currency surged 0.9% against the dollar and reached its strongest level in over a month last week amid concerns over the technology boom. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yen, becoming, more, favorable, hedge, against, market, shock, says, Goldman, Sachs</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The  currency surged 0.9% against the dollar and reached its strongest level in over a month last week amid concerns over the technology boom.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump defends tariffs at rally as he says Audi to build U.S. plant</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-defends-tariffs-at-rally-as-he-says-audi-to-build-us-plant</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-defends-tariffs-at-rally-as-he-says-audi-to-build-us-plant</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Audi announcement marks a political win for Trump, who has been on the defensive about the domestic effects of his tariffs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:02:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, defends, tariffs, rally, says, Audi, build, U.S., plant</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Audi announcement marks a political win for Trump, who has been on the defensive about the domestic effects of his tariffs.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Sinking profits turn China’s $3.5 trillion stock rout into trap</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/sinking-profits-turn-chinas-35-trillion-stock-rout-into-trap</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/sinking-profits-turn-chinas-35-trillion-stock-rout-into-trap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Further darkening the outlook is the growing perception that leaders are in no rush to jump-start an economy that is slowing but at a tolerable speed. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:02:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sinking, profits, turn, China’s, 3.5, trillion, stock, rout, into, trap</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Further darkening the outlook is the growing perception that leaders are in no rush to jump-start an economy that is slowing but at a tolerable speed.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>‘Tech debt coming due’: AI&#45;found flaw signals chaos ahead</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/tech-debt-coming-due-ai-found-flaw-signals-chaos-ahead</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/tech-debt-coming-due-ai-found-flaw-signals-chaos-ahead</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The vulnerability to potential hackers was found by using a model from OpenAI in one of the most high-profile demonstration of AI&#039;s cybercapabilities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘Tech, debt, coming, due’:, AI-found, flaw, signals, chaos, ahead</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The vulnerability to potential hackers was found by using a model from OpenAI in one of the most high-profile demonstration of AI's cybercapabilities.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Cartel&#45;suspected brewers held beer prices steady after 2023 tax cut</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/cartel-suspected-brewers-held-beer-prices-steady-after-2023-tax-cut</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/cartel-suspected-brewers-held-beer-prices-steady-after-2023-tax-cut</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Japan Fair Trade Commission is investigating a possible cartel regarding shipping prices among Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cartel-suspected, brewers, held, beer, prices, steady, after, 2023, tax, cut</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Japan Fair Trade Commission is investigating a possible cartel regarding shipping prices among Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Budget&#45;friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/budget-friendly-restaurant-chain-saizeriya-succumbs-to-rising-costs</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/budget-friendly-restaurant-chain-saizeriya-succumbs-to-rising-costs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The nationwide menu prices for the chain are to increase by an average of 6%, with some heavy-traffic locations to rise by 10%. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Budget-friendly, restaurant, chain, Saizeriya, succumbs, rising, costs</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The nationwide menu prices for the chain are to increase by an average of 6%, with some heavy-traffic locations to rise by 10%.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>From Buenos Aires to Colombo, discontent simmers under the surface of rebounding economies</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/from-buenos-aires-to-colombo-discontent-simmers-under-the-surface-of-rebounding-economies</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/from-buenos-aires-to-colombo-discontent-simmers-under-the-surface-of-rebounding-economies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Reforms that restored investor confidence and stabilized public finances have yet to improve living standards for many. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:22:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>From, Buenos, Aires, Colombo, discontent, simmers, under, the, surface, rebounding, economies</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Reforms that restored investor confidence and stabilized public finances have yet to improve living standards for many.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Sagawa Express says 53 million sets of personal info possibly compromised</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/sagawa-express-says-53-million-sets-of-personal-info-possibly-compromised</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/sagawa-express-says-53-million-sets-of-personal-info-possibly-compromised</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The unauthorized access occurred on its delivery tracking service, according to the transport company&#039;s announcement on Sept. 30. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sagawa, Express, says, million, sets, personal, info, possibly, compromised</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The unauthorized access occurred on its delivery tracking service, according to the transport company's announcement on Sept. 30.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japanese inflation breaks 2% for the first time this year</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-inflation-breaks-2-for-the-first-time-this-year</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-inflation-breaks-2-for-the-first-time-this-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The September reading puts pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates by the end of the year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:26:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japanese, inflation, breaks, for, the, first, time, this, year</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The September reading puts pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates by the end of the year.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan megabanks to skip third batch of U.S. investments</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-megabanks-to-skip-third-batch-of-us-investments</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-megabanks-to-skip-third-batch-of-us-investments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The three — MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking — are making final arrangements to forgo participation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:02:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, megabanks, skip, third, batch, U.S., investments</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The three — MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking — are making final arrangements to forgo participation.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Musk’s political baggage clouds prospects for SpaceX&#45;Tesla deal</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/musks-political-baggage-clouds-prospects-for-spacex-tesla-deal</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/musks-political-baggage-clouds-prospects-for-spacex-tesla-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Musk revived speculation about a tie-up this week, calling a combination &quot;a good idea.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:02:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Musk’s, political, baggage, clouds, prospects, for, SpaceX-Tesla, deal</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Musk revived speculation about a tie-up this week, calling a combination "a good idea."]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>How to keep safe online in the wake of AI&#45;supercharged hacking</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/how-to-keep-safe-online-in-the-wake-of-ai-supercharged-hacking</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/how-to-keep-safe-online-in-the-wake-of-ai-supercharged-hacking</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There are basic steps everyone should take to protect themselves. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, keep, safe, online, the, wake, AI-supercharged, hacking</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There are basic steps everyone should take to protect themselves.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here’s what to know</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/musk-wants-to-merge-spacex-and-tesla-heres-what-to-know</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/musk-wants-to-merge-spacex-and-tesla-heres-what-to-know</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The combination of the two companies would be worth about $3.5 trillion and would be the largest corporate deal in history. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Musk, wants, merge, SpaceX, and, Tesla:, Here’s, what, know</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The combination of the two companies would be worth about $3.5 trillion and would be the largest corporate deal in history.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nippon Steel to invest $3 billion in new U.S. Steel hot&#45;strip mill</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nippon-steel-to-invest-3-billion-in-new-us-steel-hot-strip-mill</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nippon-steel-to-invest-3-billion-in-new-us-steel-hot-strip-mill</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The project is expected to be the largest under Nippon Steel&#039;s commitment to invest $11 billion by 2028. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nippon, Steel, invest, billion, new, U.S., Steel, hot-strip, mill</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The project is expected to be the largest under Nippon Steel's commitment to invest $11 billion by 2028.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Supplies of rare earth yttrium have ‘stalled,’ industry ministry official says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/supplies-of-rare-earth-yttrium-have-stalled-industry-ministry-official-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/supplies-of-rare-earth-yttrium-have-stalled-industry-ministry-official-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The official described a &quot;supply-demand crunch,&quot; with the Financial Times reporting that Tokyo is months away from running out of the critical metal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:06:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Supplies, rare, earth, yttrium, have, ‘stalled, ’, industry, ministry, official, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The official described a "supply-demand crunch," with the Financial Times reporting that Tokyo is months away from running out of the critical metal.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan life insurers’ bond&#45;buying plans set to support JGBs</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-life-insurers-bond-buying-plans-set-to-support-jgbs</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-life-insurers-bond-buying-plans-set-to-support-jgbs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Insurers have been net buyers of superlong government bonds for four months, a trend strategists say could provide an anchor in upcoming auctions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:06:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, life, insurers’, bond-buying, plans, set, support, JGBs</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Insurers have been net buyers of superlong government bonds for four months, a trend strategists say could provide an anchor in upcoming auctions.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Most BOJ watchers expect next interest rate hike in December</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/most-boj-watchers-expect-next-interest-rate-hike-in-december</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/most-boj-watchers-expect-next-interest-rate-hike-in-december</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than 80% of Bank of Japan watchers anticipate the central bank&#039;s next interest rate increase will come in December, according to a recent survey. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Most, BOJ, watchers, expect, next, interest, rate, hike, December</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[More than 80% of Bank of Japan watchers anticipate the central bank's next interest rate increase will come in December, according to a recent survey.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Takaichi now has to prove she’s no big spender in her second year in office</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/takaichi-now-has-to-prove-shes-no-big-spender-in-her-second-year-in-office</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/takaichi-now-has-to-prove-shes-no-big-spender-in-her-second-year-in-office</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The prime minister will be under pressure as the bill starts to come due for big promises made. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Takaichi, now, has, prove, she’s, big, spender, her, second, year, office</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The prime minister will be under pressure as the bill starts to come due for big promises made.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Bank, business and ministry websites halted after PHP vulnerabilities announced</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bank-business-and-ministry-websites-halted-after-php-vulnerabilities-announced</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bank-business-and-ministry-websites-halted-after-php-vulnerabilities-announced</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ International authorities have urged site administrators to immediately update software to prevent unauthorized access and potential data exposure. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bank, business, and, ministry, websites, halted, after, PHP, vulnerabilities, announced</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[International authorities have urged site administrators to immediately update software to prevent unauthorized access and potential data exposure.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Major banks in Japan accelerating shift to IC chip verification</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/major-banks-in-japan-accelerating-shift-to-ic-chip-verification</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/major-banks-in-japan-accelerating-shift-to-ic-chip-verification</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Financial Services Agency has urged financial institutions to review their cybersecurity measures amid repeated unauthorized access incidents. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:58:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Major, banks, Japan, accelerating, shift, chip, verification</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Financial Services Agency has urged financial institutions to review their cybersecurity measures amid repeated unauthorized access incidents.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nidec scandal erases nearly $1 billion from founder Nagamori’s wealth</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nidec-scandal-erases-nearly-1-billion-from-founder-nagamoris-wealth</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nidec-scandal-erases-nearly-1-billion-from-founder-nagamoris-wealth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The precision-motor manufacturer has been mired in turmoil ever since accounting misconduct and quality control issues were uncovered in 2025. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:02:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nidec, scandal, erases, nearly, billion, from, founder, Nagamori’s, wealth</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The precision-motor manufacturer has been mired in turmoil ever since accounting misconduct and quality control issues were uncovered in 2025.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s export growth stays solid, supported by chips and cars</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-export-growth-stays-solid-supported-by-chips-and-cars</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-export-growth-stays-solid-supported-by-chips-and-cars</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The export gain highlighted ongoing demand related to artificial intelligence, with shipments of semiconductors and chip-making equipment surging. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:02:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, export, growth, stays, solid, supported, chips, and, cars</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The export gain highlighted ongoing demand related to artificial intelligence, with shipments of semiconductors and chip-making equipment surging.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China’s super&#45;rich scramble to exit offshore trusts, raise cash as taxman knocks</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-super-rich-scramble-to-exit-offshore-trusts-raise-cash-as-taxman-knocks</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-super-rich-scramble-to-exit-offshore-trusts-raise-cash-as-taxman-knocks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Some are selling shares and even switching nationality as a deadline looms to declare income booked overseas. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, super-rich, scramble, exit, offshore, trusts, raise, cash, taxman, knocks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some are selling shares and even switching nationality as a deadline looms to declare income booked overseas.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Tiffany Ginza building asking price cut by a third as real estate market cools</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/tiffany-ginza-building-asking-price-cut-by-a-third-as-real-estate-market-cools</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/tiffany-ginza-building-asking-price-cut-by-a-third-as-real-estate-market-cools</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The owner of the building has struggled to find buyers with an asking price of ¥120 billion, and is now open to offers as low as ¥80 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tiffany, Ginza, building, asking, price, cut, third, real, estate, market, cools</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The owner of the building has struggled to find buyers with an asking price of ¥120 billion, and is now open to offers as low as ¥80 billion.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ likely to keep hiking rates every quarter, ex&#45;official says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-likely-to-keep-hiking-rates-every-quarter-ex-official-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-likely-to-keep-hiking-rates-every-quarter-ex-official-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bank of Japan is widely expected to hold rates steady at its next policy meeting on Oct. 30. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ, likely, keep, hiking, rates, every, quarter, ex-official, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan is widely expected to hold rates steady at its next policy meeting on Oct. 30.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Under pledge to U.S., Japan’s chip investment divided between home and abroad</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/under-pledge-to-us-japans-chip-investment-divided-between-home-and-abroad</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/under-pledge-to-us-japans-chip-investment-divided-between-home-and-abroad</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The $550 billion commitment to the Trump administration, in return for lower tariffs, won&#039;t do much to resurrect Japan&#039;s chip industry, experts say. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:54:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Under, pledge, U.S., Japan’s, chip, investment, divided, between, home, and, abroad</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The $550 billion commitment to the Trump administration, in return for lower tariffs, won't do much to resurrect Japan's chip industry, experts say.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Data&#45;center firm Elice plunges in South Korea IPO, raising more doubts over AI boom</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/data-center-firm-elice-plunges-in-south-korea-ipo-raising-more-doubts-over-ai-boom</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/data-center-firm-elice-plunges-in-south-korea-ipo-raising-more-doubts-over-ai-boom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Seoul-based neocloud service provider raised 201 billion won ($151 million) in the Kosdaq&#039;s biggest initial public offering this year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:30:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Data-center, firm, Elice, plunges, South, Korea, IPO, raising, more, doubts, over, boom</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Seoul-based neocloud service provider raised 201 billion won ($151 million) in the Kosdaq's biggest initial public offering this year.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Data&#45;center firm Elice plunges 32% in debut after Korea IPO</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/data-center-firm-elice-plunges-32-in-debut-after-korea-ipo</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/data-center-firm-elice-plunges-32-in-debut-after-korea-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Seoul-based neocloud service provider raised 201 billion won ($151 million) in the Kosdaq&#039;s biggest initial public offering this year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Data-center, firm, Elice, plunges, 32, debut, after, Korea, IPO</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Seoul-based neocloud service provider raised 201 billion won ($151 million) in the Kosdaq's biggest initial public offering this year.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Daiwa and Mizuho win China securities permits as some U.S. firms wait</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/daiwa-and-mizuho-win-china-securities-permits-as-some-us-firms-wait</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/daiwa-and-mizuho-win-china-securities-permits-as-some-us-firms-wait</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The development comes after China&#039;s Vice Premier He Lifeng hosted a senior trade delegation from Japan in March to discuss expanding bilateral trade. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Daiwa, and, Mizuho, win, China, securities, permits, some, U.S., firms, wait</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The development comes after China's Vice Premier He Lifeng hosted a senior trade delegation from Japan in March to discuss expanding bilateral trade.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s Katayama vows fiscal prudence on defense funding</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-katayama-vows-fiscal-prudence-on-defense-funding</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-katayama-vows-fiscal-prudence-on-defense-funding</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The remarks come after local media reported that the government was weighing an additional corporate tax hike to finance the measure. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, Katayama, vows, fiscal, prudence, defense, funding</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The remarks come after local media reported that the government was weighing an additional corporate tax hike to finance the measure.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Keidanren to develop 2050 vision against backdrop of AI and population decline</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/keidanren-to-develop-2050-vision-against-backdrop-of-ai-and-population-decline</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/keidanren-to-develop-2050-vision-against-backdrop-of-ai-and-population-decline</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The body will hold discussions on topics such as education, regional revitalization, policies for foreign nationals and social security. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Keidanren, develop, 2050, vision, against, backdrop, and, population, decline</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The body will hold discussions on topics such as education, regional revitalization, policies for foreign nationals and social security.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Natixis buys Japanese advisory firm to join M&amp;amp;A dealmaking boom</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/natixis-buys-japanese-advisory-firm-to-join-ma-dealmaking-boom</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/natixis-buys-japanese-advisory-firm-to-join-ma-dealmaking-boom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Natixis has been working to expand in Japan, growing its sales and trading team, strengthening its lending business and opening a bank branch. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Natixis, buys, Japanese, advisory, firm, join, M&amp;A, dealmaking, boom</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Natixis has been working to expand in Japan, growing its sales and trading team, strengthening its lending business and opening a bank branch.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Kioxia shares face headwinds from margin&#45;buying gone wrong</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/kioxia-shares-face-headwinds-from-margin-buying-gone-wrong</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/kioxia-shares-face-headwinds-from-margin-buying-gone-wrong</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Outstanding leveraged long positions in the stock was the largest as of Oct. 15 among all companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:02:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kioxia, shares, face, headwinds, from, margin-buying, gone, wrong</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Outstanding leveraged long positions in the stock was the largest as of Oct. 15 among all companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan aims to soothe world traders’ fiscal anxiety with outreach in English</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-aims-to-soothe-world-traders-fiscal-anxiety-with-outreach-in-english</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-aims-to-soothe-world-traders-fiscal-anxiety-with-outreach-in-english</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Foreign investors held 13% of Japanese Government Bonds at the end of June, up from about 8% in 2012. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, aims, soothe, world, traders’, fiscal, anxiety, with, outreach, English</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Foreign investors held 13% of Japanese Government Bonds at the end of June, up from about 8% in 2012.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China’s growth rebound tops forecasts to close in on annual goal</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-growth-rebound-tops-forecasts-to-close-in-on-annual-goal</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-growth-rebound-tops-forecasts-to-close-in-on-annual-goal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The improvement in the economy should give policymakers some breathing room, allowing them to hold off on further easing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, growth, rebound, tops, forecasts, close, annual, goal</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The improvement in the economy should give policymakers some breathing room, allowing them to hold off on further easing.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Daiichi Life offers $4.4 billion to buy rest of Challenger</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/daiichi-life-offers-44-billion-to-buy-rest-of-challenger</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/daiichi-life-offers-44-billion-to-buy-rest-of-challenger</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A deal would give the Japanese insurer control of Australia&#039;s largest provider of annuities in the nation&#039;s fast-growing retirement market. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Daiichi, Life, offers, 4.4, billion, buy, rest, Challenger</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A deal would give the Japanese insurer control of Australia's largest provider of annuities in the nation's fast-growing retirement market.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Global food inflation is expected to intensify as supply shocks pile up</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/global-food-inflation-is-expected-to-intensify-as-supply-shocks-pile-up</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/global-food-inflation-is-expected-to-intensify-as-supply-shocks-pile-up</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The world&#039;s poorest consumers are being hit the hardest as food prices rise in many countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Global, food, inflation, expected, intensify, supply, shocks, pile</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The world's poorest consumers are being hit the hardest as food prices rise in many countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. interest costs hit record $1 trillion, risking debt snowball</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-interest-costs-hit-record-1-trillion-risking-debt-snowball</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-interest-costs-hit-record-1-trillion-risking-debt-snowball</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For the year through September, net interest costs came to $1.05 trillion, up more than 8% from the $970 billion in fiscal 2025. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:06:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., interest, costs, hit, record, trillion, risking, debt, snowball</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[For the year through September, net interest costs came to $1.05 trillion, up more than 8% from the $970 billion in fiscal 2025.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nidec to seek damages from founder and executives over accounting fraud</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nidec-to-seek-damages-from-founder-and-executives-over-accounting-fraud</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nidec-to-seek-damages-from-founder-and-executives-over-accounting-fraud</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The motor manufacturer said it had concluded that the executives violated laws and regulations in the course of their duties. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nidec, seek, damages, from, founder, and, executives, over, accounting, fraud</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The motor manufacturer said it had concluded that the executives violated laws and regulations in the course of their duties.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>All Toyota models to be software&#45;based by 2030</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/all-toyota-models-to-be-software-based-by-2030</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/all-toyota-models-to-be-software-based-by-2030</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The move will help Toyota generate revenue through software update fees after delivery. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>All, Toyota, models, software-based, 2030</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The move will help Toyota generate revenue through software update fees after delivery.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>This Chinese export boom really has legs — and wings</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/this-chinese-export-boom-really-has-legs-and-wings</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/this-chinese-export-boom-really-has-legs-and-wings</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an office reeking of cigarettes, Dang Yangyang slouches on a black leather sofa in exhaustion. The general manager at Wintop Food has spent recent days chaperoning clients from Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Russia and Senegal. They all want the same thing: Chinese chicken. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:26:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>This, Chinese, export, boom, really, has, legs, —, and, wings</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In an office reeking of cigarettes, Dang Yangyang slouches on a black leather sofa in exhaustion. The general manager at Wintop Food has spent recent days chaperoning clients from Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Russia and Senegal. They all want the same thing: Chinese chicken.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>IMF official welcomes Japan’s temporary tax cut plan</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/imf-official-welcomes-japans-temporary-tax-cut-plan</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/imf-official-welcomes-japans-temporary-tax-cut-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rahul Anand, IMF assistant director and mission chief for Japan, said the approach was &quot;a very welcome step.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:10:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>IMF, official, welcomes, Japan’s, temporary, tax, cut, plan</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rahul Anand, IMF assistant director and mission chief for Japan, said the approach was "a very welcome step."]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Toyota to debut its own version of Tesla EV&#45;making tech in China</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/toyota-to-debut-its-own-version-of-tesla-ev-making-tech-in-china</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/toyota-to-debut-its-own-version-of-tesla-ev-making-tech-in-china</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Shanghai plant is under construction and due to start producing cars in 2027. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Toyota, debut, its, own, version, Tesla, EV-making, tech, China</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Shanghai plant is under construction and due to start producing cars in 2027.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>ADB chief warns of high inflation in Asia amid uncertainty</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/adb-chief-warns-of-high-inflation-in-asia-amid-uncertainty</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/adb-chief-warns-of-high-inflation-in-asia-amid-uncertainty</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;The global economy is facing unprecedented uncertainty,&quot; said Masato Kanda, a former Japanese vice finance minister for international affairs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ADB, chief, warns, high, inflation, Asia, amid, uncertainty</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA["The global economy is facing unprecedented uncertainty," said Masato Kanda, a former Japanese vice finance minister for international affairs.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank is said to weigh buying top U.S. security firm allied</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-is-said-to-weigh-buying-top-us-security-firm-allied</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-is-said-to-weigh-buying-top-us-security-firm-allied</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The potential transaction may give closely held Allied an equity value of as much as $18 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, said, weigh, buying, top, U.S., security, firm, allied</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The potential transaction may give closely held Allied an equity value of as much as $18 billion.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ’s Ueda ‘can’t tolerate’ underlying inflation further over 2%</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bojs-ueda-cant-tolerate-underlying-inflation-further-over-2</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bojs-ueda-cant-tolerate-underlying-inflation-further-over-2</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The BOJ governor was speaking two weeks ahead of the bank&#039;s next policy decision, with observers currently anticipating no change at that gathering. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ’s, Ueda, ‘can’t, tolerate’, underlying, inflation, further, over</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The BOJ governor was speaking two weeks ahead of the bank's next policy decision, with observers currently anticipating no change at that gathering.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Shinkansen helps Kyushu economy with fast connections and local development</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/shinkansen-helps-kyushu-economy-with-fast-connections-and-local-development</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/shinkansen-helps-kyushu-economy-with-fast-connections-and-local-development</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A major transportation bottleneck was eliminated more than a decade ago when the line was fully completed. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:54:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Shinkansen, helps, Kyushu, economy, with, fast, connections, and, local, development</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A major transportation bottleneck was eliminated more than a decade ago when the line was fully completed.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Rakuten sells record ¥400 billion of bonds on retail demand</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/rakuten-sells-record-400-billion-of-bonds-on-retail-demand</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/rakuten-sells-record-400-billion-of-bonds-on-retail-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The 5.5-year bonds carry a 4.37% coupon and were priced at a spread of 200 basis points over the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:54:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rakuten, sells, record, ¥400, billion, bonds, retail, demand</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The 5.5-year bonds carry a 4.37% coupon and were priced at a spread of 200 basis points over the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ’s Koeda warns against too much caution on rate hikes</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bojs-koeda-warns-against-too-much-caution-on-rate-hikes</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bojs-koeda-warns-against-too-much-caution-on-rate-hikes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The board member reiterated that she didn&#039;t have any specific pace in mind for pushing up rates when asked about the possibility of a hike in October. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:06:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ’s, Koeda, warns, against, too, much, caution, rate, hikes</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The board member reiterated that she didn't have any specific pace in mind for pushing up rates when asked about the possibility of a hike in October.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan, South Korea agree to extend $10 billion currency swap arrangement</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-south-korea-agree-to-extend-10-billion-currency-swap-arrangement</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-south-korea-agree-to-extend-10-billion-currency-swap-arrangement</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The agreement, originally set to expire at the end of November, is expected to run through November 2029, with its size unchanged. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:06:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, South, Korea, agree, extend, 10, billion, currency, swap, arrangement</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The agreement, originally set to expire at the end of November, is expected to run through November 2029, with its size unchanged.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Katayama says G20 should monitor markets with urgency</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/katayama-says-g20-should-monitor-markets-with-urgency</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/katayama-says-g20-should-monitor-markets-with-urgency</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The finance minister warned speculators that Japan was prepared to take action in the currency market again if necessary. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Katayama, says, G20, should, monitor, markets, with, urgency</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The finance minister warned speculators that Japan was prepared to take action in the currency market again if necessary.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>CoreWeave’s slump spotlights growing burden of debt behind AI boom</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/coreweaves-slump-spotlights-growing-burden-of-debt-behind-ai-boom</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/coreweaves-slump-spotlights-growing-burden-of-debt-behind-ai-boom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The loss-making cloud company has about $50 billion in debt and has become a focus of concerns that the data-center boom is being fueled by credit. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>CoreWeave’s, slump, spotlights, growing, burden, debt, behind, boom</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The loss-making cloud company has about $50 billion in debt and has become a focus of concerns that the data-center boom is being fueled by credit.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s Fukoku Mutual Life counts on cash to mitigate volatility</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-fukoku-mutual-life-counts-on-cash-to-mitigate-volatility</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-fukoku-mutual-life-counts-on-cash-to-mitigate-volatility</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fukoku sees scope to move a bit more from foreign bonds into yen bonds as yields rose more than expected. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, Fukoku, Mutual, Life, counts, cash, mitigate, volatility</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fukoku sees scope to move a bit more from foreign bonds into yen bonds as yields rose more than expected.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>NHK restarts home visits to grow subscribers amid falling numbers</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nhk-restarts-home-visits-to-grow-subscribers-amid-falling-numbers</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nhk-restarts-home-visits-to-grow-subscribers-amid-falling-numbers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Starting this month, staff affiliated with NHK have been knocking on doors where contracts haven&#039;t been signed or there are unpaid subscription fees. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:18:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>NHK, restarts, home, visits, grow, subscribers, amid, falling, numbers</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Starting this month, staff affiliated with NHK have been knocking on doors where contracts haven't been signed or there are unpaid subscription fees.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Banking watchdogs scrutinize AI use amid stability fears, sources say</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/banking-watchdogs-scrutinize-ai-use-amid-stability-fears-sources-say</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/banking-watchdogs-scrutinize-ai-use-amid-stability-fears-sources-say</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Banks are competing to adopt the technology, which can accomplish tasks with minimal human supervision, while also grappling with the challenges. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:18:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Banking, watchdogs, scrutinize, use, amid, stability, fears, sources, say</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Banks are competing to adopt the technology, which can accomplish tasks with minimal human supervision, while also grappling with the challenges.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Oasis boosts Nidec stake and says it’s now largest shareholder</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/oasis-boosts-nidec-stake-and-says-its-now-largest-shareholder</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/oasis-boosts-nidec-stake-and-says-its-now-largest-shareholder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The world&#039;s largest manufacturer of precision motors has been mired in turmoil since last year, with probes revealing widespread fraud. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:18:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Oasis, boosts, Nidec, stake, and, says, it’s, now, largest, shareholder</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The world's largest manufacturer of precision motors has been mired in turmoil since last year, with probes revealing widespread fraud.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Muji parent company hits record high on overseas expansion plans</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/muji-parent-company-hits-record-high-on-overseas-expansion-plans</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/muji-parent-company-hits-record-high-on-overseas-expansion-plans</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Muji will be expanding in Europe, the Americas, India and the Middle East, Ryohin Keikaku&#039;s president said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:18:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Muji, parent, company, hits, record, high, overseas, expansion, plans</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Muji will be expanding in Europe, the Americas, India and the Middle East, Ryohin Keikaku's president said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nikkei 225 falls 5% on rate and AI concerns</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nikkei-225-falls-5-on-rate-and-ai-concerns</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nikkei-225-falls-5-on-rate-and-ai-concerns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The tech-stock rout started in the United States after a higher-than-expected inflation reading. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:18:01 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nikkei, 225, falls, rate, and, concerns</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The tech-stock rout started in the United States after a higher-than-expected inflation reading.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.K. and Indian economies set to overtake Japan, IMF says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/uk-and-indian-economies-set-to-overtake-japan-imf-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/uk-and-indian-economies-set-to-overtake-japan-imf-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A weak yen and rising costs for Japanese households have India and the U.K. on course to overtake Japan in GDP next year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:50:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.K., and, Indian, economies, set, overtake, Japan, IMF, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A weak yen and rising costs for Japanese households have India and the U.K. on course to overtake Japan in GDP next year.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Chinese AI firms tap cheaper ‘dim sum’ offshore yuan debt for funding edge</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chinese-ai-firms-tap-cheaper-dim-sum-offshore-yuan-debt-for-funding-edge</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chinese-ai-firms-tap-cheaper-dim-sum-offshore-yuan-debt-for-funding-edge</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The 10-year and 30-year portions of Tencent&#039;s recently priced offshore yuan securities carried coupons well below the yields on dollar notes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:18:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Chinese, firms, tap, cheaper, ‘dim, sum’, offshore, yuan, debt, for, funding, edge</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The 10-year and 30-year portions of Tencent's recently priced offshore yuan securities carried coupons well below the yields on dollar notes.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank junk bond sale raises stakes for CEO Son’s all&#45;in AI bet</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-junk-bond-sale-raises-stakes-for-ceo-sons-all-in-ai-bet</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-junk-bond-sale-raises-stakes-for-ceo-sons-all-in-ai-bet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Son&#039;s bets have a mixed track record. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, junk, bond, sale, raises, stakes, for, CEO, Son’s, all-in, bet</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Son's bets have a mixed track record.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan&#45;controlled tankers return to Middle East after months away</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-controlled-tankers-return-to-middle-east-after-months-away</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-controlled-tankers-return-to-middle-east-after-months-away</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Over more than seven months of conflict in the Persian Gulf, Japan&#039;s risk-averse tankers have stayed away, but that appears to be changing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan-controlled, tankers, return, Middle, East, after, months, away</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Over more than seven months of conflict in the Persian Gulf, Japan's risk-averse tankers have stayed away, but that appears to be changing.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>MUFG mulling path to majority control of India’s Shriram Finance</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/mufg-mulling-path-to-majority-control-of-indias-shriram-finance</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/mufg-mulling-path-to-majority-control-of-indias-shriram-finance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Japan&#039;s largest bank has begun considering raising its stake in the Indian financial conglomerate to more than 50% from about 20% now, sources said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>MUFG, mulling, path, majority, control, India’s, Shriram, Finance</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan's largest bank has begun considering raising its stake in the Indian financial conglomerate to more than 50% from about 20% now, sources said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Legacy carmakers risk losing mass market to Chinese rivals</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/legacy-carmakers-risk-losing-mass-market-to-chinese-rivals</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/legacy-carmakers-risk-losing-mass-market-to-chinese-rivals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Chinese carmakers have an edge in mass-market vehicles from sheer scale, faster development and lower costs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Legacy, carmakers, risk, losing, mass, market, Chinese, rivals</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Chinese carmakers have an edge in mass-market vehicles from sheer scale, faster development and lower costs.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s first Disney cruise ship to be called Disney Imagination</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-first-disney-cruise-ship-to-be-called-disney-imagination</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-first-disney-cruise-ship-to-be-called-disney-imagination</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The ship is scheduled to begin service in the spring of 2029 and reservations will be accepted about six months before its launch. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, first, Disney, cruise, ship, called, Disney, Imagination</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The ship is scheduled to begin service in the spring of 2029 and reservations will be accepted about six months before its launch.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Thai migrant labor crunch leaves fruit rotting and jobs unfilled</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/thai-migrant-labor-crunch-leaves-fruit-rotting-and-jobs-unfilled</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/thai-migrant-labor-crunch-leaves-fruit-rotting-and-jobs-unfilled</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The shortage highlights Thailand&#039;s growing dependence on migrant labor as an aging population shrinks its domestic workforce. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:06:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Thai, migrant, labor, crunch, leaves, fruit, rotting, and, jobs, unfilled</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The shortage highlights Thailand's growing dependence on migrant labor as an aging population shrinks its domestic workforce.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-investment-props-up-global-growth-but-war-and-debt-threaten-outlook-imf-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-investment-props-up-global-growth-but-war-and-debt-threaten-outlook-imf-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The International Monetary Fund noted a growing divergence between countries benefiting from artificial intelligence and those bypassed by it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:06:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>investment, props, global, growth, but, war, and, debt, threaten, outlook, IMF, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund noted a growing divergence between countries benefiting from artificial intelligence and those bypassed by it.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Number of multiple&#45;debt borrowers in Japan hits 12&#45;year high</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/number-of-multiple-debt-borrowers-in-japan-hits-12-year-high</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/number-of-multiple-debt-borrowers-in-japan-hits-12-year-high</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the end of fiscal 2025, 1.55 million people had three or more unsecured, unguaranteed loans from moneylenders. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Number, multiple-debt, borrowers, Japan, hits, 12-year, high</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[At the end of fiscal 2025, 1.55 million people had three or more unsecured, unguaranteed loans from moneylenders.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Food makers turn to plant&#45;based alternatives as seafood prices rise</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/food-makers-turn-to-plant-based-alternatives-as-seafood-prices-rise</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/food-makers-turn-to-plant-based-alternatives-as-seafood-prices-rise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One company in Hyogo Prefecture began offering a plant-based product to substitute Akashi brand octopus after prices for it skyrocketed. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Food, makers, turn, plant-based, alternatives, seafood, prices, rise</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[One company in Hyogo Prefecture began offering a plant-based product to substitute Akashi brand octopus after prices for it skyrocketed.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>AI and latest digital technologies on display at CEATEC show in Chiba</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-and-latest-digital-technologies-on-display-at-ceatec-show-in-chiba</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-and-latest-digital-technologies-on-display-at-ceatec-show-in-chiba</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A record 246 startup companies and universities, along with 194 overseas firms, are taking part in the four-day technology event. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>and, latest, digital, technologies, display, CEATEC, show, Chiba</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A record 246 startup companies and universities, along with 194 overseas firms, are taking part in the four-day technology event.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China’s $7.5 billion EU hybrid boom faces new curbs under deal with EU</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-75-billion-eu-hybrid-boom-faces-new-curbs-under-deal-with-eu</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-75-billion-eu-hybrid-boom-faces-new-curbs-under-deal-with-eu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Since the EU imposed additional tariffs on Chinese-made EVs in 2024, Chinese automakers have increasingly turned to plug-in hybrids. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:18:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, 7.5, billion, hybrid, boom, faces, new, curbs, under, deal, with</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Since the EU imposed additional tariffs on Chinese-made EVs in 2024, Chinese automakers have increasingly turned to plug-in hybrids.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Major electronics firms bombarded with cyberdefense inquiries</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/major-electronics-firms-bombarded-with-cyberdefense-inquiries</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/major-electronics-firms-bombarded-with-cyberdefense-inquiries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Demand is expected to continue expanding as these electronics firms are reinforcing their services in anticipation of sophisticated AI cyberattacks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:02:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Major, electronics, firms, bombarded, with, cyberdefense, inquiries</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Demand is expected to continue expanding as these electronics firms are reinforcing their services in anticipation of sophisticated AI cyberattacks.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Cooling innovation from a hot startup</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/cooling-innovation-from-a-hot-startup</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/cooling-innovation-from-a-hot-startup</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Eztia CEO Tiffany Yeh discusses the story behind this innovation and its potential across a wide range of applications. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cooling, innovation, from, hot, startup</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Eztia CEO Tiffany Yeh discusses the story behind this innovation and its potential across a wide range of applications.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan urges oil stockpiling and development as Mideast risks rise</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-urges-oil-stockpiling-and-development-as-mideast-risks-rise</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-urges-oil-stockpiling-and-development-as-mideast-risks-rise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The push reflects Japan&#039;s efforts to reduce Asia&#039;s vulnerability to oil supply disruptions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, urges, oil, stockpiling, and, development, Mideast, risks, rise</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The push reflects Japan's efforts to reduce Asia's vulnerability to oil supply disruptions.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>French defense firm Thales to build Japan base, media report says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/french-defense-firm-thales-to-build-japan-base-media-report-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/french-defense-firm-thales-to-build-japan-base-media-report-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thales Chairman and CEO Patrice Caine told the Nikkei daily that the base &quot;will mark a milestone toward Thales&#039;s long-term engagement in Japan.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>French, defense, firm, Thales, build, Japan, base, media, report, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thales Chairman and CEO Patrice Caine told the Nikkei daily that the base "will mark a milestone toward Thales's long-term engagement in Japan."]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump’s AI liability push opens blame game for models gone rogue</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trumps-ai-liability-push-opens-blame-game-for-models-gone-rogue</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trumps-ai-liability-push-opens-blame-game-for-models-gone-rogue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Further complicating any finding of responsibility, a model&#039;s behavior is shaped by both its AI developer and the end user deploying the system. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump’s, liability, push, opens, blame, game, for, models, gone, rogue</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Further complicating any finding of responsibility, a model's behavior is shaped by both its AI developer and the end user deploying the system.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China and EU strike deal to halve Chinese hybrid exports</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/china-and-eu-strike-deal-tohalve-chinese-hybrid-exports</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/china-and-eu-strike-deal-tohalve-chinese-hybrid-exports</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The &quot;shared understanding&quot; would &quot;moderate&quot; China&#039;s export of the cars to the EU, and would cut the imports of several million cars over four years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China, and, strike, deal, to halve, Chinese, hybrid, exports</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The "shared understanding" would "moderate" China's export of the cars to the EU, and would cut the imports of several million cars over four years.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Beer maker leaders may have been aware of price cartel</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/beer-maker-leaders-may-have-been-aware-of-price-cartel</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/beer-maker-leaders-may-have-been-aware-of-price-cartel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Some of the officials with Asahi Breweries, Kirin Brewery, Sapporo Breweries and Suntory Holdings admitted to the cartel during an investigation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Beer, maker, leaders, may, have, been, aware, price, cartel</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some of the officials with Asahi Breweries, Kirin Brewery, Sapporo Breweries and Suntory Holdings admitted to the cartel during an investigation.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>More Japanese firms hit by large&#45;scale data breaches</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/more-japanese-firms-hit-by-large-scale-data-breaches</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/more-japanese-firms-hit-by-large-scale-data-breaches</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The companies respectively said that they had found no evidence of unauthorized use of the affected information by third parties. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>More, Japanese, firms, hit, large-scale, data, breaches</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The companies respectively said that they had found no evidence of unauthorized use of the affected information by third parties.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Anthropic cites new AI misbehavior, some on government sites</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/anthropic-cites-new-ai-misbehavior-some-on-government-sites</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/anthropic-cites-new-ai-misbehavior-some-on-government-sites</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The incident prompted a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump&#039;s administration for artificial intelligence companies to secure their systems. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, cites, new, misbehavior, some, government, sites</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The incident prompted a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for artificial intelligence companies to secure their systems.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to skip IMF&#45;World Bank meetings in Bangkok</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-treasury-chief-scott-bessent-to-skip-imf-world-bank-meetings-in-bangkok</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-treasury-chief-scott-bessent-to-skip-imf-world-bank-meetings-in-bangkok</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bessent&#039;s absence comes at a critical moment when benchmark Treasury yields have surged to their highest levels in nearly 25 years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., Treasury, chief, Scott, Bessent, skip, IMF-World, Bank, meetings, Bangkok</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bessent's absence comes at a critical moment when benchmark Treasury yields have surged to their highest levels in nearly 25 years.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan deal drought cuts IPO fundraising to lowest in 14 years</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-deal-drought-cuts-ipo-fundraising-to-lowest-in-14-years</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-deal-drought-cuts-ipo-fundraising-to-lowest-in-14-years</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The development, amid regulatory changes and a dearth of AI-related companies, contrasts with a dealmaking boom across Asia. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:06:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, deal, drought, cuts, IPO, fundraising, lowest, years</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The development, amid regulatory changes and a dearth of AI-related companies, contrasts with a dealmaking boom across Asia.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Alcohol makers in Japan tap into U.S. ready&#45;to&#45;drink market</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/alcohol-makers-in-japan-tap-into-us-ready-to-drink-market</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/alcohol-makers-in-japan-tap-into-us-ready-to-drink-market</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the popularity of ready-to-drink products grows in the U.S., Japanese companies have introduced U.S. versions of such products in Japan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Alcohol, makers, Japan, tap, into, U.S., ready-to-drink, market</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As the popularity of ready-to-drink products grows in the U.S., Japanese companies have introduced U.S. versions of such products in Japan.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nvidia&#45;backed Lumentum sold out of AI server parts till 2029</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nvidia-backed-lumentum-sold-out-of-ai-server-parts-till-2029</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nvidia-backed-lumentum-sold-out-of-ai-server-parts-till-2029</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company supplies advanced indium phosphide devices that help enable high-speed cloud computing and data transmission. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nvidia-backed, Lumentum, sold, out, server, parts, till, 2029</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The company supplies advanced indium phosphide devices that help enable high-speed cloud computing and data transmission.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Rakuten Medical eyes U.S. market for its novel idea to conquer cancer</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/rakuten-medical-eyes-us-market-for-its-novel-idea-to-conquer-cancer</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/rakuten-medical-eyes-us-market-for-its-novel-idea-to-conquer-cancer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The biotech startup&#039;s treatment uses light to destroy target cells, offering patients a way to heal with minimal damage to healthy tissue. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rakuten, Medical, eyes, U.S., market, for, its, novel, idea, conquer, cancer</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The biotech startup's treatment uses light to destroy target cells, offering patients a way to heal with minimal damage to healthy tissue.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Department store in Berlin to offer high&#45;end Japanese rice on trial basis</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/department-store-in-berlin-to-offer-high-end-japanese-rice-on-trial-basis</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/department-store-in-berlin-to-offer-high-end-japanese-rice-on-trial-basis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One of the goals of the trial is to raise awareness of high-quality Japanese rice as washoku restaurants in Germany often use non-Japanese varieties. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
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<title>Takaichi says economy doesn’t need reflationary policy</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/takaichi-says-economy-doesnt-need-reflationary-policy</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/takaichi-says-economy-doesnt-need-reflationary-policy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sent a series of signals lately that it is moving beyond the policy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:58:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Takaichi, says, economy, doesn’t, need, reflationary, policy</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sent a series of signals lately that it is moving beyond the policy.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japanese firm confirms it sold books to Anthropic</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-firm-confirms-it-sold-books-to-anthropic</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-firm-confirms-it-sold-books-to-anthropic</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nippan IPS concluded a deal with Anthropic in November 2024 and sold books to it between December that year and last December. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japanese, firm, confirms, sold, books, Anthropic</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nippan IPS concluded a deal with Anthropic in November 2024 and sold books to it between December that year and last December.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>South Korea bank hack suspect may be 26&#45;year&#45;old in China, U.S. firm says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/south-korea-bank-hack-suspect-may-be-26-year-old-in-china-us-firm-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/south-korea-bank-hack-suspect-may-be-26-year-old-in-china-us-firm-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ CrowdStrike said the attacker used ARTEX, a recently released Chinese-developed open-source penetration testing tool. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>South, Korea, bank, hack, suspect, may, 26-year-old, China, U.S., firm, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[CrowdStrike said the attacker used ARTEX, a recently released Chinese-developed open-source penetration testing tool.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>EU takes firmer stance on China’s trade practices as Beijing talks begin</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/eu-takes-firmer-stance-on-chinas-trade-practices-as-beijing-talks-begin</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/eu-takes-firmer-stance-on-chinas-trade-practices-as-beijing-talks-begin</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Germany and France this week called on the EU to adopt stronger tools to defend European sectors that have fallen prey to surging Chinese imports. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>takes, firmer, stance, China’s, trade, practices, Beijing, talks, begin</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Germany and France this week called on the EU to adopt stronger tools to defend European sectors that have fallen prey to surging Chinese imports.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Oasis urges Nidec to seek a buyout and warns of delisting risk</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/oasis-urges-nidec-to-seek-a-buyout-and-warns-of-delisting-risk</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/oasis-urges-nidec-to-seek-a-buyout-and-warns-of-delisting-risk</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Japanese electric motor maker has been mired in turmoil after probes uncovered widespread fraud in its accounting and quality control. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Oasis, urges, Nidec, seek, buyout, and, warns, delisting, risk</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Japanese electric motor maker has been mired in turmoil after probes uncovered widespread fraud in its accounting and quality control.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>AI data&#45;center boom ignites bidding war for critical TDK unit</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-data-center-boom-ignites-bidding-war-for-critical-tdk-unit</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-data-center-boom-ignites-bidding-war-for-critical-tdk-unit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The winning bidder for TDK&#039;s magnetic-heads business would be able to expand in-house capabilities in the $23 billion hard-drive market. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>data-center, boom, ignites, bidding, war, for, critical, TDK, unit</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The winning bidder for TDK's magnetic-heads business would be able to expand in-house capabilities in the $23 billion hard-drive market.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan watchdog raids four major brewers over suspected beer price cartel</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-watchdog-raids-four-major-brewers-over-suspected-beer-price-cartel</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-watchdog-raids-four-major-brewers-over-suspected-beer-price-cartel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The alleged price collusion potentially affected consumers across a market worth more than ¥1 trillion annually. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:54:01 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, watchdog, raids, four, major, brewers, over, suspected, beer, price, cartel</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The alleged price collusion potentially affected consumers across a market worth more than ¥1 trillion annually.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Goodman’s Japanese data center under fire following Sydney site setback</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/goodmans-japanese-data-center-under-fire-following-sydney-site-setback</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/goodmans-japanese-data-center-under-fire-following-sydney-site-setback</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The dispute with residents in Japan is part of a broader global backlash against data centers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:38:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Goodman’s, Japanese, data, center, under, fire, following, Sydney, site, setback</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The dispute with residents in Japan is part of a broader global backlash against data centers.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Cyberattacks against Japanese firms continue, putting millions at risk of identity theft</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/cyberattacks-against-japanese-firms-continue-putting-millions-at-risk-of-identity-theft</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/cyberattacks-against-japanese-firms-continue-putting-millions-at-risk-of-identity-theft</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Authorities are trying to get to the bottom of the situation after more companies across various sectors reported data breaches. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:22:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cyberattacks, against, Japanese, firms, continue, putting, millions, risk, identity, theft</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Authorities are trying to get to the bottom of the situation after more companies across various sectors reported data breaches.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s real wages rise again, aided by Takaichi’s relief</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-real-wages-rise-again-aided-by-takaichis-relief</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-real-wages-rise-again-aided-by-takaichis-relief</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Real cash earnings — adjusted for inflation, excluding rents — climbed 1.5% in August from a year earlier, the labor ministry said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:06:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, real, wages, rise, again, aided, Takaichi’s, relief</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Real cash earnings — adjusted for inflation, excluding rents — climbed 1.5% in August from a year earlier, the labor ministry said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Kawasaki Heavy unveils dog&#45;shaped robot companion for older people</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/kawasaki-heavy-unveils-dog-shaped-robot-companion-for-older-people</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/kawasaki-heavy-unveils-dog-shaped-robot-companion-for-older-people</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The robot stays close to those it lives with, offers companionship through conversation, watches over them and assists with their daily lives. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:06:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kawasaki, Heavy, unveils, dog-shaped, robot, companion, for, older, people</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The robot stays close to those it lives with, offers companionship through conversation, watches over them and assists with their daily lives.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Australia’s largest pension fund eyes India, Japan for private equity</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/australias-largest-pension-fund-eyes-india-japan-for-private-equity</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/australias-largest-pension-fund-eyes-india-japan-for-private-equity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Asia currently accounts for about 10% of AustralianSuper&#039;s total private equity portfolio. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Australia’s, largest, pension, fund, eyes, India, Japan, for, private, equity</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Asia currently accounts for about 10% of AustralianSuper's total private equity portfolio.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>India set to overtake Japan as fourth&#45;biggest economy next year, adviser says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/india-set-to-overtake-japan-as-fourth-biggest-economy-next-year-adviser-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/india-set-to-overtake-japan-as-fourth-biggest-economy-next-year-adviser-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ India has done well on job creation and income growth, V. Anantha Nageswaran said, but he acknowledged that youth unemployment remains a problem. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>India, set, overtake, Japan, fourth-biggest, economy, next, year, adviser, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[India has done well on job creation and income growth, V. Anantha Nageswaran said, but he acknowledged that youth unemployment remains a problem.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Paramount closes Warner merger in historic Hollywood deal</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/paramount-closes-warner-merger-in-historic-hollywood-deal</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/paramount-closes-warner-merger-in-historic-hollywood-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new company, which will be called Skydance, combines two of the five largest Hollywood film studios. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Paramount, closes, Warner, merger, historic, Hollywood, deal</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The new company, which will be called Skydance, combines two of the five largest Hollywood film studios.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Boeing’s preparation pays off with U.S. Navy jet&#45;fighter contract win</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/boeings-preparation-pays-off-with-us-navy-jet-fighter-contract-win</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/boeings-preparation-pays-off-with-us-navy-jet-fighter-contract-win</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Last week&#039;s victory in bidding to build the next-generation fighter comes after Boeing secured the Air Force&#039;s F-47 program last year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Boeing’s, preparation, pays, off, with, U.S., Navy, jet-fighter, contract, win</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week's victory in bidding to build the next-generation fighter comes after Boeing secured the Air Force's F-47 program last year.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Moonshot said to eye early 2027 IPO after value hits $50 billion</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/moonshot-said-to-eye-early-2027-ipo-after-value-hits-50-billion</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/moonshot-said-to-eye-early-2027-ipo-after-value-hits-50-billion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Chinese AI champion has also begun laying the groundwork to gauge investor sentiment through early-look meetings starting as soon as this month. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Moonshot, said, eye, early, 2027, IPO, after, value, hits, 50, billion</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Chinese AI champion has also begun laying the groundwork to gauge investor sentiment through early-look meetings starting as soon as this month.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nidec scandal sends bonds to bottom in test for new CEO</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nidec-scandal-sends-bonds-to-bottom-in-test-for-new-ceo</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nidec-scandal-sends-bonds-to-bottom-in-test-for-new-ceo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The precision motor manufacturer&#039;s yen bond due in mid-2032 has slumped to ¥77.7, the lowest among more than 3,000 local corporate notes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nidec, scandal, sends, bonds, bottom, test, for, new, CEO</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The precision motor manufacturer's yen bond due in mid-2032 has slumped to ¥77.7, the lowest among more than 3,000 local corporate notes.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Finance chiefs of Japan and Australia establish dialogue for economic security</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/finance-chiefs-of-japan-and-australia-establish-dialogue-for-economic-security</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/finance-chiefs-of-japan-and-australia-establish-dialogue-for-economic-security</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The two nations will share information on investment trends and discuss supply chains, including those in the defense industry. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Finance, chiefs, Japan, and, Australia, establish, dialogue, for, economic, security</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The two nations will share information on investment trends and discuss supply chains, including those in the defense industry.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>South Korea’s Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/south-koreas-lee-says-ai-appears-to-have-been-used-in-bank-hacks</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/south-koreas-lee-says-ai-appears-to-have-been-used-in-bank-hacks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The president called for the country to develop cybersecurity methods suited to the AI era. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>South, Korea’s, Lee, says, appears, have, been, used, bank, hacks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The president called for the country to develop cybersecurity methods suited to the AI era.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Cost pressures and deadlock force Honda to rework India strategy, sources say</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/cost-pressures-and-deadlock-force-honda-to-rework-india-strategy-sources-say</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/cost-pressures-and-deadlock-force-honda-to-rework-india-strategy-sources-say</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The automaker is partnering with Tata Technologies after its Japanese and Indian managers failed to agree on which suppliers to use for upcoming cars. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:38:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cost, pressures, and, deadlock, force, Honda, rework, India, strategy, sources, say</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The automaker is partnering with Tata Technologies after its Japanese and Indian managers failed to agree on which suppliers to use for upcoming cars.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Daiwa Securities says info on 110,000 clients may have been leaked</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/daiwa-securities-says-info-on-110000-clients-may-have-been-leaked</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/daiwa-securities-says-info-on-110000-clients-may-have-been-leaked</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The brokerage said the leak resulted from the servers of an external vendor being hacked. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:22:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Daiwa, Securities, says, info, 110, 000, clients, may, have, been, leaked</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The brokerage said the leak resulted from the servers of an external vendor being hacked.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan should keep focus on cheap Mideast oil, local refiner says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-should-keep-focus-on-cheap-mideast-oil-local-refiner-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-should-keep-focus-on-cheap-mideast-oil-local-refiner-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The comments from Taiyo Oil&#039;s CEO push back against a government drive to diversify crude sourcing triggered by the U.S.-Iran war. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, should, keep, focus, cheap, Mideast, oil, local, refiner, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The comments from Taiyo Oil's CEO push back against a government drive to diversify crude sourcing triggered by the U.S.-Iran war.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has rare cautionary note on AI safety</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbanks-masayoshi-son-has-rare-cautionary-note-on-ai-safety</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbanks-masayoshi-son-has-rare-cautionary-note-on-ai-safety</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Superintelligence in the wrong hands can become &quot;super dangerous,&quot; the SoftBank Group chief said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank’s, Masayoshi, Son, has, rare, cautionary, note, safety</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Superintelligence in the wrong hands can become "super dangerous," the SoftBank Group chief said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nippon Paint to buy Akzo’s Southeast Asia unit for $1.35 billion</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nippon-paint-to-buy-akzos-southeast-asia-unit-for-135-billion</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nippon-paint-to-buy-akzos-southeast-asia-unit-for-135-billion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Japan&#039;s No. 1 paint company had previously sought to buy Akzo&#039;s entire residential and commercial paints unit for $8.4 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan's No. 1 paint company had previously sought to buy Akzo's entire residential and commercial paints unit for $8.4 billion.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ’s deputy chief flags AI’s possible impact on neutral rate</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bojs-deputy-chief-flags-ais-possible-impact-on-neutral-rate</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bojs-deputy-chief-flags-ais-possible-impact-on-neutral-rate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The comments come as economists and market players try to assess high quickly and how far the BOJ will raise interest rates. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ’s, deputy, chief, flags, AI’s, possible, impact, neutral, rate</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The comments come as economists and market players try to assess high quickly and how far the BOJ will raise interest rates.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Millennium to hire Jera power trader in Japan energy push</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/millennium-to-hire-jera-power-trader-in-japan-energy-push</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/millennium-to-hire-jera-power-trader-in-japan-energy-push</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Since being liberalized about a decade ago, Japan&#039;s power market has drawn growing interest from domestic and overseas firms as trading expands. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:06:01 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Millennium, hire, Jera, power, trader, Japan, energy, push</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Since being liberalized about a decade ago, Japan's power market has drawn growing interest from domestic and overseas firms as trading expands.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Asian carmakers besting U.S. rivals at home, with China poised to join fray</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/asian-carmakers-besting-us-rivals-at-home-with-china-poised-to-join-fray</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/asian-carmakers-besting-us-rivals-at-home-with-china-poised-to-join-fray</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. President Donald Trump has floated the idea of allowing Chinese firms to enter the U.S. market, worrying U.S. carmakers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Asian, carmakers, besting, U.S., rivals, home, with, China, poised, join, fray</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump has floated the idea of allowing Chinese firms to enter the U.S. market, worrying U.S. carmakers.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump tariffs a mixed bag for U.S. auto industry</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-tariffs-a-mixed-bag-for-us-auto-industry</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-tariffs-a-mixed-bag-for-us-auto-industry</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trump has claimed a &quot;roaring comeback&quot; in U.S. auto manufacturing following aggressive trade policy, but analysts say its more of a mixed bag. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, tariffs, mixed, bag, for, U.S., auto, industry</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Trump has claimed a "roaring comeback" in U.S. auto manufacturing following aggressive trade policy, but analysts say its more of a mixed bag.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>G7 agrees on deal to ease global energy supply concerns</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/g7-agrees-on-deal-to-ease-global-energy-supply-concerns</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/g7-agrees-on-deal-to-ease-global-energy-supply-concerns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. President Donald Trump hailed the move and said Washington would not impose a threatened diesel export ban. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>agrees, deal, ease, global, energy, supply, concerns</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump hailed the move and said Washington would not impose a threatened diesel export ban.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump threatens South Korea over Alaska LNG project dispute</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-threatens-south-korea-over-alaska-lng-project-dispute</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-threatens-south-korea-over-alaska-lng-project-dispute</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Seoul has said it only agreed to the  $54 billion plan if it proves economically viable. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, threatens, South, Korea, over, Alaska, LNG, project, dispute</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Seoul has said it only agreed to the  $54 billion plan if it proves economically viable.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Boeing 737 Max glitch poses no safety concern, FAA says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/boeing-737-max-glitch-poses-no-safety-concern-faa-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/boeing-737-max-glitch-poses-no-safety-concern-faa-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The outcome is a positive one for the U.S. planemaker as it seeks regulatory approval for the largest variant of the popular narrowbody family. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Boeing, 737, Max, glitch, poses, safety, concern, FAA, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The outcome is a positive one for the U.S. planemaker as it seeks regulatory approval for the largest variant of the popular narrowbody family.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>AI’s race to transform the world before the money runs out</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ais-race-to-transform-the-world-before-the-money-runs-out</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ais-race-to-transform-the-world-before-the-money-runs-out</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Assumptions about future profits are driving the AI rush, but economists say there is little evidence to suggest the technology is sure to deliver. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AI’s, race, transform, the, world, before, the, money, runs, out</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Assumptions about future profits are driving the AI rush, but economists say there is little evidence to suggest the technology is sure to deliver.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Asian carmakers besting U.S. rivals at home, China poised to strike</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/asian-carmakers-besting-us-rivals-at-home-china-poised-to-strike</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/asian-carmakers-besting-us-rivals-at-home-china-poised-to-strike</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. President Donald Trump has floated the idea of allowing Chinese firms to enter the U.S. market, worrying U.S. carmakers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Asian, carmakers, besting, U.S., rivals, home, China, poised, strike</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump has floated the idea of allowing Chinese firms to enter the U.S. market, worrying U.S. carmakers.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Tokyo inflation hits 2.7% in September as some subsidies come to an end</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/tokyo-inflation-hits-27-in-september-as-some-subsidies-come-to-an-end</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/tokyo-inflation-hits-27-in-september-as-some-subsidies-come-to-an-end</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The reading was above expectations and could increase the chances of a rate rise. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:18:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tokyo, inflation, hits, 2.7, September, some, subsidies, come, end</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The reading was above expectations and could increase the chances of a rate rise.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Alaska LNG could cost more than double Gulf Coast rivals</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/alaska-lng-could-cost-more-than-double-gulf-coast-rivals</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/alaska-lng-could-cost-more-than-double-gulf-coast-rivals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled the plan as part of a broader South Korean package, though Seoul said it had not yet decided whether to fund it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Alaska, LNG, could, cost, more, than, double, Gulf, Coast, rivals</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled the plan as part of a broader South Korean package, though Seoul said it had not yet decided whether to fund it.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Apollo to back $15 billion AI infrastructure project in Japan</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/apollo-to-back-15-billion-ai-infrastructure-project-in-japan</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/apollo-to-back-15-billion-ai-infrastructure-project-in-japan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The project, aimed at strengthening AI capacity, is expected to see capital deployed across land, power infrastructure, construction and computing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apollo, back, 15, billion, infrastructure, project, Japan</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The project, aimed at strengthening AI capacity, is expected to see capital deployed across land, power infrastructure, construction and computing.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Regional banks in northern Japan to consider three&#45;way merger</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/regional-banks-in-northern-japan-to-consider-three-way-merger</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/regional-banks-in-northern-japan-to-consider-three-way-merger</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The move by three leading banks in neighboring prefectures is likely to send ripples through the industry, adding to a wave of consolidation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Regional, banks, northern, Japan, consider, three-way, merger</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The move by three leading banks in neighboring prefectures is likely to send ripples through the industry, adding to a wave of consolidation.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank stock investors see past credit risks to AI returns</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-stock-investors-see-past-credit-risks-to-ai-returns</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-stock-investors-see-past-credit-risks-to-ai-returns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Masayoshi Son&#039;s diverse exposure across the AI landscape —ranging from robotics, data centers and energy — reassures some equity investors. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, stock, investors, see, past, credit, risks, returns</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Masayoshi Son's diverse exposure across the AI landscape —ranging from robotics, data centers and energy — reassures some equity investors.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nidec lays out recovery plan with unit sales and investments for AI</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nidec-lays-out-recovery-plan-with-unit-sales-and-investments-for-ai</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nidec-lays-out-recovery-plan-with-unit-sales-and-investments-for-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With the disclosure of a new business plan under fresh leadership, Nidec is hoping to stave off delisting or a hostile buyout. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nidec, lays, out, recovery, plan, with, unit, sales, and, investments, for</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[With the disclosure of a new business plan under fresh leadership, Nidec is hoping to stave off delisting or a hostile buyout.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Google grapples with employee skepticism about new Gemini 4</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/google-grapples-with-employee-skepticism-about-new-gemini-4</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/google-grapples-with-employee-skepticism-about-new-gemini-4</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company said Gemini 4 posted leading scores on several benchmark tests, while internally some criticize how it performs in areas such as coding. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, grapples, with, employee, skepticism, about, new, Gemini</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The company said Gemini 4 posted leading scores on several benchmark tests, while internally some criticize how it performs in areas such as coding.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Seibu Shibuya store bids farewell after 58 years</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/seibu-shibuya-store-bids-farewell-after-58-years</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/seibu-shibuya-store-bids-farewell-after-58-years</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Despite the rain, many visited to say goodbye to the department store that has long been a symbol of the shopping and entertainment district. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Seibu, Shibuya, store, bids, farewell, after, years</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Despite the rain, many visited to say goodbye to the department store that has long been a symbol of the shopping and entertainment district.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nidec shares sink after auditor withholds opinion on results</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nidec-shares-sink-after-auditor-withholds-opinion-on-results</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nidec-shares-sink-after-auditor-withholds-opinion-on-results</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thursday&#039;s stock decline marks its worst intraday drop since September 2025. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nidec, shares, sink, after, auditor, withholds, opinion, results</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thursday's stock decline marks its worst intraday drop since September 2025.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ board opinion summary shows shift in focus to curbing inflation overshoot</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-board-opinion-summary-shows-shift-in-focus-to-curbing-inflation-overshoot</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-board-opinion-summary-shows-shift-in-focus-to-curbing-inflation-overshoot</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The summary is likely to boost speculation over another hike this year, although it offers no clear signal on the timing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ, board, opinion, summary, shows, shift, focus, curbing, inflation, overshoot</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The summary is likely to boost speculation over another hike this year, although it offers no clear signal on the timing.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Tankan&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; shows rising sentiment at big manufacturers for sixth straight quarter</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/tankan-shows-rising-sentiment-at-big-manufacturers-for-sixth-straight-quarter</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/tankan-shows-rising-sentiment-at-big-manufacturers-for-sixth-straight-quarter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They have not been this optimistic about business conditions in eight years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>iTankani, shows, rising, sentiment, big, manufacturers, for, sixth, straight, quarter</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[They have not been this optimistic about business conditions in eight years.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>London’s fintech shakeout is starting to take shape</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/londons-fintech-shakeout-is-starting-to-take-shape</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/londons-fintech-shakeout-is-starting-to-take-shape</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For years, forming a startup in London was enough to dazzle venture capital firms. Now, founders must show success or be forced to change strategy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:42:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>London’s, fintech, shakeout, starting, take, shape</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[For years, forming a startup in London was enough to dazzle venture capital firms. Now, founders must show success or be forced to change strategy.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>After 35 years in the country, Toys R Us plans to exit Japan</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/after-35-years-in-the-country-toys-r-us-plans-to-exit-japan</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/after-35-years-in-the-country-toys-r-us-plans-to-exit-japan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Toys R Us-Japan currently runs a total of some 150 Toys R Us toy stores and Babies R Us baby goods stores across the nation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:18:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>After, years, the, country, Toys, plans, exit, Japan</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Toys R Us-Japan currently runs a total of some 150 Toys R Us toy stores and Babies R Us baby goods stores across the nation.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Toyota eyes selling Japan’s answer to Rolls&#45;Royce around the world</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/toyota-eyes-selling-japans-answer-to-rolls-royce-around-the-world</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/toyota-eyes-selling-japans-answer-to-rolls-royce-around-the-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With global interest in all things Japan surging, Toyota has reasons to be confident the Century can be successful overseas. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Toyota, eyes, selling, Japan’s, answer, Rolls-Royce, around, the, world</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[With global interest in all things Japan surging, Toyota has reasons to be confident the Century can be successful overseas.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s output falls for second month due to impact from quake and Iran war</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-output-falls-for-second-month-due-to-impact-from-quake-and-iran-war</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-output-falls-for-second-month-due-to-impact-from-quake-and-iran-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Wednesday&#039;s data suggest Japanese manufacturers may be feeling the impact of a major quake that hit Kyushu and the Iran war. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, output, falls, for, second, month, due, impact, from, quake, and, Iran, war</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Wednesday's data suggest Japanese manufacturers may be feeling the impact of a major quake that hit Kyushu and the Iran war.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Energy prices to hit record highs with end of government subsidy next month</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/energy-prices-to-hit-record-highs-with-end-of-government-subsidy-next-month</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/energy-prices-to-hit-record-highs-with-end-of-government-subsidy-next-month</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Utility companies announced that standard household rates for October usage will rise by between ¥835 and ¥1,578 from the previous month. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Energy, prices, hit, record, highs, with, end, government, subsidy, next, month</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Utility companies announced that standard household rates for October usage will rise by between ¥835 and ¥1,578 from the previous month.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>GIC acquires 16 Marriott&#45;run hotels in Japan amid tourism boom</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/gic-acquires-16-marriott-run-hotels-in-japan-amid-tourism-boom</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/gic-acquires-16-marriott-run-hotels-in-japan-amid-tourism-boom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the latest big real estate deal in Japan, Singapore&#039;s GIC took over Four Points Flex by Sheraton, a mid-price-range hotel chain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>GIC, acquires, Marriott-run, hotels, Japan, amid, tourism, boom</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the latest big real estate deal in Japan, Singapore's GIC took over Four Points Flex by Sheraton, a mid-price-range hotel chain.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Inside McDonald’s push to have AI price your Big Mac</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/inside-mcdonalds-push-to-have-ai-price-your-big-mac</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/inside-mcdonalds-push-to-have-ai-price-your-big-mac</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One pricing factor for McDonald&#039;s that artificial intelligence has supercharged: an estimate of how much each store&#039;s patrons are willing to pay. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Inside, McDonald’s, push, have, price, your, Big, Mac</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[One pricing factor for McDonald's that artificial intelligence has supercharged: an estimate of how much each store's patrons are willing to pay.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Toyota’s car sales decline for seventh month as Chinese market favors EVs</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/toyotas-car-sales-decline-for-seventh-month-as-chinese-market-favors-evs</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/toyotas-car-sales-decline-for-seventh-month-as-chinese-market-favors-evs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Toyota- and Lexus-brand sales fell 23% in the world&#039;s biggest auto market in August on weak demand for gasoline and hybrid vehicles, Toyota has said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:14:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Toyota’s, car, sales, decline, for, seventh, month, Chinese, market, favors, EVs</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Toyota- and Lexus-brand sales fell 23% in the world's biggest auto market in August on weak demand for gasoline and hybrid vehicles, Toyota has said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>AMD to buy Fei&#45;Fei Li’s World Labs AI startup for $8.2 billion</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/amd-to-buy-fei-fei-lis-world-labs-ai-startup-for-82-billion</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/amd-to-buy-fei-fei-lis-world-labs-ai-startup-for-82-billion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ World Labs develops AI software that can run applications in the physical world. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AMD, buy, Fei-Fei, Li’s, World, Labs, startup, for, 8.2, billion</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[World Labs develops AI software that can run applications in the physical world.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Reflationists? Who, us? Heirs to Abenomics insist it’s a thing of the past.</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/reflationists-who-us-heirs-to-abenomics-insist-its-a-thing-of-the-past</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/reflationists-who-us-heirs-to-abenomics-insist-its-a-thing-of-the-past</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The current administration argues it&#039;s done with the policy prescription championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and is now taking a different approach. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Reflationists, Who, us, Heirs, Abenomics, insist, it’s, thing, the, past.</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The current administration argues it's done with the policy prescription championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and is now taking a different approach.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nidec’s unending turmoil raises specter of breakup or takeover</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nidecs-unending-turmoil-raises-specter-of-breakup-or-takeover</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nidecs-unending-turmoil-raises-specter-of-breakup-or-takeover</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With shares now worth about one-third of their 2021 peak, the ongoing chaos increases the odds of Nidec becoming a buyout or breakup candidate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nidec’s, unending, turmoil, raises, specter, breakup, takeover</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[With shares now worth about one-third of their 2021 peak, the ongoing chaos increases the odds of Nidec becoming a buyout or breakup candidate.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Closure of Seibu Shibuya store to end 58 years of shaping youth culture</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/closure-of-seibu-shibuya-store-to-end-58-years-of-shaping-youth-culture</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/closure-of-seibu-shibuya-store-to-end-58-years-of-shaping-youth-culture</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The store, which opened in April 1968, attracted customers with luxury-brand shops while helping to promote cutting-edge fashion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Closure, Seibu, Shibuya, store, end, years, shaping, youth, culture</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The store, which opened in April 1968, attracted customers with luxury-brand shops while helping to promote cutting-edge fashion.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Thailand floods hit Thai Airways, Honda as disruption spreads</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/thailand-floods-hit-thai-airways-honda-as-disruption-spreads</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/thailand-floods-hit-thai-airways-honda-as-disruption-spreads</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thailand stepped up relief efforts as the severe flooding has widened the economic toll from days of torrential rain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:06:01 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Thailand, floods, hit, Thai, Airways, Honda, disruption, spreads</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thailand stepped up relief efforts as the severe flooding has widened the economic toll from days of torrential rain.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Sony to skip CES show after Honda EV venture dropped</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/sony-to-skip-ces-show-after-honda-ev-venture-dropped</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/sony-to-skip-ces-show-after-honda-ev-venture-dropped</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company&#039;s business has shifted increasingly toward games, music and film. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:58:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sony, skip, CES, show, after, Honda, venture, dropped</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The company's business has shifted increasingly toward games, music and film.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan has no space for solar farms apart from old golf courses</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-has-no-space-for-solar-farms-apart-from-old-golf-courses</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-has-no-space-for-solar-farms-apart-from-old-golf-courses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Solar farms need good sunlight, access to the power grid and to be fairly close to residential areas. Many golf courses tick those boxes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, has, space, for, solar, farms, apart, from, old, golf, courses</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Solar farms need good sunlight, access to the power grid and to be fairly close to residential areas. Many golf courses tick those boxes.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>From geisha face paint to servers, Sakai Chemical emerges as AI linchpin</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/from-geisha-face-paint-to-servers-sakai-chemical-emerges-as-ai-linchpin</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/from-geisha-face-paint-to-servers-sakai-chemical-emerges-as-ai-linchpin</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Production capacity is quickly filling up at the Osaka-based company, which provides raw materials for capacitors necessary in AI data centers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>From, geisha, face, paint, servers, Sakai, Chemical, emerges, linchpin</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Production capacity is quickly filling up at the Osaka-based company, which provides raw materials for capacitors necessary in AI data centers.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Higher defense spending won’t unsettle markets, government adviser says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/higher-defense-spending-wont-unsettle-markets-government-adviser-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/higher-defense-spending-wont-unsettle-markets-government-adviser-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Japan is considering a new medium-term target to raise defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product over 10 years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Higher, defense, spending, won’t, unsettle, markets, government, adviser, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan is considering a new medium-term target to raise defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product over 10 years.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Indian executives are gaining clout in U.S. corporate boardrooms</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/indian-executives-are-gaining-clout-in-us-corporate-boardrooms</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/indian-executives-are-gaining-clout-in-us-corporate-boardrooms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A record 16 Indian men joined S&amp;P 500 boards this year, taking directorships at companies including Walmart, Southwest Airlines and Western Digital. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Indian, executives, are, gaining, clout, U.S., corporate, boardrooms</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A record 16 Indian men joined S&P 500 boards this year, taking directorships at companies including Walmart, Southwest Airlines and Western Digital.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. and China release product lists for $30 billion tariff deal</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-and-china-release-product-lists-for-30-billion-tariff-deal</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-and-china-release-product-lists-for-30-billion-tariff-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The expected tariff relief is one of the most tangible outcomes of Chinese leader Xi Jinping&#039;s state visit to Washington. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., and, China, release, product, lists, for, 30, billion, tariff, deal</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The expected tariff relief is one of the most tangible outcomes of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Junglia theme park in Okinawa logs ¥17 billion loss in first year</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/junglia-theme-park-in-okinawa-logs-17-billion-loss-in-first-year</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/junglia-theme-park-in-okinawa-logs-17-billion-loss-in-first-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The ¥70 billion park opened last July to high expectations that it would help extend tourist stays and boost the local economy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Junglia, theme, park, Okinawa, logs, ¥17, billion, loss, first, year</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The ¥70 billion park opened last July to high expectations that it would help extend tourist stays and boost the local economy.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan regulator is boosting scrutiny of AI data center financing</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-regulator-is-boosting-scrutiny-of-ai-data-center-financing</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-regulator-is-boosting-scrutiny-of-ai-data-center-financing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The move comes as major financial institutions increase their exposure to the rapidly expanding sector. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, regulator, boosting, scrutiny, data, center, financing</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The move comes as major financial institutions increase their exposure to the rapidly expanding sector.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Yen rises as Japanese officials say weak currency is problem</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-rises-as-japanese-officials-say-weak-currency-is-problem</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-rises-as-japanese-officials-say-weak-currency-is-problem</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The currency strengthened as much as 1.2%, the most since Sept. 7, to ¥156.94 per dollar on Friday, outperforming all of its Group-of-10 peers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yen, rises, Japanese, officials, say, weak, currency, problem</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The currency strengthened as much as 1.2%, the most since Sept. 7, to ¥156.94 per dollar on Friday, outperforming all of its Group-of-10 peers.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s bond ‘falling knife’ stalls repatriation rush</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-bond-falling-knife-stalls-repatriation-rush</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-bond-falling-knife-stalls-repatriation-rush</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Major investors remain reluctant to commit heavily to domestic bonds while yields are still climbing and few clues about how much rates must rise. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, bond, ‘falling, knife’, stalls, repatriation, rush</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Major investors remain reluctant to commit heavily to domestic bonds while yields are still climbing and few clues about how much rates must rise.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>OpenAI’s models accessed public U.S. Census and SEC data</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/openais-models-accessed-public-us-census-and-sec-data</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/openais-models-accessed-public-us-census-and-sec-data</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company&#039;s agentic AI systems interacted with public U.S. Census and SEC data, people familiar with the situation said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, models, accessed, public, U.S., Census, and, SEC, data</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The company's agentic AI systems interacted with public U.S. Census and SEC data, people familiar with the situation said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s finance chief says Takaichi isn’t ‘reflationist’</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-finance-chief-says-takaichi-isnt-reflationist</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-finance-chief-says-takaichi-isnt-reflationist</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The finance minister also reiterated her readiness to again support the yen and played down jitters over the recent gains in bond yields. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, finance, chief, says, Takaichi, isn’t, ‘reflationist’</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The finance minister also reiterated her readiness to again support the yen and played down jitters over the recent gains in bond yields.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>NEC building 1&#45;petabit&#45;capacity subsea cable for Meta</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nec-building-1-petabit-capacity-subsea-cable-for-meta</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nec-building-1-petabit-capacity-subsea-cable-for-meta</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Petal cable will help meet the growing data transmission needs of artificial intelligence companies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:14:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>NEC, building, 1-petabit-capacity, subsea, cable, for, Meta</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Petal cable will help meet the growing data transmission needs of artificial intelligence companies.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Abandoned suitcases used as vegetable planters at Tokyo hotel</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/abandoned-suitcases-used-as-vegetable-planters-at-tokyo-hotel</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/abandoned-suitcases-used-as-vegetable-planters-at-tokyo-hotel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The hotel has grown about 40 varieties of vegetables and herbs. Some of the harvest is served at restaurants in the hotel. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Abandoned, suitcases, used, vegetable, planters, Tokyo, hotel</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The hotel has grown about 40 varieties of vegetables and herbs. Some of the harvest is served at restaurants in the hotel.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Kobayashi in ¥500 billion buyout talks after red&#45;yeast case</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/kobayashi-in-500-billion-buyout-talks-after-red-yeast-case</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/kobayashi-in-500-billion-buyout-talks-after-red-yeast-case</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ CVC Capital Partners and Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko are weighing a bid to take the company private, sources said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kobayashi, ¥500, billion, buyout, talks, after, red-yeast, case</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[CVC Capital Partners and Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko are weighing a bid to take the company private, sources said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan banks, hedge funds tussle for top graduates amid jobs boom</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-banks-hedge-funds-tussle-for-top-graduates-amid-jobs-boom</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-banks-hedge-funds-tussle-for-top-graduates-amid-jobs-boom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ To graduates around the world fighting to get their first job, Japan may seem like a hiring paradise. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, banks, hedge, funds, tussle, for, top, graduates, amid, jobs, boom</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[To graduates around the world fighting to get their first job, Japan may seem like a hiring paradise.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Singapore court strips control of Radiant World from founder</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/singapore-court-strips-control-of-radiant-world-from-founder</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/singapore-court-strips-control-of-radiant-world-from-founder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The decision removes Radiant World founder Pinkesh Nahar&#039;s control over the group&#039;s key operating entity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Singapore, court, strips, control, Radiant, World, from, founder</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The decision removes Radiant World founder Pinkesh Nahar's control over the group's key operating entity.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump shared concerns over weak yen with Takaichi</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-shared-concerns-over-weak-yen-with-takaichi</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-shared-concerns-over-weak-yen-with-takaichi</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she would continue to coordinate with her U.S. counterpart Scott Bessent. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, shared, concerns, over, weak, yen, with, Takaichi</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she would continue to coordinate with her U.S. counterpart Scott Bessent.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Firms turn to fragrance to foster employee unity and brand strategy</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/firms-turn-to-fragrance-to-foster-employee-unity-and-brand-strategy</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/firms-turn-to-fragrance-to-foster-employee-unity-and-brand-strategy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ By tapping into the sense of smell, companies aim to establish a consistent corporate image while creating pleasant workplace environments. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Firms, turn, fragrance, foster, employee, unity, and, brand, strategy</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[By tapping into the sense of smell, companies aim to establish a consistent corporate image while creating pleasant workplace environments.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank takes on junk&#45;bond debt at record yields to fund OpenAI ambitions</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-takes-on-junk-bond-debt-at-record-yields-to-fund-openai-ambitions</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-takes-on-junk-bond-debt-at-record-yields-to-fund-openai-ambitions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The yields SoftBank has committed to pay are its highest-ever for dollar bonds on a day when benchmark U.S. Treasury rates soared to two-decade highs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, takes, junk-bond, debt, record, yields, fund, OpenAI, ambitions</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The yields SoftBank has committed to pay are its highest-ever for dollar bonds on a day when benchmark U.S. Treasury rates soared to two-decade highs.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Tokyo used condo prices fall after 28 months as declines in central wards spread</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/tokyo-used-condo-prices-fall-after-28-months-as-declines-in-central-wards-spread</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/tokyo-used-condo-prices-fall-after-28-months-as-declines-in-central-wards-spread</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mortgage costs are climbing as the Bank of Japan raises interest rates and signals its willingness to tighten credit further, damping demand. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tokyo, used, condo, prices, fall, after, months, declines, central, wards, spread</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mortgage costs are climbing as the Bank of Japan raises interest rates and signals its willingness to tighten credit further, damping demand.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Hope fading for new Boeing deal during U.S.&#45;China summit, sources say</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/hope-fading-for-new-boeing-deal-during-us-china-summit-sources-say</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/hope-fading-for-new-boeing-deal-during-us-china-summit-sources-say</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The planemaker is trying to finalize a May deal for China to buy 200 planes, rather than pursue hopes of securing new commitments for more jets. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hope, fading, for, new, Boeing, deal, during, U.S.-China, summit, sources, say</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The planemaker is trying to finalize a May deal for China to buy 200 planes, rather than pursue hopes of securing new commitments for more jets.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Meta launches AI gadget Charm as race for post&#45;smartphone hardware heats up</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/meta-launches-ai-gadget-charm-as-race-for-post-smartphone-hardware-heats-up</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/meta-launches-ai-gadget-charm-as-race-for-post-smartphone-hardware-heats-up</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ From smart glasses and pins to handheld gadgets, companies are betting artificial intelligence will reshape how consumers interact with technology. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, launches, gadget, Charm, race, for, post-smartphone, hardware, heats</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[From smart glasses and pins to handheld gadgets, companies are betting artificial intelligence will reshape how consumers interact with technology.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Singapore’s record AI boom unlikely to move central bank, analysts say</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/singapores-record-ai-boom-unlikely-to-move-central-bank-analysts-say</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/singapores-record-ai-boom-unlikely-to-move-central-bank-analysts-say</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Data shows electronics exports in August rose 132% from a year ago. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:06:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Singapore’s, record, boom, unlikely, move, central, bank, analysts, say</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Data shows electronics exports in August rose 132% from a year ago.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Radiant World sent Mizuho fake Glencore email, court filing says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/radiant-world-sent-mizuho-fake-glencore-email-court-filing-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/radiant-world-sent-mizuho-fake-glencore-email-court-filing-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Details of the email exchange were outlined by Mizuho as part of a lawsuit in Singapore, where it has accused Radiant World of an alleged fraud. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:06:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Radiant, World, sent, Mizuho, fake, Glencore, email, court, filing, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Details of the email exchange were outlined by Mizuho as part of a lawsuit in Singapore, where it has accused Radiant World of an alleged fraud.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China’s drive for AI self&#45;sufficiency rewarding firms with global focus</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-drive-for-ai-self-sufficiency-rewarding-firms-with-global-focus</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-drive-for-ai-self-sufficiency-rewarding-firms-with-global-focus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI companies with a more inward focus have lost steam in recent years amid cut-throat domestic competition. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, drive, for, self-sufficiency, rewarding, firms, with, global, focus</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[AI companies with a more inward focus have lost steam in recent years amid cut-throat domestic competition.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Modi plans Canada trip for trade deal as India speeds up Mexico talks</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/modi-plans-canada-trip-for-trade-deal-as-india-speeds-up-mexico-talks</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/modi-plans-canada-trip-for-trade-deal-as-india-speeds-up-mexico-talks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The three economies, with combined economic output of more than $8 trillion, are grappling with disruption from Trump&#039;s trade policies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Modi, plans, Canada, trip, for, trade, deal, India, speeds, Mexico, talks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The three economies, with combined economic output of more than $8 trillion, are grappling with disruption from Trump's trade policies.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Wheat buyers brace for higher costs as Russia&#45;Ukraine war drags on</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/wheat-buyers-brace-for-higher-costs-as-russia-ukraine-war-drags-on</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/wheat-buyers-brace-for-higher-costs-as-russia-ukraine-war-drags-on</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Top importers in Asia, the Middle East and Africa that were counting on the Black Sea region for wheat have been finding it hard to secure supplies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Wheat, buyers, brace, for, higher, costs, Russia-Ukraine, war, drags</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Top importers in Asia, the Middle East and Africa that were counting on the Black Sea region for wheat have been finding it hard to secure supplies.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Vietnam’s President To Lam says Hanoi ‘very close’ to inking U.S. trade deal</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/vietnams-president-to-lam-says-hanoi-very-close-to-inking-us-trade-deal</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/vietnams-president-to-lam-says-hanoi-very-close-to-inking-us-trade-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. trade officials have pressed Vietnam to strengthen rules of origin, customs enforcement and controls on Chinese inputs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:50:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vietnam’s, President, Lam, says, Hanoi, ‘very, close’, inking, U.S., trade, deal</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. trade officials have pressed Vietnam to strengthen rules of origin, customs enforcement and controls on Chinese inputs.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Mitsui Fudosan holds groundbreaking ceremony for British Library redevelopment</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/mitsui-fudosan-holds-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-british-library-redevelopment</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/mitsui-fudosan-holds-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-british-library-redevelopment</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The total cost of the project will reach about ¥231 billion, making the investment the largest in Europe for the major Japanese real estate developer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:26:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mitsui, Fudosan, holds, groundbreaking, ceremony, for, British, Library, redevelopment</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The total cost of the project will reach about ¥231 billion, making the investment the largest in Europe for the major Japanese real estate developer.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Lavish runway shows target wealthiest shoppers as others spend less on luxury</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/lavish-runway-shows-target-wealthiest-shoppers-as-others-spend-less-on-luxury</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/lavish-runway-shows-target-wealthiest-shoppers-as-others-spend-less-on-luxury</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Investors are concerned about brands&#039; growth as sector recovery remains elusive, with inflation due to the Middle East conflict squeezing budgets. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:26:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lavish, runway, shows, target, wealthiest, shoppers, others, spend, less, luxury</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Investors are concerned about brands' growth as sector recovery remains elusive, with inflation due to the Middle East conflict squeezing budgets.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Alibaba deepens AI push with new chip and bigger model</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/alibaba-deepens-ai-push-with-new-chip-and-bigger-model</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/alibaba-deepens-ai-push-with-new-chip-and-bigger-model</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Shares in the Chinese technology giant jumped 5% in response. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:18:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Alibaba, deepens, push, with, new, chip, and, bigger, model</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Shares in the Chinese technology giant jumped 5% in response.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nissan to launch hybrid version of Rogue SUV in U.S.</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nissan-to-launch-hybrid-version-of-rogue-suv-in-us</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nissan-to-launch-hybrid-version-of-rogue-suv-in-us</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The release will mark the first time the Yokohama-based automaker has sold a model with the e-Power hybrid system in the U.S. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:18:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nissan, launch, hybrid, version, Rogue, SUV, U.S.</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The release will mark the first time the Yokohama-based automaker has sold a model with the e-Power hybrid system in the U.S.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China’s selective crop buying tests U.S. trade truce before summit</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-selective-crop-buying-tests-us-trade-truce-before-summit</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-selective-crop-buying-tests-us-trade-truce-before-summit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The mixed signals ahead of this week&#039;s meeting in Washington underscore the fragility of a trade truce both sides have worked carefully to preserve. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, selective, crop, buying, tests, U.S., trade, truce, before, summit</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The mixed signals ahead of this week's meeting in Washington underscore the fragility of a trade truce both sides have worked carefully to preserve.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Paramount settles lawsuits, allowing for Warner Bros. deal</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/paramount-settles-lawsuits-allowing-for-warner-bros-deal</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/paramount-settles-lawsuits-allowing-for-warner-bros-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The deal includes protections designed to limit the market power and ensure the editorial independence of the media giant. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Paramount, settles, lawsuits, allowing, for, Warner, Bros., deal</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The deal includes protections designed to limit the market power and ensure the editorial independence of the media giant.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>South Korea confirms first project under $350 billion U.S. investment pact despite viability concerns</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/south-korea-confirms-first-project-under-350-billion-us-investment-pact-despite-viability-concerns</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/south-korea-confirms-first-project-under-350-billion-us-investment-pact-despite-viability-concerns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. President Donald Trump had voiced criticism over the project&#039;s pace of implementation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>South, Korea, confirms, first, project, under, 350, billion, U.S., investment, pact, despite, viability, concerns</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump had voiced criticism over the project's pace of implementation.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Extreme weather upends sunshine patterns in major solar markets</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/extreme-weather-upends-sunshine-patterns-in-major-solar-markets</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/extreme-weather-upends-sunshine-patterns-in-major-solar-markets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Parts of Western Europe and Southeast Asia got more sun than usual this summer while Eastern India and parts of the U.S. Midwest got less. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Extreme, weather, upends, sunshine, patterns, major, solar, markets</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Parts of Western Europe and Southeast Asia got more sun than usual this summer while Eastern India and parts of the U.S. Midwest got less.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Luxor is at the heart of Egypt’s medical tourism push</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/luxor-is-at-the-heart-of-egypts-medical-tourism-push</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/luxor-is-at-the-heart-of-egypts-medical-tourism-push</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Egypt&#039;s authorities aim to compete with more-established destinations in providing services from major surgical procedures to dentistry and cosmetics. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Luxor, the, heart, Egypt’s, medical, tourism, push</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Egypt's authorities aim to compete with more-established destinations in providing services from major surgical procedures to dentistry and cosmetics.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. seeks ‘AI dialogue’ with China as officials set stage for Trump&#45;Xi summit</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-seeks-ai-dialogue-with-china-as-officials-set-stage-for-trump-xi-summit</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-seeks-ai-dialogue-with-china-as-officials-set-stage-for-trump-xi-summit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Both sides are looking to ease tensions on trade, technology and other strategic concerns. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., seeks, ‘AI, dialogue’, with, China, officials, set, stage, for, Trump-Xi, summit</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Both sides are looking to ease tensions on trade, technology and other strategic concerns.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank seeks over $11 billion in junk bonds for OpenAI bet</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-seeks-over-11-billion-in-junk-bonds-for-openai-bet</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-seeks-over-11-billion-in-junk-bonds-for-openai-bet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One of the world&#039;s largest investors in AI, SoftBank&#039;s fortunes have become intertwined with its ability to monetize its holding in OpenAI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, seeks, over, 11, billion, junk, bonds, for, OpenAI, bet</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the world's largest investors in AI, SoftBank's fortunes have become intertwined with its ability to monetize its holding in OpenAI.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>The 109&#45;year&#45;old Fukushima firm supplying ice for Garigari&#45;kun popsicles</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/the-109-year-old-fukushima-firm-supplying-ice-for-garigari-kun-popsicles</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/the-109-year-old-fukushima-firm-supplying-ice-for-garigari-kun-popsicles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Established in 1917, a refrigerated warehousing firm in Fukushima Prefecture was supplying enough ice by 2024 to make some 300 million of the popsicles annually. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, 109-year-old, Fukushima, firm, supplying, ice, for, Garigari-kun, popsicles</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Established in 1917, a refrigerated warehousing firm in Fukushima Prefecture was supplying enough ice by 2024 to make some 300 million of the popsicles annually.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Hormuz oil shipments hit six&#45;month high, U.S. military commander says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/hormuz-oil-shipments-hit-six-month-high-us-military-commander-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/hormuz-oil-shipments-hit-six-month-high-us-military-commander-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Iran maintains it has closed the strait and regional negotiations on agreed shipping routes have faltered. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hormuz, oil, shipments, hit, six-month, high, U.S., military, commander, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Iran maintains it has closed the strait and regional negotiations on agreed shipping routes have faltered.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Buy SpaceX directly on Nasdaq as you eat lunch in Tokyo</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/buy-spacex-directly-on-nasdaq-as-you-eat-lunch-in-tokyo</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/buy-spacex-directly-on-nasdaq-as-you-eat-lunch-in-tokyo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. exchanges will soon be open for business almost around the clock. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Buy, SpaceX, directly, Nasdaq, you, eat, lunch, Tokyo</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. exchanges will soon be open for business almost around the clock.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Great Lakes that bind U.S.&#45;Canada trade are imperiled by Trump tariffs</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/great-lakes-that-bind-us-canada-trade-are-imperiled-by-trump-tariffs</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/great-lakes-that-bind-us-canada-trade-are-imperiled-by-trump-tariffs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Shipping on the Great Lakes has depended on a U.S. economy that moved in lockstep with Canada. A trade war is upending that balance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Great, Lakes, that, bind, U.S.-Canada, trade, are, imperiled, Trump, tariffs</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Shipping on the Great Lakes has depended on a U.S. economy that moved in lockstep with Canada. A trade war is upending that balance.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>World running short of supertankers threatens long&#45;haul oil flow</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/world-running-short-of-supertankers-threatens-long-haul-oil-flow</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/world-running-short-of-supertankers-threatens-long-haul-oil-flow</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The squeeze is making faraway barrels less attractive and encouraging refiners to snap up supplies closer to home if they can find them. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>World, running, short, supertankers, threatens, long-haul, oil, flow</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The squeeze is making faraway barrels less attractive and encouraging refiners to snap up supplies closer to home if they can find them.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Data center command hub keeps AI up and running</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/data-center-command-hub-keeps-ai-up-and-running</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/data-center-command-hub-keeps-ai-up-and-running</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The goal is not simply to react when something breaks, but to detect warning signs early enough to prevent disruption. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Data, center, command, hub, keeps, and, running</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The goal is not simply to react when something breaks, but to detect warning signs early enough to prevent disruption.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ’s balancing act with U.S. Treasury chief Bessent is only going to get harder</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bojs-balancing-act-with-us-treasury-chief-bessent-is-only-going-to-get-harder</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bojs-balancing-act-with-us-treasury-chief-bessent-is-only-going-to-get-harder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nobody likes a back-seat driver. Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda now has two — and they want to move at different speeds. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ’s, balancing, act, with, U.S., Treasury, chief, Bessent, only, going, get, harder</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nobody likes a back-seat driver. Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda now has two — and they want to move at different speeds.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Yen pares BOJ&#45;fueled declines amid report of a rate check</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-pares-boj-fueled-declines-amid-report-of-a-rate-check</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-pares-boj-fueled-declines-amid-report-of-a-rate-check</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bank of Japan reportedly inquired with market participants about exchange-rate levels, a step often seen as a precursor to official intervention. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yen, pares, BOJ-fueled, declines, amid, report, rate, check</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan reportedly inquired with market participants about exchange-rate levels, a step often seen as a precursor to official intervention.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump’s beef policies irk Texas ranchers, testing their loyalty</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trumps-beef-policies-irk-texas-ranchers-testing-their-loyalty</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trumps-beef-policies-irk-texas-ranchers-testing-their-loyalty</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. president&#039;s move to allow additional imports of ground beef could cost him the support of cattle ranchers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump’s, beef, policies, irk, Texas, ranchers, testing, their, loyalty</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The U.S. president's move to allow additional imports of ground beef could cost him the support of cattle ranchers.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Iran war drives bigger diesel supply loss despite Trump’s claims</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/iran-war-drives-bigger-diesel-supply-loss-despite-trumps-claims</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/iran-war-drives-bigger-diesel-supply-loss-despite-trumps-claims</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The global energy market was thrown into disarray this year, with a widely expected oil glut erased by the Iran conflict. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, war, drives, bigger, diesel, supply, loss, despite, Trump’s, claims</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The global energy market was thrown into disarray this year, with a widely expected oil glut erased by the Iran conflict.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>How Austria can loosen China’s grip over a key critical mineral</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/how-austria-can-loosen-chinas-grip-over-a-key-critical-mineral</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/how-austria-can-loosen-chinas-grip-over-a-key-critical-mineral</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Plansee Group is building one of the West&#039;s most formidable critical minerals operations outside China. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Austria, can, loosen, China’s, grip, over, key, critical, mineral</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Plansee Group is building one of the West's most formidable critical minerals operations outside China.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s inflation slows for the first time in four months</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-inflation-slows-for-the-first-time-in-four-months</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-inflation-slows-for-the-first-time-in-four-months</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.7% in August from a year earlier, easing from a 1.8% pace in July. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:02:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, inflation, slows, for, the, first, time, four, months</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.7% in August from a year earlier, easing from a 1.8% pace in July.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Investigating Chubu Electric fraud case ‘will take some time,’ NRA chief says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/investigating-chubu-electric-fraud-case-will-take-some-time-nra-chief-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/investigating-chubu-electric-fraud-case-will-take-some-time-nra-chief-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The NRA&#039;s secretariat also said it will conduct additional reviews of how the company handled a whistleblower report about the data fraud. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Investigating, Chubu, Electric, fraud, case, ‘will, take, some, time, ’, NRA, chief, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The NRA's secretariat also said it will conduct additional reviews of how the company handled a whistleblower report about the data fraud.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s nuclear revival hits setbacks after scandals and accidents</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-nuclear-revival-hits-setbacks-after-scandals-and-accidents</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-nuclear-revival-hits-setbacks-after-scandals-and-accidents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ To curb a reliance on expensive imported fossil fuels, Japan has been pushing to resume reactors shut in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, nuclear, revival, hits, setbacks, after, scandals, and, accidents</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[To curb a reliance on expensive imported fossil fuels, Japan has been pushing to resume reactors shut in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Bank of Japan raises rates, and might do so again soon</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bank-of-japan-raises-rates-and-might-do-so-again-soon</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bank-of-japan-raises-rates-and-might-do-so-again-soon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The move was widely expected given the underlying indicators, the yen and pressure from the United States. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bank, Japan, raises, rates, and, might, again, soon</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The move was widely expected given the underlying indicators, the yen and pressure from the United States.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>All sections of Kyushu Shinkansen reopened after July quake</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/all-sections-of-kyushu-shinkansen-reopened-after-july-quake</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/all-sections-of-kyushu-shinkansen-reopened-after-july-quake</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ All sections on the high-speed line linking Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture and Kagoshima-Chuo Station in Kagoshima Prefecture are operational. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>All, sections, Kyushu, Shinkansen, reopened, after, July, quake</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[All sections on the high-speed line linking Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture and Kagoshima-Chuo Station in Kagoshima Prefecture are operational.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Amid concerns over AirAsia’s financial health, Malaysia talks to rival airlines</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/amid-concerns-over-airasias-financial-health-malaysia-talks-to-rival-airlines</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/amid-concerns-over-airasias-financial-health-malaysia-talks-to-rival-airlines</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AirAsia, Southeast Asia&#039;s largest low-cost airline, has been hit by soaring jet fuel costs stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amid, concerns, over, AirAsia’s, financial, health, Malaysia, talks, rival, airlines</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[AirAsia, Southeast Asia's largest low-cost airline, has been hit by soaring jet fuel costs stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>South Korea’s PanStar plans more Arctic trips after 20&#45;day Europe run</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/south-koreas-panstar-plans-more-arctic-trips-after-20-day-europe-run</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/south-koreas-panstar-plans-more-arctic-trips-after-20-day-europe-run</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Northern Sea Route, offering a shorter passage from Asia to Europe than the Suez Canal, is drawing interest from container shippers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>South, Korea’s, PanStar, plans, more, Arctic, trips, after, 20-day, Europe, run</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Northern Sea Route, offering a shorter passage from Asia to Europe than the Suez Canal, is drawing interest from container shippers.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Why it’s difficult for tech companies to rein in AI</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/why-its-difficult-for-tech-companies-to-rein-in-ai</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/why-its-difficult-for-tech-companies-to-rein-in-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Concerns over artificial intelligence safety are escalating at a critical moment for the AI industry. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, it’s, difficult, for, tech, companies, rein</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Concerns over artificial intelligence safety are escalating at a critical moment for the AI industry.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nomura warns of slowing trading revenue growth as boom cools</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nomura-warns-of-slowing-trading-revenue-growth-as-boom-cools</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nomura-warns-of-slowing-trading-revenue-growth-as-boom-cools</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Japan&#039;s biggest brokerage said revenue from its wholesale division was &quot;progressing slightly above year-on-year&quot; for the quarter as of Sept. 14. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nomura, warns, slowing, trading, revenue, growth, boom, cools</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan's biggest brokerage said revenue from its wholesale division was "progressing slightly above year-on-year" for the quarter as of Sept. 14.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Tokyo&#45;based MOL Cruises set to debut new all&#45;suite ship</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/tokyo-based-mol-cruises-set-to-debut-new-all-suite-ship</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/tokyo-based-mol-cruises-set-to-debut-new-all-suite-ship</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Mitsui Ocean Sakura, the successor to the company&#039;s Nippon Maru cruise ship, has a total of 229 guest rooms and five restaurants. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tokyo-based, MOL, Cruises, set, debut, new, all-suite, ship</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Mitsui Ocean Sakura, the successor to the company's Nippon Maru cruise ship, has a total of 229 guest rooms and five restaurants.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Pickle&#45;flavored tart? AI inspires Japan’s convenience stores</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/pickle-flavored-tart-ai-inspires-japans-convenience-stores</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/pickle-flavored-tart-ai-inspires-japans-convenience-stores</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For customers tired of the usual egg sandwiches and rice balls, major chains are turning to AI to develop products, including some unexpected flavors. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:58:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pickle-flavored, tart, inspires, Japan’s, convenience, stores</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[For customers tired of the usual egg sandwiches and rice balls, major chains are turning to AI to develop products, including some unexpected flavors.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. and China discuss cutting some tariffs as leaders prepare to meet</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-and-china-discuss-cutting-some-tariffs-as-leaders-prepare-to-meet</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-and-china-discuss-cutting-some-tariffs-as-leaders-prepare-to-meet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington on Sept. 24. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:02:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., and, China, discuss, cutting, some, tariffs, leaders, prepare, meet</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington on Sept. 24.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. Senate fails to advance sweeping cryptocurrency bill in blow for industry</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-senate-fails-to-advance-sweeping-cryptocurrency-bill-in-blow-for-industry</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-senate-fails-to-advance-sweeping-cryptocurrency-bill-in-blow-for-industry</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Four Republican senators joined Democrats in voting against the legislation, which was backed by President Donald Trump. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., Senate, fails, advance, sweeping, cryptocurrency, bill, blow, for, industry</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Four Republican senators joined Democrats in voting against the legislation, which was backed by President Donald Trump.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Price growth slows for residential and commercial land near chip plants</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/price-growth-slows-for-residential-and-commercial-land-near-chip-plants</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/price-growth-slows-for-residential-and-commercial-land-near-chip-plants</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Factors apparently behind the slower growth include soaring construction costs and an oversupply of housing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Price, growth, slows, for, residential, and, commercial, land, near, chip, plants</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Factors apparently behind the slower growth include soaring construction costs and an oversupply of housing.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s Jera looks to pivot LNG buying muscle into global sales</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-jera-looks-to-pivot-lng-buying-muscle-into-global-sales</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-jera-looks-to-pivot-lng-buying-muscle-into-global-sales</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The country&#039;s largest power producer imports liquefied natural gas primarily for domestic consumption. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, Jera, looks, pivot, LNG, buying, muscle, into, global, sales</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The country's largest power producer imports liquefied natural gas primarily for domestic consumption.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s pork and egg prices surge as inflation continues to bite</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-pork-and-egg-prices-surge-as-inflation-continues-to-bite</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-pork-and-egg-prices-surge-as-inflation-continues-to-bite</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The average retail price of pork loin this month came to ¥293 per 100 grams, hitting the highest level since the survey began in August 2003. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, pork, and, egg, prices, surge, inflation, continues, bite</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The average retail price of pork loin this month came to ¥293 per 100 grams, hitting the highest level since the survey began in August 2003.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s economic comeback faces hardest BOJ test in a generation</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-economic-comeback-faces-hardest-boj-test-in-a-generation</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-economic-comeback-faces-hardest-boj-test-in-a-generation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amid pressure from the U.S., chronic yen weakness and inflation, the Bank of Japan looks set to raise rates for the third time in less than 10 months. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, economic, comeback, faces, hardest, BOJ, test, generation</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Amid pressure from the U.S., chronic yen weakness and inflation, the Bank of Japan looks set to raise rates for the third time in less than 10 months.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Waymo to start Tokyo robotaxi service next year in Asia push</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/waymo-to-start-tokyo-robotaxi-service-next-year-in-asia-push</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/waymo-to-start-tokyo-robotaxi-service-next-year-in-asia-push</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Autonomous driving was long seen as a pipe dream in Japan, where the streets are narrow and crowded, and regulation is notoriously strict. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Waymo, start, Tokyo, robotaxi, service, next, year, Asia, push</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Autonomous driving was long seen as a pipe dream in Japan, where the streets are narrow and crowded, and regulation is notoriously strict.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump’s AI defense defies voter unease heading into midterms</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trumps-ai-defense-defies-voter-unease-heading-into-midterms</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trumps-ai-defense-defies-voter-unease-heading-into-midterms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. President Donald Trump increasingly stands alone with his rejection of tighter artificial intelligence oversight. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump’s, defense, defies, voter, unease, heading, into, midterms</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump increasingly stands alone with his rejection of tighter artificial intelligence oversight.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Kioxia said to consider raising $10 billion in U.S. listing</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/kioxia-said-to-consider-raising-10-billion-in-us-listing</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/kioxia-said-to-consider-raising-10-billion-in-us-listing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Kioxia is planning the share sale at a time when concerns about the pace of artificial intelligence development are escalating. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kioxia, said, consider, raising, 10, billion, U.S., listing</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kioxia is planning the share sale at a time when concerns about the pace of artificial intelligence development are escalating.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank&#45;backed SB Energy aims to raise $500 million from Japan for U.S. IPO</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-backed-sb-energy-aims-to-raise-500-million-from-japan-for-us-ipo</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-backed-sb-energy-aims-to-raise-500-million-from-japan-for-us-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Proceeds will be used to develop and build infrastructure including data centers and power plants. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank-backed, Energy, aims, raise, 500, million, from, Japan, for, U.S., IPO</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Proceeds will be used to develop and build infrastructure including data centers and power plants.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japanese real estate developers boosting data center projects</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-real-estate-developers-boosting-data-center-projects</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-real-estate-developers-boosting-data-center-projects</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ According to the communications ministry, the data center-related market in Japan is expected to exceed ¥5 trillion in 2028. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:02:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japanese, real, estate, developers, boosting, data, center, projects</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[According to the communications ministry, the data center-related market in Japan is expected to exceed ¥5 trillion in 2028.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank gets upsized $11.9 billion loan in OpenAI funding push</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-gets-upsized-119-billion-loan-in-openai-funding-push</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-gets-upsized-119-billion-loan-in-openai-funding-push</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The financing comes as some executives are now voicing the need to slow the pace of AI development due to escalating risks from the technology. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, gets, upsized, 11.9, billion, loan, OpenAI, funding, push</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The financing comes as some executives are now voicing the need to slow the pace of AI development due to escalating risks from the technology.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japanese megabanks roll out new services to tap lucrative SME market</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-megabanks-roll-out-new-services-to-tap-lucrative-sme-market</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-megabanks-roll-out-new-services-to-tap-lucrative-sme-market</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The segment is equivalent to 2.5 times the amount of lending to large corporations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japanese, megabanks, roll, out, new, services, tap, lucrative, SME, market</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The segment is equivalent to 2.5 times the amount of lending to large corporations.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Supermarket competition intensifies in Chugoku with Lopia’s advances</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/supermarket-competition-intensifies-in-chugoku-with-lopias-advances</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/supermarket-competition-intensifies-in-chugoku-with-lopias-advances</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Local supermarket operators are responding to a low-price chain by strengthening fresh-food offerings and seeking more efficiency to keep costs down. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Supermarket, competition, intensifies, Chugoku, with, Lopia’s, advances</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Local supermarket operators are responding to a low-price chain by strengthening fresh-food offerings and seeking more efficiency to keep costs down.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Rate increase baked in, attention turns to BOJ’s outlook and mood</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/rate-increase-baked-in-attention-turns-to-bojs-outlook-and-mood</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/rate-increase-baked-in-attention-turns-to-bojs-outlook-and-mood</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The central bank&#039;s policy board meets this week and will almost certainly take the uncollateralized overnight call rate to 1.25%. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rate, increase, baked, in, attention, turns, BOJ’s, outlook, and, mood</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The central bank's policy board meets this week and will almost certainly take the uncollateralized overnight call rate to 1.25%.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Former Sega president recalls being ‘impressed’ with Nvidia’s Huang</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/former-sega-president-recalls-being-impressed-with-nvidias-huang</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/former-sega-president-recalls-being-impressed-with-nvidias-huang</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Shoichiro Irimajiri said he had decided to invest $5 million in Nvidia in the late 1990s because he was impressed by its CEO, Jensen Huang. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Former, Sega, president, recalls, being, ‘impressed’, with, Nvidia’s, Huang</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Shoichiro Irimajiri said he had decided to invest $5 million in Nvidia in the late 1990s because he was impressed by its CEO, Jensen Huang.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Chubu Electric chairman Satoru Katsuno may step down over data fraud</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chubu-electric-chairman-satoru-katsuno-may-step-down-over-data-fraud</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chubu-electric-chairman-satoru-katsuno-may-step-down-over-data-fraud</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Industry officials have criticized Katsuno, with some saying that &quot;there is no way he can remain in the position.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Chubu, Electric, chairman, Satoru, Katsuno, may, step, down, over, data, fraud</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Industry officials have criticized Katsuno, with some saying that "there is no way he can remain in the position."]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>All eyes on Warsh as rate&#45;hike fever spreads across G7 central banks</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/all-eyes-on-warsh-as-rate-hike-fever-spreads-across-g7-central-banks</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/all-eyes-on-warsh-as-rate-hike-fever-spreads-across-g7-central-banks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Three decisions may recast the global monetary policy landscape for the rest of 2026 and beyond. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>All, eyes, Warsh, rate-hike, fever, spreads, across, central, banks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Three decisions may recast the global monetary policy landscape for the rest of 2026 and beyond.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Amodei, Altman call for slowing AI model development</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/amodei-altman-call-for-slowing-ai-model-development</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/amodei-altman-call-for-slowing-ai-model-development</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It&#039;s unclear how far the AI companies — all fierce rivals who also face competition from China — will go to impose limits or safety checks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amodei, Altman, call, for, slowing, model, development</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's unclear how far the AI companies — all fierce rivals who also face competition from China — will go to impose limits or safety checks.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>How a billion&#45;dollar sanctions dodge kept Chinese goods flowing to Iran</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/how-a-billion-dollar-sanctions-dodge-kept-chinese-goods-flowing-to-iran</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/how-a-billion-dollar-sanctions-dodge-kept-chinese-goods-flowing-to-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The secretive trade mechanism, in which Iranian oil is exchanged for credits for Chinese imports, has provided a financial lifeline for Tehran. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:58:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, billion-dollar, sanctions, dodge, kept, Chinese, goods, flowing, Iran</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The secretive trade mechanism, in which Iranian oil is exchanged for credits for Chinese imports, has provided a financial lifeline for Tehran.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Sentiment turns positive among big Japanese firms in July&#45;September</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/sentiment-turns-positive-among-big-japanese-firms-in-july-september</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/sentiment-turns-positive-among-big-japanese-firms-in-july-september</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Stronger semiconductor-related demand and more customers at hotels and restaurants were reported in the business survey conducted by the government. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sentiment, turns, positive, among, big, Japanese, firms, July-September</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Stronger semiconductor-related demand and more customers at hotels and restaurants were reported in the business survey conducted by the government.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Apple’s foldable iPhone poses a $1,999 question: Who is it for?</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/apples-foldable-iphone-poses-a-1999-question-who-is-it-for</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/apples-foldable-iphone-poses-a-1999-question-who-is-it-for</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Some observers at the launch event in Cupertino, California, were left questioning its appeal beyond wealthy tech enthusiasts. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple’s, foldable, iPhone, poses, 1, 999, question:, Who, for</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some observers at the launch event in Cupertino, California, were left questioning its appeal beyond wealthy tech enthusiasts.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Chubu Electric plans to abandon nuclear plant restart in wake of data scandal</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chubu-electric-plans-to-abandon-nuclear-plant-restart-in-wake-of-data-scandal</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chubu-electric-plans-to-abandon-nuclear-plant-restart-in-wake-of-data-scandal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company will hold a news conference on Monday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Chubu, Electric, plans, abandon, nuclear, plant, restart, wake, data, scandal</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The company will hold a news conference on Monday.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ set to raise interest rate to 1.25% next week</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-set-to-raise-interest-rate-to-125-next-week</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-set-to-raise-interest-rate-to-125-next-week</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The last time the Bank of Japan&#039;s policy interest rate stood at 1.25% was in April 1995. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ, set, raise, interest, rate, 1.25, next, week</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The last time the Bank of Japan's policy interest rate stood at 1.25% was in April 1995.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Former Sega president recalls being ‘impressed’ with Nvidia’s Huong</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/former-sega-president-recalls-being-impressed-with-nvidias-huong</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/former-sega-president-recalls-being-impressed-with-nvidias-huong</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Shoichiro Irimajiri said he had decided to invest $5 million in Nvidia in the late 1990s because he was impressed by its CEO, Jensen Huang. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Former, Sega, president, recalls, being, ‘impressed’, with, Nvidia’s, Huong</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Shoichiro Irimajiri said he had decided to invest $5 million in Nvidia in the late 1990s because he was impressed by its CEO, Jensen Huang.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Some analysts forecast the yen going to ¥150 to the dollar, others not so sure</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/some-analysts-forecast-the-yen-going-to-150-to-the-dollar-others-not-so-sure</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/some-analysts-forecast-the-yen-going-to-150-to-the-dollar-others-not-so-sure</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Japan&#039;s currency is being buffeted by many forces, and debate rages as to whether the tide has turned. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:38:01 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Some, analysts, forecast, the, yen, going, ¥150, the, dollar, others, not, sure</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan's currency is being buffeted by many forces, and debate rages as to whether the tide has turned.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s producer price gains stay elevated, backing BOJ hikes</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-producer-price-gains-stay-elevated-backing-boj-hikes</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-producer-price-gains-stay-elevated-backing-boj-hikes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 7.6% in August from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan has reported. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, producer, price, gains, stay, elevated, backing, BOJ, hikes</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 7.6% in August from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan has reported.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Chubu Electric retail subsidiary mistakenly overcharged 5 million customers</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chubu-electric-retail-subsidiary-mistakenly-overcharged-5-million-customers</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chubu-electric-retail-subsidiary-mistakenly-overcharged-5-million-customers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company plans to refund the excess charges but has not yet determined the timing and method. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Chubu, Electric, retail, subsidiary, mistakenly, overcharged, million, customers</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The company plans to refund the excess charges but has not yet determined the timing and method.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Anthropic disrupts Russian, Chinese AI campaigns targeting its Claude models</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/anthropic-disrupts-russian-chinese-ai-campaigns-targeting-its-claude-models</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/anthropic-disrupts-russian-chinese-ai-campaigns-targeting-its-claude-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Alibaba, Moonshot, DeepSeek and Xiaomi are among tech giants Anthropic accuses of trying to extract and replicate Claude&#039;s capabilities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, disrupts, Russian, Chinese, campaigns, targeting, its, Claude, models</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Alibaba, Moonshot, DeepSeek and Xiaomi are among tech giants Anthropic accuses of trying to extract and replicate Claude's capabilities.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japanese startup bets Iron Man&#45;inspired homes can beat humanoids</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-startup-bets-iron-man-inspired-homes-can-beat-humanoids</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-startup-bets-iron-man-inspired-homes-can-beat-humanoids</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ MW aims to sell its first robot-equipped home in Tokyo by 2028 and build as many as 10,000 units a year by 2035. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japanese, startup, bets, Iron, Man-inspired, homes, can, beat, humanoids</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[MW aims to sell its first robot-equipped home in Tokyo by 2028 and build as many as 10,000 units a year by 2035.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>New AI rules called for in U.S. after Anthropic researchers warn of human extinction</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/new-ai-rules-called-for-in-us-after-anthropic-researchers-warn-of-human-extinction</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/new-ai-rules-called-for-in-us-after-anthropic-researchers-warn-of-human-extinction</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Alarm grew this week when an Anthropic researcher said the &quot;people building AI earnestly ​believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, rules, called, for, U.S., after, Anthropic, researchers, warn, human, extinction</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Alarm grew this week when an Anthropic researcher said the "people building AI earnestly ​believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade."]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Department stores adapt &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;osechi&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; New Year’s dishes to youth trends</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/department-stores-adapt-osechi-new-years-dishes-to-youth-trends</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/department-stores-adapt-osechi-new-years-dishes-to-youth-trends</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Some products incorporate oshikatsu and &quot;guilty consumption,&quot; or the deliberate choice to enjoy indulgent foods without regard for calories. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:58:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Department, stores, adapt, iosechii, New, Year’s, dishes, youth, trends</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some products incorporate oshikatsu and "guilty consumption," or the deliberate choice to enjoy indulgent foods without regard for calories.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Chubu Electric retail subsidiary mistakenly overcharged customers</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chubu-electric-retail-subsidiary-mistakenly-overcharged-customers</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chubu-electric-retail-subsidiary-mistakenly-overcharged-customers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At least 5,009,000 customers, half of which are households, have been overpaying for more than two years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:26:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Chubu, Electric, retail, subsidiary, mistakenly, overcharged, customers</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[At least 5,009,000 customers, half of which are households, have been overpaying for more than two years.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Kioxia dismisses SK Hynix tie&#45;up and vows to ease chip price rises</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/kioxia-dismisses-sk-hynix-tie-up-and-vows-to-ease-chip-price-rises</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/kioxia-dismisses-sk-hynix-tie-up-and-vows-to-ease-chip-price-rises</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Memory chipmakers are embarking on costly production capacity increases to meet soaring orders from AI service providers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:02:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kioxia, dismisses, Hynix, tie-up, and, vows, ease, chip, price, rises</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Memory chipmakers are embarking on costly production capacity increases to meet soaring orders from AI service providers.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>From curry to coffee, convenient protein products are gaining popularity in Japan</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/from-curry-to-coffee-convenient-protein-products-are-gaining-popularity-in-japan</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/from-curry-to-coffee-convenient-protein-products-are-gaining-popularity-in-japan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Companies are offering more options as public interest in protein spreads from those trying to bulk up to more general health-conscious consumers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>From, curry, coffee, convenient, protein, products, are, gaining, popularity, Japan</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Companies are offering more options as public interest in protein spreads from those trying to bulk up to more general health-conscious consumers.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Seven&#45;Eleven Japan to launch new clothing and accessories</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/seven-eleven-japan-to-launch-new-clothing-and-accessories</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/seven-eleven-japan-to-launch-new-clothing-and-accessories</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ By expanding its lineup, the convenience store chain aims to attract young customers and double its annual clothing sales from the previous year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Seven-Eleven, Japan, launch, new, clothing, and, accessories</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[By expanding its lineup, the convenience store chain aims to attract young customers and double its annual clothing sales from the previous year.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>PGIM turns more selective on Japan real estate as rates climb</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/pgim-turns-more-selective-on-japan-real-estate-as-rates-climb</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/pgim-turns-more-selective-on-japan-real-estate-as-rates-climb</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Japan&#039;s booming real estate sector has come under pressure as the economy adjusts to higher borrowing costs following decades of near-zero rates. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>PGIM, turns, more, selective, Japan, real, estate, rates, climb</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan's booming real estate sector has come under pressure as the economy adjusts to higher borrowing costs following decades of near-zero rates.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ will keep raising benchmark rate to cap price trend at 2%, board member says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-will-keep-raising-benchmark-rate-to-cap-price-trend-at-2-board-member-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-will-keep-raising-benchmark-rate-to-cap-price-trend-at-2-board-member-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Swap contracts show a roughly 97% probability that the Bank of Japan will raise borrowing costs from 1% at the end of a two-day meeting on Sept. 18. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ, will, keep, raising, benchmark, rate, cap, price, trend, 2, board, member, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Swap contracts show a roughly 97% probability that the Bank of Japan will raise borrowing costs from 1% at the end of a two-day meeting on Sept. 18.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>As reuse market thrives, Japan works to combat malicious businesses</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/as-reuse-market-thrives-japan-works-to-combat-malicious-businesses</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/as-reuse-market-thrives-japan-works-to-combat-malicious-businesses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The reuse market, including companies that collect unwanted items, is expanding amid growing demand for such services in households with few members. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:06:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>reuse, market, thrives, Japan, works, combat, malicious, businesses</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The reuse market, including companies that collect unwanted items, is expanding amid growing demand for such services in households with few members.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Samsung celebrates full opening of Yokohama semiconductor hub</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/samsung-celebrates-full-opening-of-yokohama-semiconductor-hub</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/samsung-celebrates-full-opening-of-yokohama-semiconductor-hub</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The South Korean chip giant aims to enhance cooperation with Japanese manufacturers and research institutes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:06:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Samsung, celebrates, full, opening, Yokohama, semiconductor, hub</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The South Korean chip giant aims to enhance cooperation with Japanese manufacturers and research institutes.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Huawei heads to trial in U.S. over its business dealings in Iran</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/huawei-heads-to-trial-in-us-over-its-business-dealings-in-iran</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/huawei-heads-to-trial-in-us-over-its-business-dealings-in-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It also faces charges of conspiring to steal trade secrets from five U.S. tech companies and is accused of lying about its dealings in North Korea. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Huawei, heads, trial, U.S., over, its, business, dealings, Iran</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It also faces charges of conspiring to steal trade secrets from five U.S. tech companies and is accused of lying about its dealings in North Korea.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Osaka Metro to phase out magnetic tickets by around fiscal 2031: report</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/osaka-metro-to-phase-out-magnetic-tickets-by-around-fiscal-2031-report</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/osaka-metro-to-phase-out-magnetic-tickets-by-around-fiscal-2031-report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The rail operator plans to completely replace magnetic tickets with QR code ones, which it already uses. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Osaka, Metro, phase, out, magnetic, tickets, around, fiscal, 2031:, report</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The rail operator plans to completely replace magnetic tickets with QR code ones, which it already uses.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Bessent dares traders to bet against yen: ‘I am the house now’</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bessent-dares-traders-to-bet-against-yen-i-am-the-house-now</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bessent-dares-traders-to-bet-against-yen-i-am-the-house-now</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that when he makes market calls these days, he&#039;s effectively doing so with inside information. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bessent, dares, traders, bet, against, yen:, ‘I, the, house, now’</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that when he makes market calls these days, he's effectively doing so with inside information.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China hits Japan with anti&#45;dumping measures on chip chemical</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/china-hits-japan-with-anti-dumping-measures-on-chip-chemical</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/china-hits-japan-with-anti-dumping-measures-on-chip-chemical</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Companies importing Japanese dichlorosilane are required to provide cash deposits of up to 99.2% from Tuesday, Beijing&#039;s Commerce Ministry said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China, hits, Japan, with, anti-dumping, measures, chip, chemical</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Companies importing Japanese dichlorosilane are required to provide cash deposits of up to 99.2% from Tuesday, Beijing's Commerce Ministry said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Canada sets tariffs of up to 50% on U.S. steel and other goods after talks fail</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/canada-sets-tariffs-of-up-to-50-on-us-steel-and-other-goods-after-talks-fail</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/canada-sets-tariffs-of-up-to-50-on-us-steel-and-other-goods-after-talks-fail</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The measure will hit U.S. exporters particularly hard in states such as Michigan and Ohio that will host heated races in November&#039;s midterm elections. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Canada, sets, tariffs, 50, U.S., steel, and, other, goods, after, talks, fail</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The measure will hit U.S. exporters particularly hard in states such as Michigan and Ohio that will host heated races in November's midterm elections.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>GPIF still considering need for asset allocation review, minister says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/gpif-still-considering-need-for-asset-allocation-review-minister-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/gpif-still-considering-need-for-asset-allocation-review-minister-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With the fund overseeing about ¥318 trillion in assets, a 1 percentage-point change in allocations translates to more than ¥3 trillion in fund flows. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>GPIF, still, considering, need, for, asset, allocation, review, minister, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[With the fund overseeing about ¥318 trillion in assets, a 1 percentage-point change in allocations translates to more than ¥3 trillion in fund flows.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Indonesia’s richest family moves over $1 billion offshore amid turmoil</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/indonesias-richest-family-moves-over-1-billion-offshore-amid-turmoil</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/indonesias-richest-family-moves-over-1-billion-offshore-amid-turmoil</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The movements of funds abroad mark a sharp pivot for a media-shy family worth about $30 billion that has traditionally parked its wealth at home. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Indonesia’s, richest, family, moves, over, billion, offshore, amid, turmoil</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The movements of funds abroad mark a sharp pivot for a media-shy family worth about $30 billion that has traditionally parked its wealth at home.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japanese carmakers brace for profit hit after yen strengthens</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-carmakers-brace-for-profit-hit-after-yen-strengthens</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-carmakers-brace-for-profit-hit-after-yen-strengthens</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The currency traded just above ¥153 against the dollar on Tuesday, its strongest level since February. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japanese, carmakers, brace, for, profit, hit, after, yen, strengthens</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The currency traded just above ¥153 against the dollar on Tuesday, its strongest level since February.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Weak yen not always good for Tokyo stocks, some analysts say</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/weak-yen-not-always-good-for-tokyo-stocks-some-analysts-say</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/weak-yen-not-always-good-for-tokyo-stocks-some-analysts-say</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Conventional wisdom about the market being helped by a falling currency might not hold if rates climb. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:46:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Weak, yen, not, always, good, for, Tokyo, stocks, some, analysts, say</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Conventional wisdom about the market being helped by a falling currency might not hold if rates climb.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Goldman&#45;backed taxi app Go says ridership strong even after fare hikes</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/goldman-backed-taxi-app-go-says-ridership-strong-even-after-fare-hikes</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/goldman-backed-taxi-app-go-says-ridership-strong-even-after-fare-hikes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Go President Hiroshi Nakajima said riders have absorbed higher prices and demand hasn&#039;t fallen as taxi users are generally less price-sensitive. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Goldman-backed, taxi, app, says, ridership, strong, even, after, fare, hikes</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Go President Hiroshi Nakajima said riders have absorbed higher prices and demand hasn't fallen as taxi users are generally less price-sensitive.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank’s ¥1 trillion retail bond rejuvenates Japan debt market</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbanks-1-trillion-retail-bond-rejuvenates-japan-debt-market</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbanks-1-trillion-retail-bond-rejuvenates-japan-debt-market</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The offering comes as Japan&#039;s benchmark 10-year government bond yield topped 3% for the first time in about 30 years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank’s, ¥1, trillion, retail, bond, rejuvenates, Japan, debt, market</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The offering comes as Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield topped 3% for the first time in about 30 years.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Kura Sushi cancels Chiikawa collaboration over prize embezzlement</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/kura-sushi-cancels-chiikawa-collaboration-over-prize-embezzlement</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/kura-sushi-cancels-chiikawa-collaboration-over-prize-embezzlement</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After Chiikawa items from the chain&#039;s &quot;Bikkura Pon&quot; game were found listed online, a probe confirmed an employee had fraudulently taken the prizes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kura, Sushi, cancels, Chiikawa, collaboration, over, prize, embezzlement</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[After Chiikawa items from the chain's "Bikkura Pon" game were found listed online, a probe confirmed an employee had fraudulently taken the prizes.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Middle East’s data center push endures under cloud of war</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/middle-easts-data-center-push-endures-under-cloud-of-war</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/middle-easts-data-center-push-endures-under-cloud-of-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have invested heavily in technology and pitched their respective nations as reliable sources of abundant land and energy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Middle, East’s, data, center, push, endures, under, cloud, war</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have invested heavily in technology and pitched their respective nations as reliable sources of abundant land and energy.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund record yen intervention</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-likely-sold-treasurys-to-fund-record-yen-intervention</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-likely-sold-treasurys-to-fund-record-yen-intervention</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tokyo&#039;s holdings of foreign securities fell by $87.8 billion at the end of August from a month earlier, close to the scale of the recent intervention. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, likely, sold, Treasurys, fund, record, yen, intervention</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tokyo's holdings of foreign securities fell by $87.8 billion at the end of August from a month earlier, close to the scale of the recent intervention.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. grip on Venezuelan oil threatens billions owed to China</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-grip-on-venezuelan-oil-threatens-billions-owed-to-china</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-grip-on-venezuelan-oil-threatens-billions-owed-to-china</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Next on Washington&#039;s agenda in Venezuela is an attempt to restructure the nation&#039;s debt, which includes billions of dollars owed to China. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., grip, Venezuelan, oil, threatens, billions, owed, China</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Next on Washington's agenda in Venezuela is an attempt to restructure the nation's debt, which includes billions of dollars owed to China.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Anthropic IPO launch shifts toward mid&#45;October</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/anthropic-ipo-launch-shifts-toward-mid-october</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/anthropic-ipo-launch-shifts-toward-mid-october</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The shift pushes back what some investors have said could be a $2 trillion listing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, IPO, launch, shifts, toward, mid-October</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The shift pushes back what some investors have said could be a $2 trillion listing.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Yen’s changing fortunes might finally be spooking the bears</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/yens-changing-fortunes-might-finally-be-spooking-the-bears</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/yens-changing-fortunes-might-finally-be-spooking-the-bears</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ New tailwinds from capital repatriation, unwinding carry trades and U.S. political pressure are now giving short speculators cause to rethink their long-term game. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yen’s, changing, fortunes, might, finally, spooking, the, bears</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[New tailwinds from capital repatriation, unwinding carry trades and U.S. political pressure are now giving short speculators cause to rethink their long-term game.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website-in-previously-undisclosed-aibreakout-this-spring</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website-in-previously-undisclosed-aibreakout-this-spring</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI officials had kept the incident under wraps as they grappled with the fallout from the July breach of the open source repository Hugging Face. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, agents, hijacked, German, website, previously, undisclosed, AI breakout, this, spring</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[OpenAI officials had kept the incident under wraps as they grappled with the fallout from the July breach of the open source repository Hugging Face.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan says progress made on $550 billion investment pact with U.S.</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-says-progress-made-on-550-billion-investment-pact-with-us</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-says-progress-made-on-550-billion-investment-pact-with-us</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa declined to comment in detail, but said discussions on AI and chips will carry &quot;very significant weight.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, says, progress, made, 550, billion, investment, pact, with, U.S.</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa declined to comment in detail, but said discussions on AI and chips will carry "very significant weight."]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>The woman at the center of Japan’s currency fight</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/the-woman-at-the-center-of-japans-currency-fight</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/the-woman-at-the-center-of-japans-currency-fight</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is under pressure to strengthen the yen while balancing competing demands from the prime minister and Washington. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, woman, the, center, Japan’s, currency, fight</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is under pressure to strengthen the yen while balancing competing demands from the prime minister and Washington.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>The new &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;izakaya&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; economy</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/the-new-izakaya-economy</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/the-new-izakaya-economy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Japan&#039;s neighborhood drinking spots are being squeezed by rising costs, changing habits and a growing preference for eating at home. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, new, iizakayai, economy</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan's neighborhood drinking spots are being squeezed by rising costs, changing habits and a growing preference for eating at home.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japanese households cut spending for eighth month as prices rise</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-households-cut-spending-for-eighth-month-as-prices-rise</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-households-cut-spending-for-eighth-month-as-prices-rise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Household outlays adjusted for inflation fell 3.6% in July from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japanese, households, cut, spending, for, eighth, month, prices, rise</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Household outlays adjusted for inflation fell 3.6% in July from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Toyota weighs hydrogen power for trucks that ship auto parts</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/toyota-weighs-hydrogen-power-for-trucks-that-ship-auto-parts</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/toyota-weighs-hydrogen-power-for-trucks-that-ship-auto-parts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Toyota has long touted hydrogen as an option alongside combustion engines, gas-electric hybrids and battery electric vehicles, as part of the automaker&#039;s &quot;multipathway approach.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Toyota, weighs, hydrogen, power, for, trucks, that, ship, auto, parts</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Toyota has long touted hydrogen as an option alongside combustion engines, gas-electric hybrids and battery electric vehicles, as part of the automaker's "multipathway approach."]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Yen’s moves a mystery as intervention dismissed</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/yens-moves-a-mystery-as-intervention-dismissed</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/yens-moves-a-mystery-as-intervention-dismissed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The currency&#039;s strengthening is not seen as rapid enough to indicate official buying. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yen’s, moves, mystery, intervention, dismissed</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The currency's strengthening is not seen as rapid enough to indicate official buying.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Fiscal questions mount as Japanese ministries seek larger budget</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/fiscal-questions-mount-as-japanese-ministries-seek-larger-budget</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/fiscal-questions-mount-as-japanese-ministries-seek-larger-budget</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Japanese government ministries have sought ¥143.1 trillion ($908 billion) in total funding for the fiscal year starting in April, according to the Finance Ministry. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Fiscal, questions, mount, Japanese, ministries, seek, larger, budget</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japanese government ministries have sought ¥143.1 trillion ($908 billion) in total funding for the fiscal year starting in April, according to the Finance Ministry.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Chevron CEO says patience pays off in Venezuela oil deal</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chevron-ceo-says-patience-pays-off-in-venezuela-oil-deal</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chevron-ceo-says-patience-pays-off-in-venezuela-oil-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For two decades, Chevron stayed while all its major peers quit after former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez nationalized foreign assets atop the world&#039;s largest oil reserves. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:06:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Chevron, CEO, says, patience, pays, off, Venezuela, oil, deal</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[For two decades, Chevron stayed while all its major peers quit after former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez nationalized foreign assets atop the world's largest oil reserves.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Natixis boosts Japan equity allocation, anticipating continued growth</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/natixis-boosts-japan-equity-allocation-anticipating-continued-growth</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/natixis-boosts-japan-equity-allocation-anticipating-continued-growth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The asset manager, which oversees about $1.5 trillion globally, changed its weighting a day before Japan&#039;s 10-year government bond yield touched a century high of 3%. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Natixis, boosts, Japan, equity, allocation, anticipating, continued, growth</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The asset manager, which oversees about $1.5 trillion globally, changed its weighting a day before Japan's 10-year government bond yield touched a century high of 3%.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/tech-pilgrims-flock-to-china-as-global-innovation-race-heats-up</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/tech-pilgrims-flock-to-china-as-global-innovation-race-heats-up</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Investors and entrepreneurs are paying thousands of dollars for rare access to Chinese factories, seeking a front-row seat to what could be the next technological revolution. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tech, pilgrims, flock, China, global, innovation, race, heats</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Investors and entrepreneurs are paying thousands of dollars for rare access to Chinese factories, seeking a front-row seat to what could be the next technological revolution.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Lack of dollar hedging among U.S. asset holders risks fueling sell&#45;off</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/lack-of-dollar-hedging-among-us-asset-holders-risks-fueling-sell-off</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/lack-of-dollar-hedging-among-us-asset-holders-risks-fueling-sell-off</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Because U.S. assets make up a large share of global portfolios, increased hedging effectively means more dollar selling. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lack, dollar, hedging, among, U.S., asset, holders, risks, fueling, sell-off</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Because U.S. assets make up a large share of global portfolios, increased hedging effectively means more dollar selling.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Yen rallies after Bessent’s Abenomics comment</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-rallies-after-bessents-abenomics-comment</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-rallies-after-bessents-abenomics-comment</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Japan&#039;s currency is back below ¥158 to the dollar for the first time since early August. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yen, rallies, after, Bessent’s, Abenomics, comment</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan's currency is back below ¥158 to the dollar for the first time since early August.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Yamaguchi Financial to dump more Japan bonds on faster BOJ hikes</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/yamaguchi-financial-to-dump-more-japan-bonds-on-faster-boj-hikes</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/yamaguchi-financial-to-dump-more-japan-bonds-on-faster-boj-hikes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Banks and other investors are grappling with soaring bond yields as the central bank seeks to combat inflation in an economy that had previously seen prices sink for years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yamaguchi, Financial, dump, more, Japan, bonds, faster, BOJ, hikes</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Banks and other investors are grappling with soaring bond yields as the central bank seeks to combat inflation in an economy that had previously seen prices sink for years.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>G20 finance chiefs — except China — back action on distorted trade</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/g20-finance-chiefs-except-china-back-action-on-distorted-trade</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/g20-finance-chiefs-except-china-back-action-on-distorted-trade</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ China&#039;s massive export push has pressured economies across the globe, especially as the U.S. has ​imposed high tariffs on Chinese goods. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>G20, finance, chiefs, —, except, China, —, back, action, distorted, trade</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[China's massive export push has pressured economies across the globe, especially as the U.S. has ​imposed high tariffs on Chinese goods.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Fish&#45;fruit pairings catching on as novel way to spur demand</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/fish-fruit-pairings-catching-on-as-novel-way-to-spur-demand</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/fish-fruit-pairings-catching-on-as-novel-way-to-spur-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With fish consumption declining, particularly among younger people, one fish market official hopes pairing fish with fruit will give dishes a &quot;sense of novelty and visual flair.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Fish-fruit, pairings, catching, novel, way, spur, demand</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[With fish consumption declining, particularly among younger people, one fish market official hopes pairing fish with fruit will give dishes a "sense of novelty and visual flair."]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Reviled in the U.S., data centers win support in Brazil’s presidential election</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/reviled-in-the-us-data-centers-win-support-in-brazils-presidential-election</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/reviled-in-the-us-data-centers-win-support-in-brazils-presidential-election</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Both Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are making data centers central to their pitches to bolster Latin America&#039;s largest economy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Reviled, the, U.S., data, centers, win, support, Brazil’s, presidential, election</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Both Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are making data centers central to their pitches to bolster Latin America's largest economy.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ’s Ueda hints at September rate hike as bets on move mount</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bojs-ueda-hints-at-september-rate-hike-as-bets-on-move-mount</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bojs-ueda-hints-at-september-rate-hike-as-bets-on-move-mount</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Expectations have also been fueled by a slew of comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinting at the need for action. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ’s, Ueda, hints, September, rate, hike, bets, move, mount</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Expectations have also been fueled by a slew of comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinting at the need for action.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s 10&#45;year government bond hits 3% for first time in three decades</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-10-year-government-bond-hits-3-for-first-time-in-three-decades</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-10-year-government-bond-hits-3-for-first-time-in-three-decades</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Inflation and fiscal concerns weigh on the market even after intervention and verbal support from officials. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:54:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, 10-year, government, bond, hits, for, first, time, three, decades</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Inflation and fiscal concerns weigh on the market even after intervention and verbal support from officials.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s companies boost capital investment as profits surge</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-companies-boost-capital-investment-as-profits-surge</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-companies-boost-capital-investment-as-profits-surge</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The results are the latest sign that the corporate sector is coping fairly well with the fallout from the Middle East conflict. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, companies, boost, capital, investment, profits, surge</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The results are the latest sign that the corporate sector is coping fairly well with the fallout from the Middle East conflict.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s Kiuchi says record budget requests need broad comparison</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-kiuchi-says-record-budget-requests-need-broad-comparison</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-kiuchi-says-record-budget-requests-need-broad-comparison</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The economic and fiscal policy minister added that next year&#039;s budget should properly reflect rising prices and wages &quot;while strengthening the economy&#039;s growth potential.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, Kiuchi, says, record, budget, requests, need, broad, comparison</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The economic and fiscal policy minister added that next year's budget should properly reflect rising prices and wages "while strengthening the economy's growth potential."]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Ministry and agency tax system reform requests focus on economic strength</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ministry-and-agency-tax-system-reform-requests-focus-on-economic-strength</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ministry-and-agency-tax-system-reform-requests-focus-on-economic-strength</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A tax reform package for the fiscal year starting next April will be compiled at the end of this year following examinations of the requests. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ministry, and, agency, tax, system, reform, requests, focus, economic, strength</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A tax reform package for the fiscal year starting next April will be compiled at the end of this year following examinations of the requests.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Apple claims OpenAI is using confidential Apple material and destroying evidence</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/apple-claims-openai-is-using-confidential-apple-material-and-destroying-evidence</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/apple-claims-openai-is-using-confidential-apple-material-and-destroying-evidence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A court brief has been filed in support of Apple&#039;s motion for expedited pretrial fact-finding in the lawsuit, which accuses the ChatGPT-maker of stealing trade secrets. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, claims, OpenAI, using, confidential, Apple, material, and, destroying, evidence</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A court brief has been filed in support of Apple's motion for expedited pretrial fact-finding in the lawsuit, which accuses the ChatGPT-maker of stealing trade secrets.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Shein shares plunge 10% in Hong Kong debut after rocky road to IPO</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/shein-shares-plunge-10-in-hong-kong-debut-after-rocky-road-to-ipo</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/shein-shares-plunge-10-in-hong-kong-debut-after-rocky-road-to-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The shares fell to as low as HK$43.72 in early trading, compared with the IPO price of HK$48.56, before recovering some of the losses. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Shein, shares, plunge, 10, Hong, Kong, debut, after, rocky, road, IPO</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The shares fell to as low as HK$43.72 in early trading, compared with the IPO price of HK$48.56, before recovering some of the losses.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Forget GLP&#45;1 stocks, baldness drugs are Wall Street’s next goldmine</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/forget-glp-1-stocks-baldness-drugs-are-wall-streets-next-goldmine</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/forget-glp-1-stocks-baldness-drugs-are-wall-streets-next-goldmine</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pattern hair loss affects an estimated 50 million men and 30 million women in the U.S., but there have been no new approved drugs since the late 1990s. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Forget, GLP-1, stocks, baldness, drugs, are, Wall, Street’s, next, goldmine</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Pattern hair loss affects an estimated 50 million men and 30 million women in the U.S., but there have been no new approved drugs since the late 1990s.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SK Hynix weighs Japan memory fab partnership to supply AI boom</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/sk-hynix-weighs-japan-memory-fab-partnership-to-supply-ai-boom</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/sk-hynix-weighs-japan-memory-fab-partnership-to-supply-ai-boom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The South Korean supplier of dynamic and flash memory is considering various locations for a jointly operated plant. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hynix, weighs, Japan, memory, fab, partnership, supply, boom</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The South Korean supplier of dynamic and flash memory is considering various locations for a jointly operated plant.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>India’s aviation boom faces turbulence amid safety concerns</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/indias-aviation-boom-faces-turbulence-amid-safety-concerns</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/indias-aviation-boom-faces-turbulence-amid-safety-concerns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A series of crises at India&#039;s two main carriers, Air India and IndiGo, has exposed safety and regulatory shortcomings in the world&#039;s third-largest domestic aviation market. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>India’s, aviation, boom, faces, turbulence, amid, safety, concerns</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A series of crises at India's two main carriers, Air India and IndiGo, has exposed safety and regulatory shortcomings in the world's third-largest domestic aviation market.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Itochu set to take Dentsu Soken private in $1.3 billion deal</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/itochu-set-to-take-dentsu-soken-private-in-13-billion-deal</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/itochu-set-to-take-dentsu-soken-private-in-13-billion-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Itochu will acquire almost 75 million Dentsu Soken shares at ¥2,880 each, valuing the deal at roughly ¥215.2 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Itochu, set, take, Dentsu, Soken, private, 1.3, billion, deal</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Itochu will acquire almost 75 million Dentsu Soken shares at ¥2,880 each, valuing the deal at roughly ¥215.2 billion.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Picture&#45;perfect AI resumes push firms back to tests, referrals</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/picture-perfect-ai-resumes-push-firms-back-to-tests-referrals</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/picture-perfect-ai-resumes-push-firms-back-to-tests-referrals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As AI tools have made flawless job applications easy, employers are bringing back traditional techniques to sift through candidates. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Picture-perfect, resumes, push, firms, back, tests, referrals</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As AI tools have made flawless job applications easy, employers are bringing back traditional techniques to sift through candidates.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan spends record ¥15.39 trillion in July&#45;August forex interventions</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-spends-record-1539-trillion-in-july-august-forex-interventions</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-spends-record-1539-trillion-in-july-august-forex-interventions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The figure marked the largest-ever monthly amount spent on yen-buying, dollar-selling interventions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:06:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, spends, record, ¥15.39, trillion, July-August, forex, interventions</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The figure marked the largest-ever monthly amount spent on yen-buying, dollar-selling interventions.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Fed chief’s inflation warning sets up September showdown</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/fed-chiefs-inflation-warning-sets-up-september-showdown</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/fed-chiefs-inflation-warning-sets-up-september-showdown</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Analysts say Fed chair Kevin Warsh will have to raise interest rates this year if inflation remains well above the central bank&#039;s 2% target. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Fed, chief’s, inflation, warning, sets, September, showdown</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Analysts say Fed chair Kevin Warsh will have to raise interest rates this year if inflation remains well above the central bank's 2% target.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. to take control of major portion of Venezuelan oil wealth</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-to-take-control-of-major-portion-of-venezuelan-oil-wealth</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-to-take-control-of-major-portion-of-venezuelan-oil-wealth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The move represents President Donald Trump&#039;s latest push to establish U.S. dominance over the Western Hemisphere. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., take, control, major, portion, Venezuelan, oil, wealth</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The move represents President Donald Trump's latest push to establish U.S. dominance over the Western Hemisphere.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>What happens if you give everyone $700? A local economy thrives</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/what-happens-if-you-give-everyone-700-a-local-economy-thrives</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/what-happens-if-you-give-everyone-700-a-local-economy-thrives</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An experiment designed to showcase what the future of aid might look like is seeing success in the village of Kamala in southern Malawi. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, happens, you, give, everyone, 700, local, economy, thrives</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[An experiment designed to showcase what the future of aid might look like is seeing success in the village of Kamala in southern Malawi.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Russia’s gasoline output drops to 70% of domestic demand</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/russias-gasoline-output-drops-to-70-of-domestic-demand</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/russias-gasoline-output-drops-to-70-of-domestic-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The fall at this month&#039;s end comes after a series of drone attacks forced major refineries to suspend operations, according to two industry sources. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Russia’s, gasoline, output, drops, 70, domestic, demand</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The fall at this month's end comes after a series of drone attacks forced major refineries to suspend operations, according to two industry sources.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Mizuho files case against Radiant World in Singapore court</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/mizuho-files-case-against-radiant-world-in-singapore-court</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/mizuho-files-case-against-radiant-world-in-singapore-court</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Some ⁠banks have frozen Radiant World&#039;s accounts and trading houses have severed ​ties on concerns ⁠the commodity trader had supplied invalid invoices to raise financing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mizuho, files, case, against, Radiant, World, Singapore, court</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some ⁠banks have frozen Radiant World's accounts and trading houses have severed ​ties on concerns ⁠the commodity trader had supplied invalid invoices to raise financing.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan regulator steps up scrutiny of 50&#45;year home loans</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-regulator-steps-up-scrutiny-of-50-year-home-loans</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-regulator-steps-up-scrutiny-of-50-year-home-loans</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Home loans of as long as 50 years are becoming more common among younger borrowers with modest incomes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, regulator, steps, scrutiny, 50-year, home, loans</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Home loans of as long as 50 years are becoming more common among younger borrowers with modest incomes.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SK Hynix weighs closer ties with Japan’s memory industry</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/sk-hynix-weighs-closer-ties-with-japans-memory-industry</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/sk-hynix-weighs-closer-ties-with-japans-memory-industry</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The South Korean chipmaker doesn&#039;t have &quot;any fixed plans&quot; for its significant indirect stake in Kioxia Holdings, Chief Executive Officer Kwak Noh-jung says. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hynix, weighs, closer, ties, with, Japan’s, memory, industry</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The South Korean chipmaker doesn't have "any fixed plans" for its significant indirect stake in Kioxia Holdings, Chief Executive Officer Kwak Noh-jung says.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nippon Life open to becoming net JGB buyer next fiscal year</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nippon-life-open-to-becoming-net-jgb-buyer-next-fiscal-year</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nippon-life-open-to-becoming-net-jgb-buyer-next-fiscal-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The insurer, which has held off on adding to its Japanese government bond holdings over the past two years after unrealized losses in its portfolio, is adjusting its stance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nippon, Life, open, becoming, net, JGB, buyer, next, fiscal, year</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The insurer, which has held off on adding to its Japanese government bond holdings over the past two years after unrealized losses in its portfolio, is adjusting its stance.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Toyota sales fall for six straight months on weak China demand</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/toyota-sales-fall-for-six-straight-months-on-weak-china-demand</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/toyota-sales-fall-for-six-straight-months-on-weak-china-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Intense competition among China&#039;s domestic carmakers is crowding out importers, while turmoil in the Middle East has disrupted critical supply routes and sent oil prices soaring. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Toyota, sales, fall, for, six, straight, months, weak, China, demand</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Intense competition among China's domestic carmakers is crowding out importers, while turmoil in the Middle East has disrupted critical supply routes and sent oil prices soaring.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Chubu Electric faces scrutiny over reactor decommissioning costs</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chubu-electric-faces-scrutiny-over-reactor-decommissioning-costs</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chubu-electric-faces-scrutiny-over-reactor-decommissioning-costs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company allegedly misrepresented the progress of construction work at some reactors when applying for reimbursement of costs related to decommissioning, sources said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Chubu, Electric, faces, scrutiny, over, reactor, decommissioning, costs</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The company allegedly misrepresented the progress of construction work at some reactors when applying for reimbursement of costs related to decommissioning, sources said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Kids will be kids, and that’s the biggest risk with Meta’s new safeguards</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/kids-will-be-kids-and-thats-the-biggest-risk-with-metas-new-safeguards</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/kids-will-be-kids-and-thats-the-biggest-risk-with-metas-new-safeguards</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Guardrails can only work as well as a company&#039;s ability to accurately identify a user&#039;s age, and young people around the world have repeatedly found ways to get past restrictions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kids, will, kids, and, that’s, the, biggest, risk, with, Meta’s, new, safeguards</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Guardrails can only work as well as a company's ability to accurately identify a user's age, and young people around the world have repeatedly found ways to get past restrictions.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ deputy chief keeps door open to September rate increase</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-deputy-chief-keeps-door-open-to-september-rate-increase</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-deputy-chief-keeps-door-open-to-september-rate-increase</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bank of Japan is confronting mounting inflationary pressures as the Middle East conflict drags on, compounded by persistent yen weakness. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ, deputy, chief, keeps, door, open, September, rate, increase</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan is confronting mounting inflationary pressures as the Middle East conflict drags on, compounded by persistent yen weakness.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Kioxia plans new chip fab in Japan to meet AI memory demand</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/kioxia-plans-new-chip-fab-in-japan-to-meet-ai-memory-demand</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/kioxia-plans-new-chip-fab-in-japan-to-meet-ai-memory-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Tokyo-based maker of NAND flash memory will construct a third facility at its manufacturing site in Iwate Prefecture. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kioxia, plans, new, chip, fab, Japan, meet, memory, demand</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Tokyo-based maker of NAND flash memory will construct a third facility at its manufacturing site in Iwate Prefecture.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japanese government bonds could get a boost from retail investors</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-government-bonds-could-get-a-boost-from-retail-investors</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-government-bonds-could-get-a-boost-from-retail-investors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Incentives to encourage individuals to buy the debt are being considered as the Bank of Japan cuts back on purchases. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japanese, government, bonds, could, get, boost, from, retail, investors</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Incentives to encourage individuals to buy the debt are being considered as the Bank of Japan cuts back on purchases.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>United Airlines continues Japan expansion with new Okinawa and Osaka routes</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/united-airlines-continues-japan-expansion-with-new-okinawa-and-osaka-routes</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/united-airlines-continues-japan-expansion-with-new-okinawa-and-osaka-routes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As tourism booms across Japan, United Airlines is continuing to expand its offerings to the country, with new routes planned for Okinawa and Osaka. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:58:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>United, Airlines, continues, Japan, expansion, with, new, Okinawa, and, Osaka, routes</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As tourism booms across Japan, United Airlines is continuing to expand its offerings to the country, with new routes planned for Okinawa and Osaka.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan to keep gas pump prices at around ¥170</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-to-keep-gas-pump-prices-at-around-170</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-to-keep-gas-pump-prices-at-around-170</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ To secure additional financial resources, the government plans to tap into a ¥2.5 trillion reserve fund for responding to the Middle East situation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, keep, gas, pump, prices, around, ¥170</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[To secure additional financial resources, the government plans to tap into a ¥2.5 trillion reserve fund for responding to the Middle East situation.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Honda eyes U.S. to build newest factory, top executive says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/honda-eyes-us-to-build-newest-factory-top-executive-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/honda-eyes-us-to-build-newest-factory-top-executive-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The carmaker is seeking to expand its lineup of gas-electric hybrids models from 2030. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Honda, eyes, U.S., build, newest, factory, top, executive, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The carmaker is seeking to expand its lineup of gas-electric hybrids models from 2030.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan debt&#45;servicing costs to hit $230 billion record next year</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-debt-servicing-costs-to-hit-230-billion-record-next-year</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-debt-servicing-costs-to-hit-230-billion-record-next-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The sharp increase highlights the growing burden of higher interest rates. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, debt-servicing, costs, hit, 230, billion, record, next, year</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The sharp increase highlights the growing burden of higher interest rates.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan may freeze aviation fuel tax increase</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-may-freeze-aviation-fuel-tax-increase</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-may-freeze-aviation-fuel-tax-increase</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The transport ministry has judged that continued tax support for airlines is necessary amid soaring fuel prices reflecting the Middle East turmoil. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, may, freeze, aviation, fuel, tax, increase</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The transport ministry has judged that continued tax support for airlines is necessary amid soaring fuel prices reflecting the Middle East turmoil.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Founders once linked to Bezos project pitch AI that models physics, not language</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/founders-once-linked-to-bezos-project-pitch-ai-that-models-physics-not-language</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/founders-once-linked-to-bezos-project-pitch-ai-that-models-physics-not-language</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new type of artificial intelligence model built by Anima Anandkumar and Benedikt Jenik has learned to predict physical phenomena in space and time. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Founders, once, linked, Bezos, project, pitch, that, models, physics, not, language</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The new type of artificial intelligence model built by Anima Anandkumar and Benedikt Jenik has learned to predict physical phenomena in space and time.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Groundwork is set for BOJ rate hike next month, ex&#45;official says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/groundwork-is-set-for-boj-rate-hike-next-month-ex-official-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/groundwork-is-set-for-boj-rate-hike-next-month-ex-official-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As of Monday afternoon in Tokyo, traders were assigning a roughly 80% probability of a rate hike when the board delivers its next policy decision. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Groundwork, set, for, BOJ, rate, hike, next, month, ex-official, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As of Monday afternoon in Tokyo, traders were assigning a roughly 80% probability of a rate hike when the board delivers its next policy decision.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>New cars sold in Japan from September 2031 must have driver monitoring systems</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/new-cars-sold-in-japan-from-september-2031-must-have-driver-monitoring-systems</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/new-cars-sold-in-japan-from-september-2031-must-have-driver-monitoring-systems</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Such systems monitor driver attention, alerting them if there are signs of drowsy driving or if they are suspected to be looking at their phones. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, cars, sold, Japan, from, September, 2031, must, have, driver, monitoring, systems</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Such systems monitor driver attention, alerting them if there are signs of drowsy driving or if they are suspected to be looking at their phones.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Firms tap AI and sensors to boost indoor farming as Japan faces farmer shortage</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/firms-tap-ai-and-sensors-to-boost-indoor-farming-as-japan-faces-farmer-shortage</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/firms-tap-ai-and-sensors-to-boost-indoor-farming-as-japan-faces-farmer-shortage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The government is promoting the adoption in agriculture of advanced technologies, with a target of ¥4.6 trillion in public and private investment by fiscal 2040. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Firms, tap, and, sensors, boost, indoor, farming, Japan, faces, farmer, shortage</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The government is promoting the adoption in agriculture of advanced technologies, with a target of ¥4.6 trillion in public and private investment by fiscal 2040.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Doshisha board chair to resign over fatal Okinawa boat accident</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/doshisha-board-chair-to-resign-over-fatal-okinawa-boat-accident</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/doshisha-board-chair-to-resign-over-fatal-okinawa-boat-accident</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An external report, released last month, said the Doshisha school corporation breached its obligation to investigate the trip beforehand and plan it safely. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Doshisha, board, chair, resign, over, fatal, Okinawa, boat, accident</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[An external report, released last month, said the Doshisha school corporation breached its obligation to investigate the trip beforehand and plan it safely.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>As India seeks European&#45;style health labels on food and soda, lobbies fight back</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/as-india-seeks-european-style-health-labels-on-food-and-soda-lobbies-fight-back</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/as-india-seeks-european-style-health-labels-on-food-and-soda-lobbies-fight-back</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Roughly 20 nations have adopted interpretive labels, which may include highlighting high sugar levels in red and low fat content in green, on packaged foods. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>India, seeks, European-style, health, labels, food, and, soda, lobbies, fight, back</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Roughly 20 nations have adopted interpretive labels, which may include highlighting high sugar levels in red and low fat content in green, on packaged foods.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Tesla and other automakers begin record vehicle recall in China</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/tesla-and-other-automakers-begin-record-vehicle-recall-in-china</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/tesla-and-other-automakers-begin-record-vehicle-recall-in-china</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The automakers said they will recall a total of about 4.3 million vehicles over concerns that doors may be difficult to open in an emergency. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:58:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tesla, and, other, automakers, begin, record, vehicle, recall, China</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The automakers said they will recall a total of about 4.3 million vehicles over concerns that doors may be difficult to open in an emergency.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Lawson to cut rice ball prices in Japan as costs ease</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/lawson-to-cut-rice-ball-prices-in-japan-as-costs-ease</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/lawson-to-cut-rice-ball-prices-in-japan-as-costs-ease</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The convenience store chain will lower prices on most of its hand-wrapped onigiri by ¥10 starting Sept. 29, a company spokesperson says. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:34:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lawson, cut, rice, ball, prices, Japan, costs, ease</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The convenience store chain will lower prices on most of its hand-wrapped onigiri by ¥10 starting Sept. 29, a company spokesperson says.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s power prices climb to highest since 2023 on heat wave</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-power-prices-climb-to-highest-since-2023-on-heat-wave</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-power-prices-climb-to-highest-since-2023-on-heat-wave</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The nationwide next-day power price rose 20% on Monday from the previous week to ￥25.18 ($0.16) a kilowatt-hour, the highest since January 2023. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:26:01 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, power, prices, climb, highest, since, 2023, heat, wave</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The nationwide next-day power price rose 20% on Monday from the previous week to ￥25.18 ($0.16) a kilowatt-hour, the highest since January 2023.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank plans record $6.3 billion retail bond sale in Japan</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-plans-record-63-billion-retail-bond-sale-in-japan</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-plans-record-63-billion-retail-bond-sale-in-japan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The 7-year bonds are expected to be priced on Sept. 4, with an indicative coupon range of 4.3% to 4.9%, according to a company filing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:02:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, plans, record, 6.3, billion, retail, bond, sale, Japan</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The 7-year bonds are expected to be priced on Sept. 4, with an indicative coupon range of 4.3% to 4.9%, according to a company filing.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Pimco expects elevated term premium, says bonds are attractive</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/pimco-expects-elevated-term-premium-says-bonds-are-attractive</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/pimco-expects-elevated-term-premium-says-bonds-are-attractive</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Today&#039;s yields only appear unusually high relative to the artificially suppressed rates of the post-global financial crisis era, says the American investment management firm. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pimco, expects, elevated, term, premium, says, bonds, are, attractive</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today's yields only appear unusually high relative to the artificially suppressed rates of the post-global financial crisis era, says the American investment management firm.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Shein’s purchase of Everlane faces U.S. national security review</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/sheins-purchase-of-everlane-faces-us-national-security-review</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/sheins-purchase-of-everlane-faces-us-national-security-review</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The China-founded fast-fashion giant voluntarily initiated the review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. after the $80 million transaction was completed in May. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Shein’s, purchase, Everlane, faces, U.S., national, security, review</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The China-founded fast-fashion giant voluntarily initiated the review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. after the $80 million transaction was completed in May.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Suzuki unveils electric minivehicle that has a 310&#45;kilometer range</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/suzuki-unveils-electric-minivehicle-that-has-a-310-kilometer-range</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/suzuki-unveils-electric-minivehicle-that-has-a-310-kilometer-range</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Suzuki has yet to set a price for the model, due to come out this fiscal year, but aims to make it affordable enough to encourage a shift among gasoline car owners. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Suzuki, unveils, electric, minivehicle, that, has, 310-kilometer, range</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Suzuki has yet to set a price for the model, due to come out this fiscal year, but aims to make it affordable enough to encourage a shift among gasoline car owners.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Bessent’s bond gambit seen as possible prelude to closer Japan&#45;U.S. coordination</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bessents-bond-gambit-seen-as-possible-prelude-to-closer-japan-us-coordination</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bessents-bond-gambit-seen-as-possible-prelude-to-closer-japan-us-coordination</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The two countries could start to address fiscal weaknesses together and make sure the market knows they are getting their houses in order. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bessent’s, bond, gambit, seen, possible, prelude, closer, Japan-U.S., coordination</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The two countries could start to address fiscal weaknesses together and make sure the market knows they are getting their houses in order.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Canada to apply dollar&#45;for&#45;dollar U.S. countertariffs as trade feud escalates</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/canada-to-applydollar-for-dollar-us-countertariffs-as-trade-feud-escalates</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/canada-to-applydollar-for-dollar-us-countertariffs-as-trade-feud-escalates</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ By punching back, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking an economic and political gamble, balancing short-term pain with longer-term strategy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Canada, apply dollar-for-dollar, U.S., countertariffs, trade, feud, escalates</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[By punching back, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking an economic and political gamble, balancing short-term pain with longer-term strategy.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Fujifilm expands key chip material output to capture AI demand</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/fujifilm-expands-key-chip-material-output-to-capture-ai-demand</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/fujifilm-expands-key-chip-material-output-to-capture-ai-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It has opened a new fabrication building that will boost output of post-CMP cleaners essential for removing particles and residues from wafers after chemical-mechanical polishing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:02:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Fujifilm, expands, key, chip, material, output, capture, demand</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It has opened a new fabrication building that will boost output of post-CMP cleaners essential for removing particles and residues from wafers after chemical-mechanical polishing.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>In U.S., rare earths extracted from coal mine wastewater</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/in-us-rare-earths-extracted-from-coal-mine-wastewater</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/in-us-rare-earths-extracted-from-coal-mine-wastewater</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new pilot project achieves two purposes: environment cleanup and the recovery of the critical minerals as a valuable byproduct. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., rare, earths, extracted, from, coal, mine, wastewater</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A new pilot project achieves two purposes: environment cleanup and the recovery of the critical minerals as a valuable byproduct.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump risks China blowback with plan to choke Iran’s economy</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-risks-china-blowback-with-plan-to-choke-irans-economy</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-risks-china-blowback-with-plan-to-choke-irans-economy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Beijing — the main buyer of Iranian oil — will provide the biggest test of Washington&#039;s determination to follow through on its plan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:02:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, risks, China, blowback, with, plan, choke, Iran’s, economy</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Beijing — the main buyer of Iranian oil — will provide the biggest test of Washington's determination to follow through on its plan.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. and Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump tariffs</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-and-canada-fail-to-reach-trade-pact-to-avert-trump-tariffs</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-and-canada-fail-to-reach-trade-pact-to-avert-trump-tariffs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The lack of a final agreement means that new 50% duties, set to impact some $20 billion of Canadian exports to the United States, took effect Saturday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:02:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., and, Canada, fail, reach, trade, pact, avert, Trump, tariffs</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The lack of a final agreement means that new 50% duties, set to impact some $20 billion of Canadian exports to the United States, took effect Saturday.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan eyes fiscal 2027 assumed bond interest rate at 3.8%</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-eyes-fiscal-2027-assumed-bond-interest-rate-at-38</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-eyes-fiscal-2027-assumed-bond-interest-rate-at-38</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The rate, used to calculate the government&#039;s debt-servicing costs, is expected to be raised significantly from 3% in the fiscal 2026 budget. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:02:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[The rate, used to calculate the government's debt-servicing costs, is expected to be raised significantly from 3% in the fiscal 2026 budget.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-teen-drops-lawsuit-against-meta-google-and-snap-ahead-of-trial</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-teen-drops-lawsuit-against-meta-google-and-snap-ahead-of-trial</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey, had alleged that tech giants contributed to her social media addiction, depression and self-harm. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., teen, drops, lawsuit, against, Meta, Google, and, Snap, ahead, trial</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey, had alleged that tech giants contributed to her social media addiction, depression and self-harm.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s upcoming budget requests in spotlight amid fiscal fears</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-upcoming-budget-requests-in-spotlight-amid-fiscal-fears</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-upcoming-budget-requests-in-spotlight-amid-fiscal-fears</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Requests for the next fiscal year are likely to exceed last year&#039;s record ¥122 trillion ($767 billion) as the government seeks to cut reliance on supplementary budgets. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, upcoming, budget, requests, spotlight, amid, fiscal, fears</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Requests for the next fiscal year are likely to exceed last year's record ¥122 trillion ($767 billion) as the government seeks to cut reliance on supplementary budgets.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s inflation picks up, backing BOJ’s case for rate hike</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-inflation-picks-up-backing-bojs-case-for-rate-hike</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-inflation-picks-up-backing-bojs-case-for-rate-hike</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.8% in July from a year earlier, picking up from a 1.6% advance in the previous month. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:06:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, inflation, picks, up, backing, BOJ’s, case, for, rate, hike</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.8% in July from a year earlier, picking up from a 1.6% advance in the previous month.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Financial Services Agency to set up inspection office</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/financial-services-agency-to-set-up-inspection-office</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/financial-services-agency-to-set-up-inspection-office</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The plan to step up inspections of financial institutions follows a series of scandals uncovered at regional credit cooperatives. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:06:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Financial, Services, Agency, set, inspection, office</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The plan to step up inspections of financial institutions follows a series of scandals uncovered at regional credit cooperatives.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Taiwan, Japan and U.S. encouraged to cooperate more on tech</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/taiwan-japan-and-us-encouraged-to-cooperate-more-on-tech</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/taiwan-japan-and-us-encouraged-to-cooperate-more-on-tech</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At a recent conference in Tokyo, officials from the U.S. and Taiwan noted the need to work together. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:06:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Taiwan, Japan, and, U.S., encouraged, cooperate, more, tech</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[At a recent conference in Tokyo, officials from the U.S. and Taiwan noted the need to work together.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BYD tries where others failed with tiny EV designed for Japan</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/byd-tries-where-others-failed-with-tiny-ev-designed-for-japan</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/byd-tries-where-others-failed-with-tiny-ev-designed-for-japan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The world&#039;s largest maker of electric vehicles says its recently unveiled Racco has attracted more than 1,000 orders in the first few weeks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:01:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BYD, tries, where, others, failed, with, tiny, designed, for, Japan</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The world's largest maker of electric vehicles says its recently unveiled Racco has attracted more than 1,000 orders in the first few weeks.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Minimum wage rises in at least 17 prefectures to exceed central recommendations</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/minimum-wage-rises-in-at-least-17-prefectures-to-exceed-central-recommendations</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/minimum-wage-rises-in-at-least-17-prefectures-to-exceed-central-recommendations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Easing competition among prefectures is attributed to the central government effectively postponing its goal of raising the average minimum wage to ¥1,500 this decade. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:01:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Minimum, wage, rises, least, prefectures, exceed, central, recommendations</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Easing competition among prefectures is attributed to the central government effectively postponing its goal of raising the average minimum wage to ¥1,500 this decade.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan exports grow at fastest pace since 2022 on chip demand, cars and weak yen</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-exports-grow-at-fastest-pace-since-2022-on-chip-demand-cars-and-weak-yen</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-exports-grow-at-fastest-pace-since-2022-on-chip-demand-cars-and-weak-yen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The data shows that Japan&#039;s manufacturers have largely managed to navigate the fallout from the Middle East conflict so far. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:01:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, exports, grow, fastest, pace, since, 2022, chip, demand, cars, and, weak, yen</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The data shows that Japan's manufacturers have largely managed to navigate the fallout from the Middle East conflict so far.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China’s tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-tax-crackdown-forces-wealthy-investors-to-assess-their-offshore-trusts</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-tax-crackdown-forces-wealthy-investors-to-assess-their-offshore-trusts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The overhauled tax rules have also fueled concern that Beijing may widen its scrutiny of offshore wealth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:01:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, tax, crackdown, forces, wealthy, investors, assess, their, offshore, trusts</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The overhauled tax rules have also fueled concern that Beijing may widen its scrutiny of offshore wealth.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>YouTube offers creators millions to not work with Netflix</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/youtube-offers-creators-millions-to-not-work-with-netflix</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/youtube-offers-creators-millions-to-not-work-with-netflix</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For most of the last 20 years, YouTube and Netflix have been friendly competitors largely operating in separate universes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:01:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>YouTube, offers, creators, millions, not, work, with, Netflix</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[For most of the last 20 years, YouTube and Netflix have been friendly competitors largely operating in separate universes.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>As Europe rearms, Italy’s fragmented space sector faces a scale test</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/as-europe-rearms-italys-fragmented-space-sector-faces-a-scale-test</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/as-europe-rearms-italys-fragmented-space-sector-faces-a-scale-test</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Italy&#039;s space sector is known for niche engineering expertise but remains dominated by small and medium-size companies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:29:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Europe, rearms, Italy’s, fragmented, space, sector, faces, scale, test</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Italy's space sector is known for niche engineering expertise but remains dominated by small and medium-size companies.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/meta-hooked-children-and-misled-public-prosecutors</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/meta-hooked-children-and-misled-public-prosecutors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A coalition of states is asking Meta be hit with $200 billion in penalties for making products addictive to children, in what many have called social media&#039;s &quot;big tobacco moment.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:05:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, hooked, children, and, misled, public:, prosecutors</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A coalition of states is asking Meta be hit with $200 billion in penalties for making products addictive to children, in what many have called social media's "big tobacco moment."]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Singapore casino’s winning streak puts pressure on losing rival</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/singapore-casinos-winning-streak-puts-pressure-on-losing-rival</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/singapore-casinos-winning-streak-puts-pressure-on-losing-rival</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Marina Bay Sands&#039; casino revenues for the first half of 2026 topped $2.1 billion, while Resorts World Sentosa&#039;s comparable numbers were less than a third of that. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:05:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Singapore, casino’s, winning, streak, puts, pressure, losing, rival</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Marina Bay Sands' casino revenues for the first half of 2026 topped $2.1 billion, while Resorts World Sentosa's comparable numbers were less than a third of that.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Development Bank of Japan to boost ties with regional banks</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/development-bank-of-japan-to-boost-ties-with-regional-banks</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/development-bank-of-japan-to-boost-ties-with-regional-banks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The government-backed bank plans to accept personnel seconded from regional lenders and form investment funds as part of efforts to support regional economies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:05:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Development, Bank, Japan, boost, ties, with, regional, banks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The government-backed bank plans to accept personnel seconded from regional lenders and form investment funds as part of efforts to support regional economies.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Mizuho markets head expects BOJ to raise rates soon, more often</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/mizuho-markets-head-expects-boj-to-raise-rates-soon-more-often</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/mizuho-markets-head-expects-boj-to-raise-rates-soon-more-often</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Many Japanese financial institutions remain reluctant to wade back into the nation&#039;s bond market as rates rise and inflation persists. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:05:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mizuho, markets, head, expects, BOJ, raise, rates, soon, more, often</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many Japanese financial institutions remain reluctant to wade back into the nation's bond market as rates rise and inflation persists.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump says U.S. and Canada strike deal, temporarily pauses tariffs</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-says-us-and-canada-strike-deal-temporarily-pauses-tariffs</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-says-us-and-canada-strike-deal-temporarily-pauses-tariffs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. president added that the Keystone XL Pipeline &quot;may be awoken from the grave,&quot; but did not provide details. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:05:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, says, U.S., and, Canada, strike, deal, temporarily, pauses, tariffs</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The U.S. president added that the Keystone XL Pipeline "may be awoken from the grave," but did not provide details.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Microsoft retreats in China, but AI boom helps it keep a window open</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/microsoft-retreats-in-china-but-ai-boom-helps-it-keep-a-window-open</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/microsoft-retreats-in-china-but-ai-boom-helps-it-keep-a-window-open</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft once regarded the idea of quitting China as unthinkable. But in the past five years, at least 15 branch offices and joint ventures in China have been shut. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:01:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Microsoft, retreats, China, but, boom, helps, keep, window, open</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Microsoft once regarded the idea of quitting China as unthinkable. But in the past five years, at least 15 branch offices and joint ventures in China have been shut.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank invests $200 million in construction startup Gravis Robotics</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-invests-200-million-in-construction-startup-gravis-robotics</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-invests-200-million-in-construction-startup-gravis-robotics</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The deal marks another splashy investment into robotics from SoftBank, whose founder, Masayoshi Son, is trying to make his firm a pivotal player in the global AI race. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:01:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, invests, 200, million, construction, startup, Gravis, Robotics</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The deal marks another splashy investment into robotics from SoftBank, whose founder, Masayoshi Son, is trying to make his firm a pivotal player in the global AI race.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companies</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-crypto-firm-backs-venture-offering-ai-from-restricted-chinese-companies</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-crypto-firm-backs-venture-offering-ai-from-restricted-chinese-companies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Experts say the business collaboration runs counter to the Trump administration&#039;s stance toward Chinese tech companies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:01:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, crypto, firm, backs, venture, offering, from, restricted, Chinese, companies</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Experts say the business collaboration runs counter to the Trump administration's stance toward Chinese tech companies.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>German drone maker Helsing enlists Rakuten to broker Japan military deal</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/german-drone-maker-helsing-enlists-rakuten-to-broker-japan-military-deal</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/german-drone-maker-helsing-enlists-rakuten-to-broker-japan-military-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Ground Self-Defense Force is currently ​testing Helsing&#039;s HX-2 strike drone, as Tokyo looks to modernize its military and counter ‌an increasingly ‌assertive China. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:01:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>German, drone, maker, Helsing, enlists, Rakuten, broker, Japan, military, deal</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Ground Self-Defense Force is currently ​testing Helsing's HX-2 strike drone, as Tokyo looks to modernize its military and counter ‌an increasingly ‌assertive China.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China’s Unitree unveils ‘Superman’ robot as fervor builds ahead of Shanghai debut</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-unitree-unveils-superman-robot-as-fervor-builds-ahead-of-shanghai-debut</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-unitree-unveils-superman-robot-as-fervor-builds-ahead-of-shanghai-debut</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The world&#039;s biggest humanoid-robot maker by sales will start trading in Shanghai on Wednesday after raising 6.1 billion yuan ($905 million) in an initial public offering last week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:01:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, Unitree, unveils, ‘Superman’, robot, fervor, builds, ahead, Shanghai, debut</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The world's biggest humanoid-robot maker by sales will start trading in Shanghai on Wednesday after raising 6.1 billion yuan ($905 million) in an initial public offering last week.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>No&#45;frills noodles gaining popularity in Japan amid rising prices</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/no-frills-noodles-gaining-popularity-in-japan-amid-rising-prices</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/no-frills-noodles-gaining-popularity-in-japan-amid-rising-prices</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Convenience stores and supermarkets are enhancing their lineup of plain noodles to appeal to customers looking for low-priced products. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:53:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>No-frills, noodles, gaining, popularity, Japan, amid, rising, prices</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Convenience stores and supermarkets are enhancing their lineup of plain noodles to appeal to customers looking for low-priced products.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s economy loses some steam in the second quarter</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-economy-loses-some-steam-in-the-second-quarter</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-economy-loses-some-steam-in-the-second-quarter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Consumers are holding back as corporations retreat, giving the Bank of Japan some disappointing data to process. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:45:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, economy, loses, some, steam, the, second, quarter</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Consumers are holding back as corporations retreat, giving the Bank of Japan some disappointing data to process.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Covert Mideast oil flows are keeping global prices in check</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/covert-mideast-oil-flows-are-keeping-global-prices-in-check</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/covert-mideast-oil-flows-are-keeping-global-prices-in-check</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The trade of ferrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz undetected to tankers in the Gulf of Oman is running at full tilt, despite recent attacks on vessels. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:05:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Covert, Mideast, oil, flows, are, keeping, global, prices, check</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The trade of ferrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz undetected to tankers in the Gulf of Oman is running at full tilt, despite recent attacks on vessels.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Restaurant chain operator Ootoya plans to accelerate expansion overseas</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/restaurant-chain-operator-ootoya-plans-to-accelerate-expansion-overseas</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/restaurant-chain-operator-ootoya-plans-to-accelerate-expansion-overseas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company currently operates about 140 Japanese restaurants across eight countries and regions, including Thailand, Taiwan and the United States. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:05:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Restaurant, chain, operator, Ootoya, plans, accelerate, expansion, overseas</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The company currently operates about 140 Japanese restaurants across eight countries and regions, including Thailand, Taiwan and the United States.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Idol game app firm collapses as data shows bankruptcies up 7% on year</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/idol-game-app-firm-collapses-as-data-shows-bankruptcies-up-7-on-year</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/idol-game-app-firm-collapses-as-data-shows-bankruptcies-up-7-on-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Even as share indexes reach record highs on the back of corporate profits, bankruptcies have also been on the rise amid higher material costs and labor shortages. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:05:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Idol, game, app, firm, collapses, data, shows, bankruptcies, year</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Even as share indexes reach record highs on the back of corporate profits, bankruptcies have also been on the rise amid higher material costs and labor shortages.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Heat waves expose insurance gap as European business losses mount</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/heat-waves-expose-insurance-gap-as-european-business-losses-mount</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/heat-waves-expose-insurance-gap-as-european-business-losses-mount</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Moody&#039;s estimates that last summer&#039;s European heat waves cost €43 billion ‌in lost ‌economic output while generating only about €500 million of insured payouts. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:05:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Heat, waves, expose, insurance, gap, European, business, losses, mount</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Moody's estimates that last summer's European heat waves cost €43 billion ‌in lost ‌economic output while generating only about €500 million of insured payouts.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Akita eyes AI data center that could become Japan’s largest</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/akita-eyes-ai-data-center-that-could-become-japans-largest</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/akita-eyes-ai-data-center-that-could-become-japans-largest</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Two firms are cooperating with the city and prefecture to make the center a hub to attract AI-related businesses and human resources. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:05:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Akita, eyes, data, center, that, could, become, Japan’s, largest</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Two firms are cooperating with the city and prefecture to make the center a hub to attract AI-related businesses and human resources.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>What Bessent’s economic isolation of Iran could look like</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/what-bessents-economic-isolation-of-iran-could-look-like</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/what-bessents-economic-isolation-of-iran-could-look-like</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While the Trump administration hasn&#039;t said what it&#039;s planning to do, there are still pressure points that the U.S. Treasury Department could hit. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:01:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, Bessent’s, economic, isolation, Iran, could, look, like</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[While the Trump administration hasn't said what it's planning to do, there are still pressure points that the U.S. Treasury Department could hit.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China’s 32,000&#45;kilometer solar trade route that battled U.S. tariffs</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-32000-kilometer-solar-trade-route-that-battled-us-tariffs</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-32000-kilometer-solar-trade-route-that-battled-us-tariffs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The route let companies to obscure work done in China and Indonesia to deliver solar panels to the U.S. without tariffs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:01:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, 32, 000-kilometer, solar, trade, route, that, battled, U.S., tariffs</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The route let companies to obscure work done in China and Indonesia to deliver solar panels to the U.S. without tariffs.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/new-shinkansen-model-delivered-to-taiwan</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/new-shinkansen-model-delivered-to-taiwan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The N700ST is based on the latest shinkansen model of JR Central, producing less noise and vibration while consuming less electricity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:01:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, shinkansen, model, delivered, Taiwan</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The N700ST is based on the latest shinkansen model of JR Central, producing less noise and vibration while consuming less electricity.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China </title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-to-tell-partners-they-must-pick-sides-in-ai-race-with-china</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-to-tell-partners-they-must-pick-sides-in-ai-race-with-china</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Washington is warning other nations they will be excluded from a U.S.-led coalition if ​they also sign up for Beijing&#039;s competing framework. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:05:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., tell, partners, they, must, pick, sides, race, with, China </media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Washington is warning other nations they will be excluded from a U.S.-led coalition if ​they also sign up for Beijing's competing framework.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan companies step up efforts to prevent heatstroke</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-companies-step-up-efforts-to-prevent-heatstroke</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-companies-step-up-efforts-to-prevent-heatstroke</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Among some of the measures are summer shifts that avoid the hottest time of the day, air-conditioned rest areas for employees and stickers that indicate one&#039;s body temperature. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:05:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, companies, step, efforts, prevent, heatstroke</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Among some of the measures are summer shifts that avoid the hottest time of the day, air-conditioned rest areas for employees and stickers that indicate one's body temperature.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Bessent asked to justify yen intervention in letter from top Democrat</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bessent-asked-to-justify-yen-intervention-in-letter-from-top-democrat</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bessent-asked-to-justify-yen-intervention-in-letter-from-top-democrat</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The request extends the senior Democrat&#039;s pattern of scrutinizing the Trump administration&#039;s foreign-exchange policies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:05:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bessent, asked, justify, yen, intervention, letter, from, top, Democrat</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The request extends the senior Democrat's pattern of scrutinizing the Trump administration's foreign-exchange policies.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Google opens first directly run store outside U.S. in Tokyo</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/google-opens-first-directly-run-store-outside-us-in-tokyo</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/google-opens-first-directly-run-store-outside-us-in-tokyo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The store sells smartphones and offers repair services. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:01:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, opens, first, directly, run, store, outside, U.S., Tokyo</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The store sells smartphones and offers repair services.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Carry traders exploit intervention to rebuild yen shorts</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/carry-traders-exploit-intervention-to-rebuild-yen-shorts</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/carry-traders-exploit-intervention-to-rebuild-yen-shorts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Every intervention to prop up the yen also creates a fresh opportunity to sell it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:01:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Carry, traders, exploit, intervention, rebuild, yen, shorts</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Every intervention to prop up the yen also creates a fresh opportunity to sell it.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s inflation paradox is creating winners and losers</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-inflation-paradox-is-creating-winners-and-losers</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-inflation-paradox-is-creating-winners-and-losers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The rising cost of living is challenging Takaichi&#039;s triumphant rhetoric about Japan&#039;s economy, as inflation causes pain for many, while also ushering in an era of renewed dynamism. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:01:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, inflation, paradox, creating, winners, and, losers</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The rising cost of living is challenging Takaichi's triumphant rhetoric about Japan's economy, as inflation causes pain for many, while also ushering in an era of renewed dynamism.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba’s support, sources say</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/apple-trains-its-own-ai-model-for-china-market-with-alibabas-support-sources-say</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/apple-trains-its-own-ai-model-for-china-market-with-alibabas-support-sources-say</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The move is a departure from the iPhone maker&#039;s strategy of relying on third-party models to power AI features in the country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:01:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, trains, its, own, model, for, China, market, with, Alibaba’s, support, sources, say</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The move is a departure from the iPhone maker's strategy of relying on third-party models to power AI features in the country.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s power futures get boost as utilities hedge price risk</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-power-futures-get-boost-as-utilities-hedge-price-risk</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-power-futures-get-boost-as-utilities-hedge-price-risk</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fuel prices have been volatile since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:01:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, power, futures, get, boost, utilities, hedge, price, risk</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fuel prices have been volatile since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Ice cream makers bet consumers still want treats, just healthier ones</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ice-cream-makers-bet-consumers-still-want-treats-just-healthier-ones</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ice-cream-makers-bet-consumers-still-want-treats-just-healthier-ones</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Companies may be enjoying a summer sales boost, but behind the scenes they are preparing for a future where consumers want fewer reasons to feel guilty about treating themselves. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:13:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ice, cream, makers, bet, consumers, still, want, treats, just, healthier, ones</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Companies may be enjoying a summer sales boost, but behind the scenes they are preparing for a future where consumers want fewer reasons to feel guilty about treating themselves.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Tokyo Kiraboshi to consolidate consulting and systems divisions</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/tokyo-kiraboshi-to-consolidate-consulting-and-systems-divisions</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/tokyo-kiraboshi-to-consolidate-consulting-and-systems-divisions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In May, the regional banking group fully repaid ¥40 billion in public funds to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ahead of schedule. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:05:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tokyo, Kiraboshi, consolidate, consulting, and, systems, divisions</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In May, the regional banking group fully repaid ¥40 billion in public funds to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ahead of schedule.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. president sued over plan to sell faster access to his posts on Truth Social</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-president-sued-over-plan-to-sell-faster-access-to-his-posts-on-truth-social</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-president-sued-over-plan-to-sell-faster-access-to-his-posts-on-truth-social</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Two media organizations have argued that the First Amendment guarantees equal access to a president&#039;s public pronouncements and doesn&#039;t permit early access to be sold. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:05:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., president, sued, over, plan, sell, faster, access, his, posts, Truth, Social</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Two media organizations have argued that the First Amendment guarantees equal access to a president's public pronouncements and doesn't permit early access to be sold.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Producer price gains maintain pressure on businesses as BOJ mulls rate path</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/producer-price-gains-maintain-pressure-on-businesses-as-boj-mulls-rate-path</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/producer-price-gains-maintain-pressure-on-businesses-as-boj-mulls-rate-path</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The measure of input prices rose 7.2% in July from a year earlier, slightly slower than the revised 7.3% in June, the Bank of Japan reported Thursday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:05:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Producer, price, gains, maintain, pressure, businesses, BOJ, mulls, rate, path</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The measure of input prices rose 7.2% in July from a year earlier, slightly slower than the revised 7.3% in June, the Bank of Japan reported Thursday.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Pork, chicken prices in Japan hit record highs in August</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/pork-chicken-prices-in-japan-hit-record-highs-in-august</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/pork-chicken-prices-in-japan-hit-record-highs-in-august</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Prices of imported products rose due chiefly to the yen&#039;s weakening, leading to a rise in demand for domestic products and subsequently pushing their prices higher. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:05:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pork, chicken, prices, Japan, hit, record, highs, August</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Prices of imported products rose due chiefly to the yen's weakening, leading to a rise in demand for domestic products and subsequently pushing their prices higher.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Intervention and higher rates might not be enough to stop yen from weakening</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/intervention-and-higher-rates-might-not-be-enough-to-stop-yen-from-weakening</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/intervention-and-higher-rates-might-not-be-enough-to-stop-yen-from-weakening</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fiscal questions are hanging over the market, especially after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi committed to cutting the consumption tax on groceries. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:49:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Intervention, and, higher, rates, might, not, enough, stop, yen, from, weakening</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fiscal questions are hanging over the market, especially after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi committed to cutting the consumption tax on groceries.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nvidia’s show of financial force soothes credit markets</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nvidias-show-of-financial-force-soothes-credit-markets</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nvidias-show-of-financial-force-soothes-credit-markets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Six of the biggest names in finance are helping Nvidia ease some of the investor anxiety that&#039;s been building for weeks over its swelling commitments to backstop the AI boom. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:41:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nvidia’s, show, financial, force, soothes, credit, markets</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Six of the biggest names in finance are helping Nvidia ease some of the investor anxiety that's been building for weeks over its swelling commitments to backstop the AI boom.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>JAL and ANA to cut fuel surcharges below ¥60,000 on flights to U.S. and Europe</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/jal-and-ana-to-cut-fuel-surcharges-below-60000-on-flights-to-us-and-europe</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/jal-and-ana-to-cut-fuel-surcharges-below-60000-on-flights-to-us-and-europe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Both airlines had raised the surcharges on the routes for tickets issued in July and August to a record ¥65,000 from ¥56,000 for May and June. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:01:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>JAL, and, ANA, cut, fuel, surcharges, below, ¥60, 000, flights, U.S., and, Europe</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Both airlines had raised the surcharges on the routes for tickets issued in July and August to a record ¥65,000 from ¥56,000 for May and June.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>New ‘Katsu Curry Index’ aims to show how weak the yen really is</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/new-katsu-curry-index-aims-to-show-how-weak-the-yen-really-is</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/new-katsu-curry-index-aims-to-show-how-weak-the-yen-really-is</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One bank strategist argues that an international price comparison for the pork-and-rice dish — rather than burgers — gives a better sense of how the yen&#039;s retreat feels. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:01:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, ‘Katsu, Curry, Index’, aims, show, how, weak, the, yen, really</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[One bank strategist argues that an international price comparison for the pork-and-rice dish — rather than burgers — gives a better sense of how the yen's retreat feels.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>What is Unitree and why are China’s humanoid robot makers racing to list?</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/what-is-unitree-and-why-are-chinas-humanoid-robot-makers-racing-to-list</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/what-is-unitree-and-why-are-chinas-humanoid-robot-makers-racing-to-list</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Unitree said its retail tranche was ​more than 8,000 times oversubscribed, underscoring intense investor enthusiasm in China for humanoid robotics. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:01:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, Unitree, and, why, are, China’s, humanoid, robot, makers, racing, list</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Unitree said its retail tranche was ​more than 8,000 times oversubscribed, underscoring intense investor enthusiasm in China for humanoid robotics.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Rakuten’s shares plunge after mobile losses fuel investor fears</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/rakutens-shares-plunge-after-mobile-losses-fuel-investor-fears</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/rakutens-shares-plunge-after-mobile-losses-fuel-investor-fears</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Tokyo-based company&#039;s stock fell as much as 12% on Wednesday, their biggest intraday drop since April last year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:01:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rakuten’s, shares, plunge, after, mobile, losses, fuel, investor, fears</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Tokyo-based company's stock fell as much as 12% on Wednesday, their biggest intraday drop since April last year.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Bessent&#45;Takaichi split on BOJ risks undermining joint yen rescue</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bessent-takaichi-split-on-boj-risks-undermining-joint-yen-rescue</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bessent-takaichi-split-on-boj-risks-undermining-joint-yen-rescue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. treasury secretary believes tightening is crucial to address the weakness in Japan&#039;s currency but the prime minister has long been wary of taking interest rates too high. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:01:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bessent-Takaichi, split, BOJ, risks, undermining, joint, yen, rescue</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The U.S. treasury secretary believes tightening is crucial to address the weakness in Japan's currency but the prime minister has long been wary of taking interest rates too high.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>She is Russia’s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/she-is-russias-richest-woman-her-business-empire-is-going-up-in-flames</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/she-is-russias-richest-woman-her-business-empire-is-going-up-in-flames</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After months of attacks on Russian oil refineries, Kyiv has now targeted at least 23 Wildberries facilities in an attempt to bring the war home for more Russians. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:45:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>She, Russia’s, richest, woman., Her, business, empire, going, flames.</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[After months of attacks on Russian oil refineries, Kyiv has now targeted at least 23 Wildberries facilities in an attempt to bring the war home for more Russians.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Gautam Adani wins dismissal of U.S. securities fraud charges</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/gautam-adani-wins-dismissal-of-us-securities-fraud-charges</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/gautam-adani-wins-dismissal-of-us-securities-fraud-charges</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. alleged Adani was part of a scheme to pay more than $250 million in bribes to lock in solar energy contracts — allegations Adani consistently denied. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:13:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gautam, Adani, wins, dismissal, U.S., securities, fraud, charges</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The U.S. alleged Adani was part of a scheme to pay more than $250 million in bribes to lock in solar energy contracts — allegations Adani consistently denied.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe’s economy this summer</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/how-the-hard-reality-of-climate-change-hit-europes-economy-this-summer</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/how-the-hard-reality-of-climate-change-hit-europes-economy-this-summer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Record heat and droughts this summer have wreaked havoc in power production, shipping and public health systems. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:05:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, the, hard, reality, climate, change, hit, Europe’s, economy, this, summer</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Record heat and droughts this summer have wreaked havoc in power production, shipping and public health systems.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Intel is said to near share sale upsize to raise $20 billion</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/intel-is-said-to-near-share-sale-upsize-to-raise-20-billion</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/intel-is-said-to-near-share-sale-upsize-to-raise-20-billion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The chipmaker is poised to price the offering at around $95 per share or above — a third more than it was targeting when it announced the deal Monday morning. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:05:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Intel, said, near, share, sale, upsize, raise, 20, billion</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The chipmaker is poised to price the offering at around $95 per share or above — a third more than it was targeting when it announced the deal Monday morning.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Yen erases half of intervention gains as traders test Japan and U.S. authorities</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-erases-half-of-intervention-gains-as-traders-test-japan-and-us-authorities</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-erases-half-of-intervention-gains-as-traders-test-japan-and-us-authorities</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Japanese currency weakened by 1%, ending the session at ¥159.29 per dollar, marking the worst performance among Group-of-10 peers on Monday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:05:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yen, erases, half, intervention, gains, traders, test, Japan, and, U.S., authorities</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Japanese currency weakened by 1%, ending the session at ¥159.29 per dollar, marking the worst performance among Group-of-10 peers on Monday.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. Treasury chief’s ‘whatever&#45;it&#45;takes’ vow to help the yen masks limited firepower</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-treasury-chiefs-whatever-it-takes-vow-to-help-the-yen-masks-limited-firepower</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-treasury-chiefs-whatever-it-takes-vow-to-help-the-yen-masks-limited-firepower</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Japan&#039;s currency slid as much as 1% Monday to past ¥159 per dollar, wiping out half the rally triggered by the July 31 U.S.-Japan intervention. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:05:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., Treasury, chief’s, ‘whatever-it-takes’, vow, help, the, yen, masks, limited, firepower</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan's currency slid as much as 1% Monday to past ¥159 per dollar, wiping out half the rally triggered by the July 31 U.S.-Japan intervention.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Kioxia says investment vehicle for SK Hynix is top shareholder</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/kioxia-says-investment-vehicle-for-sk-hynix-is-top-shareholder</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/kioxia-says-investment-vehicle-for-sk-hynix-is-top-shareholder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ South Korea&#039;s SK Hynix holds bonds that can be converted into &quot;substantially all&quot; of the voting rights of BCPE Pangea Cayman2. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:05:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kioxia, says, investment, vehicle, for, Hynix, top, shareholder</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[South Korea's SK Hynix holds bonds that can be converted into "substantially all" of the voting rights of BCPE Pangea Cayman2.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Apartment hotels find favor with investors bullish on tourism and wary of inflation</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/apartment-hotels-find-favor-with-investors-bullish-on-tourism-and-wary-of-inflation</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/apartment-hotels-find-favor-with-investors-bullish-on-tourism-and-wary-of-inflation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The properties are built for long-stay travelers who want more than a hotel but not an apartment. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:17:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apartment, hotels, find, favor, with, investors, bullish, tourism, and, wary, inflation</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The properties are built for long-stay travelers who want more than a hotel but not an apartment.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ summary flags upside price risks and possible faster hike pace</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-summary-flags-upside-price-risks-and-possible-faster-hike-pace</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-summary-flags-upside-price-risks-and-possible-faster-hike-pace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At its July meeting, the BOJ held its policy rate at 1% and signaled it could possibly raise it in September, saying it&#039;s watching the weak yen&#039;s impact on prices and growth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:01:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ, summary, flags, upside, price, risks, and, possible, faster, hike, pace</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[At its July meeting, the BOJ held its policy rate at 1% and signaled it could possibly raise it in September, saying it's watching the weak yen's impact on prices and growth.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan taps public&#45;private funds for shipbuilding, eyeing next&#45;generation vessels</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-taps-public-private-funds-for-shipbuilding-eyeing-next-generation-vessels</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-taps-public-private-funds-for-shipbuilding-eyeing-next-generation-vessels</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As Japan depends on overseas sources for critical goods such as energy and food, its shipbuilding industry is essential to the country&#039;s economic security. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:01:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, taps, public-private, funds, for, shipbuilding, eyeing, next-generation, vessels</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As Japan depends on overseas sources for critical goods such as energy and food, its shipbuilding industry is essential to the country's economic security.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Shein finds there’s no place like China after Vietnam experiment disappoints</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/shein-finds-theres-no-place-like-china-after-vietnam-experiment-disappoints</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/shein-finds-theres-no-place-like-china-after-vietnam-experiment-disappoints</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The ​advantage of having a Vietnamese export base is no longer as large as it used to be. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:01:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Shein, finds, there’s, place, like, China, after, Vietnam, experiment, disappoints</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The ​advantage of having a Vietnamese export base is no longer as large as it used to be.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Sony and TSMC to invest ¥1 trillion in joint chip plant in Japan</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/sony-and-tsmc-to-invest-1-trillion-in-joint-chip-plant-in-japan</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/sony-and-tsmc-to-invest-1-trillion-in-joint-chip-plant-in-japan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Japanese company&#039;s chip arm Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC are partnering on next-generation image sensors for robots and cars. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:01:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sony, and, TSMC, invest, ¥1, trillion, joint, chip, plant, Japan</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Japanese company's chip arm Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC are partnering on next-generation image sensors for robots and cars.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Amusement parks across Japan raising fees amid higher costs</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/amusement-parks-across-japan-raising-fees-amid-higher-costs</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/amusement-parks-across-japan-raising-fees-amid-higher-costs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan are among the parks that are rolling out new pricing structures. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:05:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amusement, parks, across, Japan, raising, fees, amid, higher, costs</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan are among the parks that are rolling out new pricing structures.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump renews effort to fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook, continuing attacks on central bank</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-renews-effort-to-fire-fed-gov-lisa-cook-continuing-attacks-on-central-bank</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trump-renews-effort-to-fire-fed-gov-lisa-cook-continuing-attacks-on-central-bank</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The White House told Cook in a letter this week that the president was &quot;considering&quot; removing her from her role. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:01:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, renews, effort, fire, Fed, Gov., Lisa, Cook, continuing, attacks, central, bank</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The White House told Cook in a letter this week that the president was "considering" removing her from her role.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s GPIF posts $152 billion gain with help from stocks</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-gpif-posts-152-billion-gain-with-help-from-stocks</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-gpif-posts-152-billion-gain-with-help-from-stocks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Government Pension Investment Fund, one of the world&#039;s largest, had an unprecedented ¥24.1 trillion quarterly gain, an 8.2% return, with assets totaling ¥317.76 trillion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:01:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, GPIF, posts, 152, billion, gain, with, help, from, stocks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Government Pension Investment Fund, one of the world's largest, had an unprecedented ¥24.1 trillion quarterly gain, an 8.2% return, with assets totaling ¥317.76 trillion.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump’s homegrown solar push risks widening green divide</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trumps-homegrown-solar-push-risks-widening-green-divide</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trumps-homegrown-solar-push-risks-widening-green-divide</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trump announced a plan to impose tariffs and minimum prices on imported polysilicon used in semicondictors and solar panels. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:01:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump’s, homegrown, solar, push, risks, widening, green, divide</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Trump announced a plan to impose tariffs and minimum prices on imported polysilicon used in semicondictors and solar panels.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. to invest $3 billion in minerals projects to boost supply chains</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-to-invest-3-billion-in-minerals-projects-to-boost-supply-chains</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-to-invest-3-billion-in-minerals-projects-to-boost-supply-chains</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Minerals including rare earths, tungsten, germanium and scandium are essential for precision-guided missiles and other advanced weapons. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:01:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., invest, billion, minerals, projects, boost, supply, chains</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Minerals including rare earths, tungsten, germanium and scandium are essential for precision-guided missiles and other advanced weapons.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Yen jumps on U.S. data as traders watch for intervention clues</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-jumps-on-us-data-as-traders-watch-for-intervention-clues</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/yen-jumps-on-us-data-as-traders-watch-for-intervention-clues</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The currency gained 0.4% on the day to trade at ¥157.76 per dollar as of 5 p.m. in New York. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:01:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yen, jumps, U.S., data, traders, watch, for, intervention, clues</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The currency gained 0.4% on the day to trade at ¥157.76 per dollar as of 5 p.m. in New York.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. support for yen increases expectations for September rate rise in Japan</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-support-for-yen-increases-expectations-for-september-rate-rise-in-japan</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-support-for-yen-increases-expectations-for-september-rate-rise-in-japan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Before the coordinated intervention, most analysts were looking to December for the next move higher. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:37:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., support, for, yen, increases, expectations, for, September, rate, rise, Japan</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Before the coordinated intervention, most analysts were looking to December for the next move higher.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>OpenAI’s new device will be hockey puck&#45;size and cost over $300</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/openais-new-device-will-be-hockey-puck-size-and-cost-over-300</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/openais-new-device-will-be-hockey-puck-size-and-cost-over-300</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The device will be positioned as an artificial intelligence-first computer that can help users get things done, people familiar with the matter said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:05:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, new, device, will, hockey, puck-size, and, cost, over, 300</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The device will be positioned as an artificial intelligence-first computer that can help users get things done, people familiar with the matter said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan carmakers expect yen to keep trading near post&#45;intervention levels</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-carmakers-expect-yen-to-keep-trading-near-post-intervention-levels</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-carmakers-expect-yen-to-keep-trading-near-post-intervention-levels</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Carmakers&#039; forecasts suggest they view the recent intervention as more of a brake on extreme moves rather than a fundamental shift in direction. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:05:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, carmakers, expect, yen, keep, trading, near, post-intervention, levels</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Carmakers' forecasts suggest they view the recent intervention as more of a brake on extreme moves rather than a fundamental shift in direction.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Over 600 companies likely to be culled in Topix index’s biggest overhaul, analysts say</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/over-600-companies-likely-to-be-culled-in-topix-indexs-biggest-overhaul-analysts-say</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/over-600-companies-likely-to-be-culled-in-topix-indexs-biggest-overhaul-analysts-say</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Companies whose free-float market capitalization ranks in the bottom 3% of Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed firms will be phased out over two years beginning in October. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:05:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Over, 600, companies, likely, culled, Topix, index’s, biggest, overhaul, analysts, say</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Companies whose free-float market capitalization ranks in the bottom 3% of Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed firms will be phased out over two years beginning in October.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Hack of supposedly safe bitcoin tool tests faith of the devoted</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/hack-of-supposedly-safe-bitcoin-tool-tests-faith-of-the-devoted</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/hack-of-supposedly-safe-bitcoin-tool-tests-faith-of-the-devoted</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bad actors fleeced investors of an estimated $130 million by exploiting a software flaw in an offline hardware wallet called Coldcard. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:05:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hack, supposedly, safe, bitcoin, tool, tests, faith, the, devoted</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bad actors fleeced investors of an estimated $130 million by exploiting a software flaw in an offline hardware wallet called Coldcard.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Top Japan insurer urges companies to issue bonds in yield hunt</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/top-japan-insurer-urges-companies-to-issue-bonds-in-yield-hunt</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/top-japan-insurer-urges-companies-to-issue-bonds-in-yield-hunt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Daiichi Life Group has been approaching dozens of companies that have never issued bonds or only rarely done so, proposing that it will become a core buyer if they tap the market. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:05:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Top, Japan, insurer, urges, companies, issue, bonds, yield, hunt</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Daiichi Life Group has been approaching dozens of companies that have never issued bonds or only rarely done so, proposing that it will become a core buyer if they tap the market.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>SoftBank beats profit expectations as chip bets compensate for muted AI gains</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-beats-profit-expectations-as-chip-bets-compensate-for-muted-ai-gains</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/softbank-beats-profit-expectations-as-chip-bets-compensate-for-muted-ai-gains</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Tokyo-based technology investor&#039;s net income fell 18% to ¥347.3 billion in its fiscal first quarter, compared with a market estimate of about ¥166 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:49:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, beats, profit, expectations, chip, bets, compensate, for, muted, gains</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Tokyo-based technology investor's net income fell 18% to ¥347.3 billion in its fiscal first quarter, compared with a market estimate of about ¥166 billion.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Nintendo tops estimates with strong games and tariff refunds</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/nintendo-tops-estimates-with-strong-games-and-tariff-refunds</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/nintendo-tops-estimates-with-strong-games-and-tariff-refunds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Kyoto-based company posted net income of ¥147.4 billion for the June quarter, compared with an analyst consensus estimate of ¥77.8 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:49:01 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nintendo, tops, estimates, with, strong, games, and, tariff, refunds</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Kyoto-based company posted net income of ¥147.4 billion for the June quarter, compared with an analyst consensus estimate of ¥77.8 billion.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Mitsubishi Electric to start industrial buildup for GCAP fighter</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/mitsubishi-electric-to-start-industrial-buildup-for-gcap-fighter</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/mitsubishi-electric-to-start-industrial-buildup-for-gcap-fighter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Japanese company is a key participant in the ‌Global Combat Air ‌Program, which aims to deploy a frontline fighter ​by 2035. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:41:01 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mitsubishi, Electric, start, industrial, buildup, for, GCAP, fighter</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Japanese company is a key participant in the ‌Global Combat Air ‌Program, which aims to deploy a frontline fighter ​by 2035.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Major hedge funds targeted in wave of attempted cyberattacks</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/major-hedge-funds-targeted-in-wave-of-attempted-cyberattacks</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/major-hedge-funds-targeted-in-wave-of-attempted-cyberattacks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cybersecurity breaches on Wall Street have surged over the past year, as artificial intelligence tools help bad actors launch attacks relatively cheaply and broadly. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:01:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Major, hedge, funds, targeted, wave, attempted, cyberattacks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cybersecurity breaches on Wall Street have surged over the past year, as artificial intelligence tools help bad actors launch attacks relatively cheaply and broadly.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>K&#45;Beauty wants to fix the ‘Ozempic face’ problem</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/k-beauty-wants-to-fix-the-ozempic-face-problem</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/k-beauty-wants-to-fix-the-ozempic-face-problem</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ From glass skin regimens to salmon sperm facials, South Korea has repeatedly turned niche cosmetic procedures into global beauty trends. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:01:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>K-Beauty, wants, fix, the, ‘Ozempic, face’, problem</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[From glass skin regimens to salmon sperm facials, South Korea has repeatedly turned niche cosmetic procedures into global beauty trends.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>OpenAI models joined forces months ahead of Hugging Face hack</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/openai-models-joined-forces-months-ahead-of-hugging-face-hack</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/openai-models-joined-forces-months-ahead-of-hugging-face-hack</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The episode has underscored growing global concerns that cutting-edge AI systems could be used to carry out crippling cyber attacks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:01:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, models, joined, forces, months, ahead, Hugging, Face, hack</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The episode has underscored growing global concerns that cutting-edge AI systems could be used to carry out crippling cyber attacks.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Low water levels on Germany’s Rhine amid heat and drought threaten economic blow</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/low-water-levels-on-germanys-rhine-amid-heat-and-drought-threaten-economic-blow</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/low-water-levels-on-germanys-rhine-amid-heat-and-drought-threaten-economic-blow</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Shallow water is imposing tighter limits on how much ship cargo can float down the river — sending prices up for riverboat freight and heaping pressure on the government to act. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:01:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Low, water, levels, Germany’s, Rhine, amid, heat, and, drought, threaten, economic, blow</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Shallow water is imposing tighter limits on how much ship cargo can float down the river — sending prices up for riverboat freight and heaping pressure on the government to act.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Weak yen and industry shifts drive greater demand for used smartphone handsets</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/weak-yen-and-industry-shifts-drive-greater-demand-for-used-smartphone-handsets</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/weak-yen-and-industry-shifts-drive-greater-demand-for-used-smartphone-handsets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Japan&#039;s secondhand smartphone market has expanded for seven consecutive years, hitting record highs of 3.6 million units and a 10% market share in fiscal 2025. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:01:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Weak, yen, and, industry, shifts, drive, greater, demand, for, used, smartphone, handsets</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan's secondhand smartphone market has expanded for seven consecutive years, hitting record highs of 3.6 million units and a 10% market share in fiscal 2025.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Chip plants begin restarting operations in quake&#45;hit Kumamoto</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chip-plants-begin-restarting-operations-in-quake-hit-kumamoto</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chip-plants-begin-restarting-operations-in-quake-hit-kumamoto</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The quick recovery comes as damage was relatively limited compared with that from the two successive major earthquakes that hit the prefecture about 10 years ago. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:05:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Chip, plants, begin, restarting, operations, quake-hit, Kumamoto</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The quick recovery comes as damage was relatively limited compared with that from the two successive major earthquakes that hit the prefecture about 10 years ago.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-weighs-polysilicon-price-floor-tariffs-to-counter-china-in-solar-and-chips</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-weighs-polysilicon-price-floor-tariffs-to-counter-china-in-solar-and-chips</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The decision, expected to come later this month, aims to protect U.S. polysilicon factories from growing Chinese ambitions in the chip supply chain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:05:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., weighs, polysilicon, price, floor, tariffs, counter, China, solar, and, chips</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The decision, expected to come later this month, aims to protect U.S. polysilicon factories from growing Chinese ambitions in the chip supply chain.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japanese firm’s ‘human refrigerator’ offers relief from punishing summer heat</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-firms-human-refrigerator-offers-relief-from-punishing-summer-heat</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-firms-human-refrigerator-offers-relief-from-punishing-summer-heat</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Do Hiemon Box is an oversized stainless-steel refrigerator that looks big enough to fit a human being, because that&#039;s exactly what it&#039;s designed to do. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:05:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japanese, firm’s, ‘human, refrigerator’, offers, relief, from, punishing, summer, heat</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Do Hiemon Box is an oversized stainless-steel refrigerator that looks big enough to fit a human being, because that's exactly what it's designed to do.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Samsung, SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against U.S. risks</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/samsung-sk-hynix-test-chinese-chip-tools-as-hedge-against-us-risks</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/samsung-sk-hynix-test-chinese-chip-tools-as-hedge-against-us-risks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They are wary that future ⁠restrictions could extend beyond new equipment ​to the servicing, repair or replacement of Western tools already installed at their Chinese plants. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:05:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Samsung, Hynix, test, Chinese, chip, tools, hedge, against, U.S., risks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[They are wary that future ⁠restrictions could extend beyond new equipment ​to the servicing, repair or replacement of Western tools already installed at their Chinese plants.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Taiwan investigates 17 Chinese firms for suspected poaching of high&#45;tech talent</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/taiwan-investigates-17-chinese-firms-for-suspected-poaching-of-high-tech-talent</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/taiwan-investigates-17-chinese-firms-for-suspected-poaching-of-high-tech-talent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Taiwan justice ministry&#039;s investigation bureau said Chinese companies commonly concealed their identities in their bid to illegally recruit ​Taiwanese ​talent. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:05:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Taiwan, investigates, Chinese, firms, for, suspected, poaching, high-tech, talent</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Taiwan justice ministry's investigation bureau said Chinese companies commonly concealed their identities in their bid to illegally recruit ​Taiwanese ​talent.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China’s AI blitz creates ‘death zone’ for rival U.S. model makers</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-ai-blitz-creates-death-zone-for-rival-us-model-makers</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-ai-blitz-creates-death-zone-for-rival-us-model-makers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The debut of five models in eight weeks shows Chinese developers approaching or in some cases surpassing the U.S. pioneers that are commonly held up as frontier AI leaders. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:33:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, blitz, creates, ‘death, zone’, for, rival, U.S., model, makers</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The debut of five models in eight weeks shows Chinese developers approaching or in some cases surpassing the U.S. pioneers that are commonly held up as frontier AI leaders.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Palantir lifts outlook after ‘otherworldly’ commercial sales</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/palantir-lifts-outlook-after-otherworldly-commercial-sales</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/palantir-lifts-outlook-after-otherworldly-commercial-sales</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp said U.S. commercial sales in the second quarter rose 149% from a year earlier to $764 million, well above the average analyst estimate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:01:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Palantir, lifts, outlook, after, ‘otherworldly’, commercial, sales</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp said U.S. commercial sales in the second quarter rose 149% from a year earlier to $764 million, well above the average analyst estimate.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Bessent’s yen rescue to boost U.S. pressure on Japan trade, rates</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bessents-yen-rescue-to-boost-us-pressure-on-japan-trade-rates</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bessents-yen-rescue-to-boost-us-pressure-on-japan-trade-rates</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Analysts described a range of U.S. interests at stake in helping Japan pull the yen back from near four-decade lows against the dollar. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:01:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bessent’s, yen, rescue, boost, U.S., pressure, Japan, trade, rates</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Analysts described a range of U.S. interests at stake in helping Japan pull the yen back from near four-decade lows against the dollar.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>NTT Data said to eye ¥1.5 trillion outlay for Japan data centers</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ntt-data-said-to-eye-15-trillion-outlay-for-japan-data-centers</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ntt-data-said-to-eye-15-trillion-outlay-for-japan-data-centers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company intends to add roughly 750 megawatts of capacity over the next seven years to meet soaring demand from companies seeking to catch up in artificial intelligence. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:01:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>NTT, Data, said, eye, ¥1.5, trillion, outlay, for, Japan, data, centers</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The company intends to add roughly 750 megawatts of capacity over the next seven years to meet soaring demand from companies seeking to catch up in artificial intelligence.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>MUFG profit beats estimates capping bumper quarter for Japan’s banks</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/mufg-profit-beats-estimates-capping-bumper-quarter-for-japans-banks</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/mufg-profit-beats-estimates-capping-bumper-quarter-for-japans-banks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Net income climbed 48% from a year earlier to ¥809.4 billion in the three months ended June 30, exceeding analysts&#039; ¥633.4 billion average estimate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:01:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>MUFG, profit, beats, estimates, capping, bumper, quarter, for, Japan’s, banks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Net income climbed 48% from a year earlier to ¥809.4 billion in the three months ended June 30, exceeding analysts' ¥633.4 billion average estimate.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Toyota unveils ¥1 trillion share buyback and raises profit outlook</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/toyota-unveils-1-trillion-share-buyback-and-raises-profit-outlook</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/toyota-unveils-1-trillion-share-buyback-and-raises-profit-outlook</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rresilient hybrid demand and a weak yen have helped make up for rising costs, tariffs and supply disruptions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:01:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Toyota, unveils, ¥1, trillion, share, buyback, and, raises, profit, outlook</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rresilient hybrid demand and a weak yen have helped make up for rising costs, tariffs and supply disruptions.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Obesity battle heats up again as Novo claws its way back into race with Lilly</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/obesity-battle-heats-up-again-as-novo-claws-its-way-back-into-race-with-lilly</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/obesity-battle-heats-up-again-as-novo-claws-its-way-back-into-race-with-lilly</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Novo Nordisk is getting a boost from its new Wegovy weight-loss pill that ​is holding onto its lead against Eli Lilly&#039;s more recently launched Foundayo. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:45:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Obesity, battle, heats, again, Novo, claws, its, way, back, into, race, with, Lilly</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk is getting a boost from its new Wegovy weight-loss pill that ​is holding onto its lead against Eli Lilly's more recently launched Foundayo.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s thriving corporate museums offer tourism appeal and learning experiences</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-thriving-corporate-museums-offer-tourism-appeal-and-learning-experiences</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-thriving-corporate-museums-offer-tourism-appeal-and-learning-experiences</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With more than 1,000 such facilities believed to exist across the country, corporate museums are increasingly serving local communities in more diverse ways. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:05:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, thriving, corporate, museums, offer, tourism, appeal, and, learning, experiences</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[With more than 1,000 such facilities believed to exist across the country, corporate museums are increasingly serving local communities in more diverse ways.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Daiwa’s profit hits 13&#45;year high as equities business surges</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/daiwas-profit-hits-13-year-high-as-equities-business-surges</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/daiwas-profit-hits-13-year-high-as-equities-business-surges</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Its net income rose 81% from a year earlier to ¥56.4 billion ($360 million) in the quarter ended June 30, the highest since the April-June quarter of 2013. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:05:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Daiwa’s, profit, hits, 13-year, high, equities, business, surges</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Its net income rose 81% from a year earlier to ¥56.4 billion ($360 million) in the quarter ended June 30, the highest since the April-June quarter of 2013.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Fanuc shares dive most in 40 years after procurement fears hit</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/fanuc-shares-dive-most-in-40-years-after-procurement-fears-hit</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/fanuc-shares-dive-most-in-40-years-after-procurement-fears-hit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The robotic-arm supplier raised its full-year operating profit forecast by about 3%, after reporting a 37% surge in orders in the June quarter. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:05:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Fanuc, shares, dive, most, years, after, procurement, fears, hit</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The robotic-arm supplier raised its full-year operating profit forecast by about 3%, after reporting a 37% surge in orders in the June quarter.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Blue Owl hires ex&#45;Barclays banker as Japan business co&#45;head</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/blue-owl-hires-ex-barclays-banker-as-japan-business-co-head</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/blue-owl-hires-ex-barclays-banker-as-japan-business-co-head</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Takeo Ikemori, hired as head of Japan institutional capital, will share the role of Japan representative with Yoichi Nakamura, who is head of private wealth in the country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:05:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Blue, Owl, hires, ex-Barclays, banker, Japan, business, co-head</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Takeo Ikemori, hired as head of Japan institutional capital, will share the role of Japan representative with Yoichi Nakamura, who is head of private wealth in the country.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Diversification helped Aoki overtake Aoyama as Japan’s top suit retailer</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/diversification-helped-aoki-overtake-aoyama-as-japans-top-suit-retailer</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/diversification-helped-aoki-overtake-aoyama-as-japans-top-suit-retailer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the year that ended in March, Aoki&#039;s entertainment businesses contributed roughly 40% of total sales, making the segment a second pillar of the Yokohama-based company. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:05:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Diversification, helped, Aoki, overtake, Aoyama, Japan’s, top, suit, retailer</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the year that ended in March, Aoki's entertainment businesses contributed roughly 40% of total sales, making the segment a second pillar of the Yokohama-based company.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan eyes diplomatic support for firms’ entry into India</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-eyes-diplomatic-support-for-firms-entry-into-india</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-eyes-diplomatic-support-for-firms-entry-into-india</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ India has ranked first for the fourth straight year as the most promising overseas market in a survey released in 2025 by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:17:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, eyes, diplomatic, support, for, firms’, entry, into, India</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[India has ranked first for the fourth straight year as the most promising overseas market in a survey released in 2025 by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan to announce Tokyo and Washington took joint action on yen</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-to-announce-tokyo-and-washington-took-joint-action-on-yen</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-to-announce-tokyo-and-washington-took-joint-action-on-yen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is expected to stress the two ‌countries&#039; determination to ‌combat what they consider excessive yen declines. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:01:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, announce, Tokyo, and, Washington, took, joint, action, yen</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is expected to stress the two ‌countries' determination to ‌combat what they consider excessive yen declines.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>When rogue AI launches a cyberattack, who is legally responsible?</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/when-rogue-ai-launches-a-cyberattack-who-is-legally-responsible</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/when-rogue-ai-launches-a-cyberattack-who-is-legally-responsible</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Under U.S. civil and criminal law, unauthorized access to a computer system is an offense. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:01:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>When, rogue, launches, cyberattack, who, legally, responsible</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Under U.S. civil and criminal law, unauthorized access to a computer system is an offense.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Bessent and the Fed help Japan reverse months of yen losses</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bessent-and-the-fed-help-japan-reverse-months-of-yen-losses</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bessent-and-the-fed-help-japan-reverse-months-of-yen-losses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The degree of coordination between the two sides now appears to be the tightest in decades, which has raised the stakes for traders betting against the yen. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:48:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bessent, and, the, Fed, help, Japan, reverse, months, yen, losses</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The degree of coordination between the two sides now appears to be the tightest in decades, which has raised the stakes for traders betting against the yen.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan likely intervened to prop up yen, with possible help from U.S.</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-likely-intervened-to-prop-up-yen-with-possible-help-from-us</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japan-likely-intervened-to-prop-up-yen-with-possible-help-from-us</guid>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:18:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan, likely, intervened, prop, yen, with, possible, help, from, U.S.</media:keywords>
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<title>U.S. Treasury intervenes to support yen after Japan steps in, report says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-treasury-intervenes-to-support-yen-after-japan-steps-in-report-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-treasury-intervenes-to-support-yen-after-japan-steps-in-report-says</guid>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:18:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., Treasury, intervenes, support, yen, after, Japan, steps, in, report, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Bessent’s ‘to do’ list: buy $5&#45;10 billion worth of Japanese yen, photo shows</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bessents-to-do-list-buy-5-10-billion-worth-of-japanese-yen-photo-shows</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bessents-to-do-list-buy-5-10-billion-worth-of-japanese-yen-photo-shows</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:18:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bessent’s, ‘to, do’, list:, buy, 5-10, billion, worth, Japanese, yen, photo, shows</media:keywords>
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<title>DeepSeek is developing massive AI data center in inner Mongolia</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/deepseek-is-developing-massive-ai-data-center-in-inner-mongolia</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/deepseek-is-developing-massive-ai-data-center-in-inner-mongolia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:18:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DeepSeek, developing, massive, data, center, inner, Mongolia</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/openai-finds-evidence-other-ai-agents-escaped-containment-as-it-widens-hacking-probe</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/openai-finds-evidence-other-ai-agents-escaped-containment-as-it-widens-hacking-probe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:18:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, finds, evidence, other, agents, escaped, containment, widens, hacking, probe</media:keywords>
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<title>AI boomtowns worsen divide in China’s split&#45;screen economy</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-boomtowns-worsen-divide-in-chinas-split-screen-economy</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-boomtowns-worsen-divide-in-chinas-split-screen-economy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In Hefei, the heart of China’s memory-chip industry, factories can barely keep up with the world’s appetite for AI hardware. In Changchun, the rust-belt home of gasoline-powered carmaking, officials admitted to &quot;unprecedented” difficulties — a phrase later removed after drawing social media attention. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:03:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>boomtowns, worsen, divide, China’s, split-screen, economy</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In Hefei, the heart of China’s memory-chip industry, factories can barely keep up with the world’s appetite for AI hardware. In Changchun, the rust-belt home of gasoline-powered carmaking, officials admitted to "unprecedented” difficulties — a phrase later removed after drawing social media attention.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ keeps rates unchanged amid speculation of yen intervention</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-keeps-rates-unchanged-amid-speculation-of-yen-intervention</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-keeps-rates-unchanged-amid-speculation-of-yen-intervention</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bank of Japan&#039;s decision to sit tight was widely expected as the central bank just raised its policy rate from 0.75% to 1% in June. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:03:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ, keeps, rates, unchanged, amid, speculation, yen, intervention</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan's decision to sit tight was widely expected as the central bank just raised its policy rate from 0.75% to 1% in June.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Sony raises outlook after entertainment drives earnings jump</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/sony-raises-outlook-after-entertainment-drives-earnings-jump</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/sony-raises-outlook-after-entertainment-drives-earnings-jump</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sony has been shifting its resources toward accumulating entertainment assets spanning music, games and anime, while scaling back in low-margin areas in consumer electronics. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:03:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sony, raises, outlook, after, entertainment, drives, earnings, jump</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sony has been shifting its resources toward accumulating entertainment assets spanning music, games and anime, while scaling back in low-margin areas in consumer electronics.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Samsung and SK Hynix answer AI doubters with big numbers and deals</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/samsung-and-sk-hynix-answer-ai-doubters-with-big-numbers-and-deals</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/samsung-and-sk-hynix-answer-ai-doubters-with-big-numbers-and-deals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Market participants want answers to a far bigger question than last quarter&#039;s profitability: Is the pace of AI infrastructure spending sustainable? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:03:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Samsung, and, Hynix, answer, doubters, with, big, numbers, and, deals</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Market participants want answers to a far bigger question than last quarter's profitability: Is the pace of AI infrastructure spending sustainable?]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Prices of 2,311 food products to rise in Japan in August</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/prices-of-2311-food-products-to-rise-in-japan-in-august</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/prices-of-2311-food-products-to-rise-in-japan-in-august</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The number soared 83.1% from a year earlier, reflecting rising materials and logistics costs amid tensions in the Middle East. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:03:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Prices, 2, 311, food, products, rise, Japan, August</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The number soared 83.1% from a year earlier, reflecting rising materials and logistics costs amid tensions in the Middle East.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>U.S. Federal Reserve’s ‘hawkish hold’ leaves investors lacking clarity</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/us-federal-reserves-hawkish-hold-leaves-investors-lacking-clarity</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/us-federal-reserves-hawkish-hold-leaves-investors-lacking-clarity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Fed kept interest rates unchanged in a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%, but the vote drew three dissents from the 12-member panel. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:39:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., Federal, Reserve’s, ‘hawkish, hold’, leaves, investors, lacking, clarity</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Fed kept interest rates unchanged in a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%, but the vote drew three dissents from the 12-member panel.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Toyota’s crown prince prepares to step into the spotlight</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/toyotas-crown-prince-prepares-to-step-into-the-spotlight</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/toyotas-crown-prince-prepares-to-step-into-the-spotlight</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Daisuke Toyoda, the 38-year-old great-grandson of Toyota&#039;s founder, will be appointed to the hallowed Motomachi factory, one of the company&#039;s oldest plants. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:07:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Toyota’s, crown, prince, prepares, step, into, the, spotlight</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Daisuke Toyoda, the 38-year-old great-grandson of Toyota's founder, will be appointed to the hallowed Motomachi factory, one of the company's oldest plants.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japanese space startup to launch lunar lander using H3 rocket</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-space-startup-to-launch-lunar-lander-using-h3-rocket</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japanese-space-startup-to-launch-lunar-lander-using-h3-rocket</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ispace signed a contract for launch and transportation services for its new lander, Ultra, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which jointly developed the H3 rocket with JAXA. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:07:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japanese, space, startup, launch, lunar, lander, using, rocket</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ispace signed a contract for launch and transportation services for its new lander, Ultra, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which jointly developed the H3 rocket with JAXA.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BP exit to add strain on Japan offshore wind as costs climb</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/bp-exit-to-add-strain-on-japan-offshore-wind-as-costs-climb</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/bp-exit-to-add-strain-on-japan-offshore-wind-as-costs-climb</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Offshore wind power is regarded as a key element in the country&#039;s renewable energy strategy, but soaring construction costs are eroding project viability. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:07:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>exit, add, strain, Japan, offshore, wind, costs, climb</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Offshore wind power is regarded as a key element in the country's renewable energy strategy, but soaring construction costs are eroding project viability.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Japan’s government pension fund gains JGB expertise through active bond funds</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-government-pension-fund-gains-jgb-expertise-through-active-bond-funds</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/japans-government-pension-fund-gains-jgb-expertise-through-active-bond-funds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The move shows the fund&#039;s need to increase its expertise in order to deal with volatility in the nation&#039;s debt market. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:07:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Japan’s, government, pension, fund, gains, JGB, expertise, through, active, bond, funds</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The move shows the fund's need to increase its expertise in order to deal with volatility in the nation's debt market.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>‘Mr. Brexit’ financial commentator leaves Mizuho for position in Dubai</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/mr-brexit-financial-commentator-leaves-mizuho-for-position-in-dubai</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/mr-brexit-financial-commentator-leaves-mizuho-for-position-in-dubai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Jordan Rochester joined Mizuho in 2024 as part of the bank&#039;s push to expand its currency and rates business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:07:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘Mr., Brexit’, financial, commentator, leaves, Mizuho, for, position, Dubai</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jordan Rochester joined Mizuho in 2024 as part of the bank's push to expand its currency and rates business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>OpenAI’s rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm, executive says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/openais-rogue-agent-compromised-a-customer-at-a-second-tech-firm-executive-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/openais-rogue-agent-compromised-a-customer-at-a-second-tech-firm-executive-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While the compromise of ​a second ‌customer was just an initial step in its wider hacking campaign, it shows that the rogue agent roamed further afield than was previously known. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:03:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, rogue, agent, compromised, customer, second, tech, firm, executive, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[While the compromise of ​a second ‌customer was just an initial step in its wider hacking campaign, it shows that the rogue agent roamed further afield than was previously known.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump’s diversity crackdown reverberates through U.S. boardrooms</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/trumps-diversity-crackdown-reverberates-through-us-boardrooms</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/trumps-diversity-crackdown-reverberates-through-us-boardrooms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Appointments of women ⁠and racial minorities to S&amp;P 500 boards have dropped to their lowest level in more than a decade. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:03:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump’s, diversity, crackdown, reverberates, through, U.S., boardrooms</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Appointments of women ⁠and racial minorities to S&P 500 boards have dropped to their lowest level in more than a decade.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Firms in central Japan suspected of condo repair bid&#45;rigging</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/firms-in-central-japan-suspected-of-condo-repair-bid-rigging</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/firms-in-central-japan-suspected-of-condo-repair-bid-rigging</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of more than 20 companies in Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:03:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Firms, central, Japan, suspected, condo, repair, bid-rigging</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of more than 20 companies in Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Ministry panel recommends 4.9% minimum wage boost, supporting BOJ rate hike path</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ministry-panel-recommends-49-minimum-wage-boost-supporting-boj-rate-hike-path</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ministry-panel-recommends-49-minimum-wage-boost-supporting-boj-rate-hike-path</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new wage floor, which would apply to over 50 million workers, is expected to gradually take effect starting in October. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:03:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ministry, panel, recommends, 4.9, minimum, wage, boost, supporting, BOJ, rate, hike, path</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The new wage floor, which would apply to over 50 million workers, is expected to gradually take effect starting in October.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BOJ needs to raise policy rate to 1.5%, former S&amp;amp;P Global executive says</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-needs-to-raise-policy-rate-to-15-former-sp-global-executive-says</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/boj-needs-to-raise-policy-rate-to-15-former-sp-global-executive-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Economist Paul Sheard such a hike is needed to fight inflation reflecting higher import prices amid the yen&#039;s weakness. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:03:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BOJ, needs, raise, policy, rate, 1.5, former, S&amp;P, Global, executive, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Economist Paul Sheard such a hike is needed to fight inflation reflecting higher import prices amid the yen's weakness.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Ongoing conflict starves Israeli manufacturers of foreign equipment technicians</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ongoing-conflict-starves-israeli-manufacturers-of-foreign-equipment-technicians</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ongoing-conflict-starves-israeli-manufacturers-of-foreign-equipment-technicians</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Makers are increasingly stuck with imported machinery that has stopped functioning or can&#039;t be installed, without the foreign skilled staff needed to assist. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:47:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ongoing, conflict, starves, Israeli, manufacturers, foreign, equipment, technicians</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Makers are increasingly stuck with imported machinery that has stopped functioning or can't be installed, without the foreign skilled staff needed to assist.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Germany to trim munitions spending in blow for Rheinmetall</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/germany-to-trim-munitions-spending-in-blow-for-rheinmetall</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/germany-to-trim-munitions-spending-in-blow-for-rheinmetall</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The draft 2027 budget, which the government may still amend, shows outlays for munitions at around €9.6 billion in 2027, down from €11 billion in 2026. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:15:02 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Germany, trim, munitions, spending, blow, for, Rheinmetall</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The draft 2027 budget, which the government may still amend, shows outlays for munitions at around €9.6 billion in 2027, down from €11 billion in 2026.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>China’s beauty industry gets AI makeover to close innovation gap</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-beauty-industry-gets-ai-makeover-to-close-innovation-gap</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/chinas-beauty-industry-gets-ai-makeover-to-close-innovation-gap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI is rapidly reshaping the country&#039;s beauty industry by shrinking every stage of product development. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:07:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, beauty, industry, gets, makeover, close, innovation, gap</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[AI is rapidly reshaping the country's beauty industry by shrinking every stage of product development.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>BYD takes on rivals in Japan with its own electric mini car</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/byd-takes-on-rivals-in-japan-with-its-own-electric-mini-car</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/byd-takes-on-rivals-in-japan-with-its-own-electric-mini-car</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Debuting a &quot;kei car&quot; puts BYD up against the country&#039;s biggest automakers in their home market, which few foreign brands have successfully cracked. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:07:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BYD, takes, rivals, Japan, with, its, own, electric, mini, car</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Debuting a "kei car" puts BYD up against the country's biggest automakers in their home market, which few foreign brands have successfully cracked.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Tokyo to boost financial support for overseas oil pipeline investments</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/tokyo-to-boost-financial-support-for-overseas-oil-pipeline-investments</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/tokyo-to-boost-financial-support-for-overseas-oil-pipeline-investments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The government will consider measures including risk-capital fundingr to promote Japanese firms&#039; participation in such projects, a recently released document shows. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:07:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tokyo, boost, financial, support, for, overseas, oil, pipeline, investments</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The government will consider measures including risk-capital fundingr to promote Japanese firms' participation in such projects, a recently released document shows.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>New EU rules set to aid transparency over artificial intelligence content</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/new-eu-rules-set-to-aid-transparency-over-artificial-intelligence-content</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/new-eu-rules-set-to-aid-transparency-over-artificial-intelligence-content</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The goal is to ensure Europeans immediately know whether the online content they see is real or fake. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:07:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, rules, set, aid, transparency, over, artificial, intelligence, content</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The goal is to ensure Europeans immediately know whether the online content they see is real or fake.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Market to look out for hints of next rate hike from BOJ</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/market-to-look-out-for-hints-of-next-rate-hike-from-boj</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/market-to-look-out-for-hints-of-next-rate-hike-from-boj</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates steady at its policy meeting this week, having just made a move in June. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:07:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Market, look, out, for, hints, next, rate, hike, from, BOJ</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates steady at its policy meeting this week, having just made a move in June.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>AI WORLD In Comeback Mode</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-world-in-comeback-mode</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/ai-world-in-comeback-mode</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back, AI WORLD! exclaimed tourists who once visited the resort before the Pandemic. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 23:28:22 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Noubikko from NOUBI SAYS</dc:creator>
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<p><strong>Puerto Princessa, Palawan - March 5, 2025, </strong> -  AI WORLD is now in a comeback mode!  The Resort is now gathering a rooster of team for this multi-million rehabilitation as it braces to usher the restoration of the acclaimed lifestsyle resort. </p>
<p>Palawan is a hailed city for its unique history,  and coastal landscape like El Nido, Coron  and countless century trees including that of the famous century tree found at Ponce Garden Resort which is a must  "to see"  in Palawan. </p>
<p><img src="https://konnichiwa.today/uploads/images/202503/image_870x_67d990cf09bb4.jpg" alt="" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p>
<p><img src="https://konnichiwa.today/uploads/images/202503/image_870x_67d990d1bd7cb.jpg" alt="" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p>
<p>"Men in vogue from the city's circle will rage for restoration of AI WORLD". Every so often we experience something special, one of them is AI World, Puerto Princessas beaming Japanese-inspired resort built complete with 3 big charcoal-bed swimming pools. Many remember AI WORLD with its beautiful landscape on a hilltop overlooking Honda Bay, Puerto Princessas treasured tourist destination.    <br><br>Several entrepreneurs are now back on their drawing table tirelessly conceptualizing the future. They are reminiscencing the real estate glory paused by Pandemic, and keeping alive "the strong sense of history in Puerto Princessa"  which inspired the people of Palawan. </p>
<p><br>What was once a landmark is now on "ER",  according to <a href="https://noubikko.com/About/">Noubikko</a>.  Fortunately, AI WORLD has been nurtured by nature during those years and the landscape evolved magically with flowering shrubs of rare varieties of birds of paradise.  Today, they are like a repertoire of colors, and a unique landscape with a style that belongs only to AI WORLD.    </p>
<p></p>
<p>AI is a Japanese word for “LOVE”.  It sounds HAI which also means  “YES”.   Today internet era it means Artificial intelligence.  Everyone may name AI WORLD in a way that pleases them. All these words means only one thing, "beautiful".</p>
<p> </p>
<p>AI World will be rehabilitated to dazzle once more. And its surely, worth all the excitement and wait,<a href="https://www.vtlaguyo.com/"> Regine Laguyo of VTLaguyo Construction</a> said.</p>
<p>Experience life and rewrite your bucket list.  Include AI WORLD!</p>
<p><img src="https://konnichiwa.today/uploads/images/202503/image_870x_67d990d45e5f6.jpg" alt="" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p>
<p><img src="https://konnichiwa.today/uploads/images/202503/image_870x_67d990d6c78d6.jpg" alt="" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Its worth the wait... Experience AI World</strong></em></p>
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<title>Spectacle is Blamed on Café Latte Colored Sand of Palawan, Philippines</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/spectacle-is-blamed-on-cafe-latte-colored-sand-of-palawan-philippines</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/spectacle-is-blamed-on-cafe-latte-colored-sand-of-palawan-philippines</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This slice of paradise boasts a stunning, perfect soaking of the sun and splashing pure bliss.  It&#039;s a sunbather’s dream in crystal-clear waves gently kiss the shore, Jun Polistico, the legendary King of the Philippine Ballad said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:39:55 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>August 24, 2023 -  Manila, Philippines </strong>-  Not Jasmine Tea, Not Milk, but Café Latte Colored Sand Beach, <a href="https://noubikko.com/About/">Noubikko</a> said, CEO of <a href="https://rpconnect.com">RPConnect.</a> Palawan Island is one lucky place. The Cafe Latte color of the sand is youthful and energetic. It's coffee without caffeine!  Its provides emotional strength, optimistic, and uplifting. And most of all, its fun!<br><br>This bright blush golden color is a result of crushed coral mixing with the shells. Travelers often come just to watch how this café latte sand reflects the sun which is constantly flocking the natural sparkles of their colorful underwater show. <a href="https://ph.linkedin.com/in/carlos-de-castro-3650982b">Carlos de Castro</a>, exclaimed, Carlos is the interior architect of several iconic landmarks in the Philippines, Singapore, and Hong Kong.<br><br></p>
<p><img src="https://coastalandliving.com/uploads/images/202412/image_870x_67508a9e4f690.jpg" alt="" width="593" height="445" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: rgb(22, 145, 121);">The island of Palawan has been ranked as one of the top beaches in the world, and it’s easy to see why — it’s simply breathtaking.</span><br><br></em></p>
<p>Palawan Beaches are so indulging that an all-day excursion poses like an unnecessary option. Surround that with the gentle murmur of waves and the occasional laughter of fellow beach-goers is a day well-spent that can confuses the mind if there is any available comparison.<br><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://coastalandleisure.com/uploads/images/202412/image_870x_6750709bc5e84.jpg" alt="" width="593" height="445"><br><span style="color: rgb(22, 145, 121);"><em>Visiting Japanese Investors in the Philippines and Beulah T<span class="_ pg-2_0"></span>eam (s<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>tanding fr<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>om righ<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>t) T<span class="_ pg-2_0"></span>akashi Sak<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>akibar<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>a, GMJB, Haru Y<span class="_ pg-2_0"></span>amashita, Noubikk<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>o, Sonte K<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>aishuu, Mark Alfie, Shuichi Masamoto<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>, Nelia Aguilar<span class="_ pg-2_0"></span>, Ar<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>chi. Carlos De Castr<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>o<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>, Raner Sulit.</em></span></p>
<p><br>While in Palawan you are guaranteed to be mesmerized by the warm crystal-clear waters that gently lap the shore and an underwater spectacle.  If you are a nature lover, this pristine café latte sand is just magic!  <br><br>So go ahead, lay out your towel, and let the waves’ rhythm set the pace. Get your sunglasses ready, and see the fish darting around your toes like a lounging session also ready to relax with your feet…  The rest…  leave your imagination explore the underwater rainbow which no word fits better.</p>
<p><img src="https://coastalandliving.com/uploads/images/202412/image_870x_67508ae8e8923.jpg" alt="" width="592" height="405" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: rgb(22, 145, 121);"> In Palawan there’s no need to rush; the sun generously bathes the beaches all year round, <a href="https://philippine-times.com/nadia-arroyo-and-her-legacy-behind-the-curtain-of-wisdom-prowess" style="color: rgb(22, 145, 121);">Nadia Arroyo</a>, President of <a href="https://beulahinternational.net/" style="color: rgb(22, 145, 121);">Beulah International Development</a></span><br><br></em></p>
<p><img src="https://coastalandleisure.com/uploads/images/202412/image_870x_6750835ae2488.jpg" alt="" width="581" height="436" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: rgb(22, 145, 121);">The Village of Tumarbong, located in Palawan is a dream where the sun paints the sky, reflecting a spectrum of blues.  With the café latte-colored sand, the sunset will make aurora borealis jealous with plenty of colorful contrast to compare. In the picture, overlooking the most expensive Banwa Resort.  It is the chosen place of Carlos de Castro's luxury residential masterpiece, named after his granddaughter, CATALINA</span><br><br></em></p>
<p><img src="https://coastalandleisure.com/uploads/images/202412/image_870x_67507f50a1505.jpg" alt="" width="590" height="609" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(22, 145, 121);"><em>A visit isn’t complete without snorkeling and gazing at colorful fish that hug your imagination. It’s no wonder visitors leave with dazzling stories and come back for more.  One visit encourages social communication and creativity! </em></span></p>
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<title>Not Tea, Not Milk, but Café Latte Colored Sand Beaches of the Philippines</title>
<link>https://konnichiwa.today/not-tea-not-milk-but-cafe-latte-colored-sand-beaches-of-the-philippines</link>
<guid>https://konnichiwa.today/not-tea-not-milk-but-cafe-latte-colored-sand-beaches-of-the-philippines</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The island of Palawan has been ranked as one of the top beaches in the world, and it’s easy to see why — it’s simply breathtaking. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:37:33 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>August 24, 2023 -   Puerto Princessa, Palawan</strong> - Not Jasmine Tea, Not Milk, but Café Latte Colored Sand Beach, <a href="https://noubikko.com/About/">Noubikko</a> said, CEO of <a href="https://rpconnect.com">RPConnect.</a> <br><br>Palawan Island is one lucky place. The Cafe Latte color of the sand is youthful and energetic.  It's coffee without caffeine!  Its provides emotional strength, optimistic, uplifting, and most of all, it fun!<br><br>This golden bright blush color is a result of crushed coral mixing with the shells. Travelers often come just to watch how this café latte sand reflects the sun which is constantly flocking the natural sparkles of their colorful underwater show. <a href="https://ph.linkedin.com/in/carlos-de-castro-3650982b">Carlos de Castro</a>, said. Carlos is the interior architect of several iconic landmarks in the Philippines, Okada, Solaire, Raffles Hotel, etc.<br><br>Palawan Beaches are so indulging that an all-day excursion poses like an unnecessary option. Surround that with the gentle murmur of waves and the occasional laughter of fellow beach-goers is a day well-spent that can confuse the mind if there is any available comparison.<br><br></p>
<p>While in Palawan you are guaranteed to be mesmerized by the warm crystal-clear waters that gently lap the shore and an underwater spectacle.  If you are a nature lover, this pristine café latte sand is just magic!  <br><br><br>So go ahead, lay out your towel, and let the waves’ rhythm set the pace. Get your sunglasses ready, and see the fish darting around your toes like a lounging session also ready to relax with your feet…  The rest…  leave your imagination explore the underwater rainbow which no word fits better.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(132, 63, 161);"><em>This slice of paradise boasts a stunning perfect soaking of the sun and splashing pure bliss.  It's a sunbather’s dream in crystal-clear waves gently kiss the shore, Jun Polistico, the legendary King of the Philippine Ballad said.<br></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://coastalandleisure.com/uploads/images/202412/image_870x_6750709bc5e84.jpg" alt="" width="593" height="445"><br><em><span style="color: rgb(132, 63, 161);">Visiting Japanese Investors in the Philippines and Beulah T<span class="_ pg-2_0"></span>eam (s<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>tanding fr<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>om righ<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>t) T<span class="_ pg-2_0"></span>akashi Sak<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>akibar<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>a, GMJB, Haru Y<span class="_ pg-2_0"></span>amashita, Noubikk<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>o, Sonte K<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>aishuu, Mark Alfie, Shuichi Masamoto<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>, Nelia Aguilar<span class="_ pg-2_0"></span>, Ar<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>chi. Carlos De Castr<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>o<span class="_ pg-2_1"></span>, Raner Sulit<br></span></em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(132, 63, 161);"><em> In Palawan there’s no need to rush; the sun generously bathes the beaches all year round, <a href="https://philippine-times.com/nadia-arroyo-and-her-legacy-behind-the-curtain-of-wisdom-prowess" style="color: rgb(132, 63, 161);">Nadia Arroyo</a>, President of <a href="https://beulahinternational.net/" style="color: rgb(132, 63, 161);">Beulah International Development</a></em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: rgb(132, 63, 161);">The Village of Tumarbong, located in Palawan is a dream where the sun paints the sky, reflecting a spectrum of blues.  With the café latte-colored sand, the sunset will make aurora borealis jealous with plenty of colorful contrast to compare. In the picture, overlooking the most expensive Banwa Resort.  It is the chosen place of Carlos de Castro's luxury residential masterpiece, named after his granddaughter, CATALINA</span><br><br></em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(132, 63, 161);"><em>A visit isn’t complete without snorkeling and gazing at colorful fish that hug your imagination. It’s no wonder visitors leave with dazzling stories and come back for more.  One visit encourages social communication and creativity! </em></span></p>
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