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Hon Hai makes case to build EVs for Japan’s automobile industry
Hon Hai Precision Industry wants Japan’s carmakers to know it’s willing to assemble electric vehicles (EVs) for them, similar to how it…
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Singapore’s STI plunges 8.5%, Japan’s Nikkei drops over 8% as Asian markets sell off sharply
The sell-off continued as Asian markets tumbled on Monday (Apr 7) morning, following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff…
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Japan's Nikkei closes near 8-month low on US tariff jitters
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed near an eight-month low on Monday (Mar 31), following sharp losses on Wall Street in the previous…
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Japan’s natural hot springs are running low. Overtourism is to blame
Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in…
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Japan's ANA to purchase mega-order of 77 new jets
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) will have approximately 320 aircraft in its fleet by the financial year 2030 (Richard A. Brooks) Japan's…
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Japan’s historic rate shift is turbo-charging the credit market
JAPAN’S corporate bond market is booming, as an economic rebound and plans to get ahead of higher interest rates encourage a flurry of…
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Gods, myths & wonders of Japan’s National Parks
2024 marked the 90th anniversary of Japan’s national parks—first established to satisfy a growing domestic interest, and stimulate the…
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Japan's December household spending beats expectations
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese household spending rose for the first time in five months in year-on-year terms in December and at a much…
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Bank of Japan’s rate likely to go higher than consensus, ex-official says
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) is likely to keep raising its benchmark rate to a level exceeding the current market consensus, and there’s a…
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Tyre maker Goodyear to sell Dunlop brand to Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber for US$701 million
GOODYEAR Tire & Rubber said on Tuesday (Jan 7) that it will sell its Dunlop brand to Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries for US$701 million…
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Japan's Nikkei slips more than 1% on 1st trading day of 2025 after year-end rally
Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped more than 1 per cent on the first trading day of 2025 on Monday (Jan 6) as investors sold stocks…
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Japan's best high school marching band readies for Rose Parade performance
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray…
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Who Is Japan's 'Black Widow'? Female Serial Killer Chisako Kakehi Dies at 78
Chisako Kakehi, dubbed the "Black Widow" for murdering her elderly lovers with cyanide, has died in custody at the age of 78. Authorities…
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Japan’s bond market is set to absorb biggest supply in a decade
INVESTORS are set to face the largest supply of Japanese sovereign bonds in at least a decade as the central bank plans to shrink its…
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BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan’s bubble burst
BANK of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda has plenty of data to support the case for raising the benchmark rate in December, an outcome that…
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AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
THE global boom in artificial intelligence (AI) has turned an obscure 139-year-old Japanese company into a stock-market star. Fujikura,…
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Japan’s megabanks see record annual profit after bumper Q2 as rate hikes boost margins
JAPAN’S three megabanks raised their annual profit forecasts to all-time highs on Thursday (Nov 14), fuelled by robust lending demand and…
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Japan's Nikkei ends at 3-week high as markets await US election outcome
Japan’s Nikkei share average ended at a three-week high on Wednesday (Nov 6), led by chip and defence stocks, while market participants…
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Japan’s largest pension fund GPIF has worst loss since 2020
JAPAN’S government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) posted its biggest quarterly loss since 2020 as a rebound in the yen erased gains on…
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Bain sought US$10 billion valuation for Japan's Kioxia, investors only wanted to pay half
Investors pushed Bain Capital to almost halve the valuation it was seeking for Japan’s Kioxia in an IPO, leading the US buyout firm to…
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Japan’s Nissan to invest in auto tech firm ChargeScape
JAPAN’S Nissan Motor said on Monday (Oct 7) it would invest an undisclosed amount in ChargeScape and roll out the battery charging…
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Japan’s US$4 trillion ‘carry trade’ begins to slowly unwind
JAPAN’S investors are starting to lose their decades-long infatuation with overseas assets. In the first eight months of the year,…
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Japan’s NTT Group considers data centre Reit IPO in Singapore
JAPAN’S Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) is considering listing a global data centre real estate investment trust (Reit) in Singapore,…