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Economy

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  Japan, U.S. Name 3 Inaugural Investment Projects; Reached Agreement After Considerable Difficulty

  Japan and the United States have chosen three inaugural projects to kick off a $550 billion (abou...

  February 20, 2026

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  Transport Companies See Opportunity in Narita Expansion; Airlines, Railways Prepare to Meet Expected Growth in Demand

  Major airline and railway companies are now hurrying to plan their responses to the 2029 expansio...

  February 18, 2026

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  Takaichi to Hold First Meeting with BOJ Chief Ueda Since Election Win

  TOKYO - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold their first...

  February 16, 2026

  #Sanae Takaichi

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  High Chocolate Prices Shake Up Valentine’s Lineup at Japan’s Department Stores

  Department stores are increasingly expanding their Valentine’s Day product lineup to include bake...

  February 8, 2026

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  TMSC to Produce 3-Nanometer Semiconductors in Japan’s Kumamoto Pref.; Takaichi Pledges Support in Meeting with Executives

  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) told the Japanese government on Thursday about its ...

  February 5, 2026

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Companies

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  TEPCO’s Niigata Pref. Nuclear Power Plant Begins Transmitting Power to Tokyo Area, 1st Time in 14 Years

  Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. said the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nucl...

  February 18, 2026

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  Toyota Highlander Reverse Imported from the U.S. to Japan Will Be Official State Vehicle

  A Toyota Highlander SUV manufactured in the United States and reverse imported to Japan was intro...

  February 17, 2026

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  Taisei Unveils ‘Zero-Carbon Building’ in Japan’s Saitama Prefecture

  Taisei Corp. unveiled a building on Monday that can practically achieve net-zero carbon dioxide e...

  February 17, 2026

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  Japan’s Lotteria Restaurant Operator Co. Changes Name, Will Rebrand Its Hamburger Stores Under Zetteria Brand

  Hamburger restaurant operating company Lotteria Co. a subsidiary of major restaurant group Zensho...

  February 16, 2026

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  1st Overseas Suke-San Udon to Open in Taiwan; Company Aims for More Than 100 Overseas Outlets

  Major Japanese restaurant operator Skylark Holdings Co. announced Friday that it will open its fi...

  February 16, 2026

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Markets

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  Nikkei Stock Average Exceeds 54,000 for 1st Time

  The Nikkei 225 Index rose Wednesday by more than 400 from the previous day's closing, surpassing ...

  January 14, 2026

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  Japan’s Long-term Interest Rate Rises to 2.125%, Highest in Past 27 Years

  The benchmark long-term interest rate of newly issued Japanese government bonds with a maturity o...

  January 5, 2026

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  Japan’s Nikkei Stock Index Finishes Year Above 50,000, Propped Up by AI and ‘Takaichi Trade’

  The Nikkei Stock Average rose significantly in 2025, topping 50,000 for the first time thanks to ...

  December 31, 2025

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  Yen Weakens against Peers after BOJ Raises Interest Rates

  NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) — The yen weakened sharply against the dollar and other major peer curr...

  December 20, 2025

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  Japan Long-Term Rate Hits 26-Yr High after BOJ Decision

  TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield, the country’s key long...

  December 19, 2025

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Business Series

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  Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Revitalization Efforts / Students at Specialized Schools in Kyushu, Okinawa Pref. Attract Attention of Companies as Industry-Ready Workforce

  This is the third and last installment of a series of articles examining measures to solve worsen...

  December 31, 2025

  #Yamaguchi #Fukuoka #Nagasaki #Kumamoto #Oita #Miyazaki #Kagoshima #Okinawa

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  Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Revitalization Efforts / Getting Latent Human Resources Back into Workforce: Homemakers, Seniors Have Strong Inclination to Work

  “Please bear in mind that when you hand out your business card, you ought to introduce yourself f...

  December 29, 2025

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  Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Revitalization Efforts / Self-Driving Minibus Trialed in Fukuoka Pref. as Companies Build Bases for Technologies in Kyushu

  With the future of Kyushu as well as Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures in mind, this series of ar...

  December 29, 2025

  #Fukuoka #Kumamoto

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  Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Signs of Growth / Smart Farming Powers Kyushu’s Future as Japanese Agriculture Hub

  This is the fifth and last installment in a series of articles taking an in-depth look at industr...

  June 30, 2025

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  Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Signs of Growth / Fisheries Industry Seeks Growth Overseas to Counter Declining Domestic Demand; Aquaculture, Quality Control Key Avenues

  This is the fourth installment in a series of articles taking an in-depth look at industries with...

  June 29, 2025

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YIES

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  2026 Yomiuri Intl Forum to Explore World at Crossroads, Japan’s National Interests

  The Yomiuri Shimbun has chosen “the world at a crossroads and Japan’s national interests” as the ...

  January 15, 2026

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  U.S. Ready to Work with Whoever Becomes Japan’s Next PM, Says U.S. Ambassador at Talk in Tokyo

  U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass said that the United States would be ready to work with who...

  October 16, 2025

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  ‘Ethical Capitalism’ Needed in Modern World, Philosopher Markus Gabriel Says at YIES Lecture

  Markus Gabriel, a renowned philosopher, emphasized the necessity of “ethical capitalism” to count...

  September 27, 2025

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  Cracks in Japan, U.S., European Ties Benefit China, Says Former Japanese Ambassador to China

  Hideo Tarumi, former ambassador to China, said on Monday that it would be “extremely convenient” ...

  April 8, 2025

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  Mass Production of Rapidus Advanced Semiconductors From 2027; Company Working to Promote Human Resource Development

  Rapidus Corp. will begin mass production of advanced semiconductors in Japan in early 2027, accor...

  March 10, 2025