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COMPANIES
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Toyota Partially Halts Production in China
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Major production adjustments are underway at Toyota Motor Corp.’s assembly pl...
December 2, 2023
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial to Promote Nakashima to Pres.
TOKYO, Nov. 30 (Jiji Press) — Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Thursday that it will promot...
December 1, 2023
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Honda to Invest in Electric Motorcycle Business
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Honda Motor Co. has announced a plan to invest ¥500 billion in electric motorcy...
November 30, 2023
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Toyota Again Halts Production Lines at Central Japan Plant
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday revealed that production lines at the Fujimats...
November 30, 2023
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Rapidus Hunts for Engineers to Help Japan Regain Faded Chip Glory
TOKYO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Government-backed Japanese chip foundry venture Rapidus is hunting high an...
November 28, 2023
ECONOMY
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Japan, South Korea Revive Currency Swap Pact After 9-year Hiatus
The financial authorities of Japan and South Korea signed a new bilateral currency swap agreement on...
December 2, 2023
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Japan Firms’ Robust Q3 Investment Eases Recession Risks
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese companies increased capital expenditure and reaped solid profits in the t...
December 1, 2023
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Food Price Hikes in Dec. Second Fewest for 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prices for a total of 677 food and beverage items from 195 major Japanese maker...
November 30, 2023
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Tokyo Metropolitan Gov. Pre-opens Facility to Support Domestic, International Startups
The Tokyo metropolitan government has pre-opened the Tokyo Innovation Base, a facility for domestic ...
November 29, 2023
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Keidanren to Discuss Pros and Cons of Weak Yen; Business Lobby Traditionally Favored Weaker Currency
The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) plans to discuss the positive and negative impacts of the ...
November 28, 2023
BUSINESS SERIES
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Energy Challenges / High Electricity Bills Overshadow Digitalization in Japan
Recent events have shaken global energy markets and affected Japan, which relies on imports for most...
November 29, 2023
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Energy Challenges / Deficient Electricity Transmission Network Causing Imbalanced Supply and Demand
Recent events have shaken global energy markets and affected Japan, which relies on imports for most...
November 29, 2023
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Energy Challenges / Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine Causing Natural Gas Price Hikes Worldwide
In August 2022, six months after Russia began its aggression against Ukraine, the price of natural g...
November 28, 2023
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Economic security issues / Use Strategies and Defensive Measures to Enter Huge Atypical Market
In February, the Beijing embassies of 11 countries and regions including Japan, France, the United S...
July 15, 2023
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Economic Security Issues / China Gives Preferential Treatment to Foreign Company Only to Obtain Technology
This is the second installment of a series exploring how Beijing’s actions are affecting firms doing...
July 14, 2023
MARKETS
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Japan’s Nikkei Posts First Weekly Drop in Five as Tech Drags
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's Nikkei share average drifted lower on Friday to post its first weekly drop...
December 1, 2023
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Japan’s Nikkei Edges Lower; Set for Best Month in 2 Years
TOKYO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average eased slightly on Thursday but stayed on trac...
November 30, 2023
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Japan’s Nikkei Set for Fourth Weekly Gain as Flat Yen Lifts Exporters
TOKYO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average climbed towards a three-decade high on Friday...
November 24, 2023
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Stock Market Today: Asian Shares Are Mostly Lower, with Markets in Japan and US Closed
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday after a modest advance on Wall Street th...
November 23, 2023
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Nikkei Average Hits 33-Year High in Morning
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average hit a 33-year intraday high early Monday m...
November 20, 2023
YIES
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Scholars Discuss China’s Challenge at Yomiuri International Forum; Respecting Values Key in U.S.-China Competition
The Yomiuri International Economic Society (YIES) and The Yomiuri Shimbun held the November symposiu...
December 1, 2023
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‘Breakdown of Global Order, Turning Point for Japan’ to Be 2023 YIES Theme
The Yomiuri International Economic Society (YIES) and The Yomiuri Shimbun have chosen “Breakdown of ...
January 25, 2023
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Ex-defense minister stresses urgent need for defense budget boost
Former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera stressed the need for Japan to increase its defense budget ...
September 23, 2022
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U.S. ambassador: Japan-U.S. alliance has entered era of ‘projection’ into Indo-Pacific
The Japan-U.S. alliance has entered an era of “projection” into the Indo-Pacific from one focused o...
September 4, 2022
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Tokyo Gov. Koike‘s speech at the Yomiuri International Economic Society (YIES)
Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo made a speech under the theme of “ Building a More Resilient Tokyo” ...
May 2, 2022
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