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Dollar climbs as traders mull Powell's future, yen dips ahead of Japan election
The dollar was broadly stronger against major peers on Thursday as investors assessed U.S. President Donald Trump's latest ...
Japan holds US tariff talks with Lutnick, eyes meeting with Bessent
Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on U.S. tariffs on ...
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A U.S.-Japan Trade Impasse as Ishiba Faces Another Election
Throughout the spring, Ishiba battled to reach a deal on the government’s budget and to assuage concerns among the public ...
Korea's OCI, Japan's Tokuyama build $435M polysilicon Malaysian factory
S. Korean chemical giant OCI Holdings said that subsidiary OCI TerraSus and Japan's Tokuyama would build a ...
Japan must be mindful of credit rating downgrade risk, bank lobby head says
Japan must be mindful of the risk of a credit rating downgrade if an expansion in public debt runs out of control, the head ...
Couche-Tard scraps $46 billion bid for Japan's Seven & i
Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard on Thursday pulled its $46 billion bid to buy Seven & i Holdings, saying the retailer ...
Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII
Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual ...
China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says
Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...
Japan doesn't plan on responding to Trump tariff threats with countermeasures, government official says
Unlike the European Union, the Japanese government has made no indication it plans to impose any kind of reciprocal tariff on ...
PLAVE’s ‘Kakurenbo’ Hits No. 1 as Mrs. GREEN APPLE Charts 23 Songs on Japan Hot 100
PLAVE ’s “Kakurenbo” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released July 16. The Japan debut single by ...
Bear roaming golf course halts play at tournament for second time in 2 months in Japan
The bear was spotted near the first tee at the Meiji Yasuda Ladies tournament at Sendai Classic Golf Club in northern Japan.
Japan and India To Unveil New Bullet Train in High-Speed Rail Collaboration
India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will become the launch site for Japan's next-generation E10 Shinkansen bullet trains. The Indian Ministry of Railways announced on Monday that the E10 ...