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Japan's factory activity expands at slower pace, cost pressures surge
TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity slowed slightly in May, while service sector growth ground to a halt for the…
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Japan's looming election heightens chance of sales tax cut
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Japan's expected snap general election is increasingly likely to lead to a cut in the…
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Japan’s Katayama says all options open on yen, including joint action with US
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday Tokyo would not rule out any options to counter excessive foreign exchange…
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Japan's Nikkei trims 2025 surge as tech stocks take a breather
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge edged lower on the final trading day of 2025, dragged down by the technology sector that has been a key driver…
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Japan’s Eneos leads bids for Chevron’s Singapore oil refinery stake
Japan’s Eneos Holdings is ahead of rival bidders for US heavyweight Chevron’s stake in a Singapore oil refinery, according to people…
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Japan’s Mizuho to buy majority of India’s Avendus from KKR for up to 81 billion yen
Japan’s Mizuho Securities on Wednesday (Dec 17) said that it will buy a majority stake in Indian investment bank Avendus from US…
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Shinkansen Luggage Rules You Need To Know For Traveling On Japan's Bullet Trains
The Shinkansen, or bullet train, is as much a means of transport as a cultural touchstone, evincing Japan's storied engineering prowess.…
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Feast Your Eyes on Japan’s Fake Food
The first business dedicated to the manufacture and sale of shokuhin sampuru was founded in 1932 in Osaka by Iwasaki Takizō, one of the…
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Year-old earthquake footage misrepresented as showing Japan's December 2025 tremor
After Japan's northern coast was rocked by a magnitude 7.5 quake on December 8, videos purportedly showing the impact of the tremor were…
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M&A boom fuels record decline in Japan’s listed companies
The country is mirroring the decline in listings in developed markets that has been going on for decades Japan has nearly as many listed…
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False claims of Japan's truck-sized nuclear reactors spark envy in Australia
While Japan has ambitions for nuclear energy to power about 20 percent of its electricity needs by 2030, it does not have truck-sized…
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Japan's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant could restart in January
The prefecture assembly is set to vote on this during its regular session beginning on Dec 2 Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power…
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Japan's Nikkei surges after Wall Street's gains
Japan’s Nikkei share average surged on Wednesday (Nov 26), with tech stocks leading the charge in a broad-based rally after Wall Street…
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Japan's Nikkei plunges by most in seven months on tech selloff
Japan’s Nikkei share average sank by the most in more than seven months on Tuesday (Nov 18), as investors sold off tech stocks following…
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Japan’s megabanks lift profit forecasts to record highs, step up buybacks
The banks’ strong Q2 earnings demonstrate their success in weathering uncertain global economic conditions Japan’s largest banks raised…
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Japan’s Mizuho books 44% rise in Q2 profit, raises forecast
The company’s results show how Japan’s largest banks are cashing in on the end of ultra-low interest rates Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group…
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Japan’s trading houses brace for more pain from China steel glut
The industrial metal is trading significantly above the US$9,900 per tonne that Marubeni is forecasting as its average for the next six…
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Japan’s US$132 billion borrowing binge reshapes global credit
The end of an era of essentially free money in Japan, a flurry of dealmaking and the artificial intelligence (AI) boom have unleashed…
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Kyoto Implements Japan's Highest Tourist Tax to Combat Overtourism
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has granted final approval for Kyoto to implement the nation's highest-ever…
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Japan’s Sumitomo wins Singapore grant to develop ammonia as marine fuel
Japanese trading house Sumitomo said on Monday (Oct 6) it has been awarded a Singapore government grant to develop ammonia as an…
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Japan’s stocks zoom, yen slumps as Takaichi win dims BOJ hike bets
Japanese shares surged to a record high on Monday (Oct 6), while the yen and long-term bonds tumbled as Sanae Takaichi was all but…
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Japan's Nikkei hits record after fiscal dove Takaichi's election win
By Junko Fujita and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Nikkei share gauge surged past the 47,000 level for the first time on Monday…
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Japan's Nikkei surges to record after election win by fiscal dove Takaichi
By Junko Fujita and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Nikkei share gauge surged past the 46,000 level for the first time on Monday…
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Takaichi set to be Japan's first female PM after election as LDP head
Japan's conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Saturday elected former minister Sanae Takaichi as its first female leader,…