Nippon Steel invests in electric furnaces amid Trumps US Steel deal

Nippon Steel invests in electric furnaces amid Trumps US Steel deal

Nippon Steel announced on May 30 its decision to move forward with converting domestic blast furnaces to electric arc fu...

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Japan, US have trade talks over phone

Japan, US have trade talks over phone

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru / It was very meaningful that, without much time from last week's exchange, we ha...

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Council urges govt to secure fiscal space to deal with Trump tariffs

Council urges govt to secure fiscal space to deal with Trump tariffs

S/ Masuda Hiroya, Fiscal System Council member / To enable adequate responses to emergencies that could occur in the fut...

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Nissan factory shutdown shocks workers and locals

Nissan factory shutdown shocks workers and locals

Nissan employees and locals living near factories that were announced to shut down say they are “concerned” over the new...

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Japan's 3 megabanks report record net profit for fiscal 2024

Japan's 3 megabanks report record net profit for fiscal 2024

Japan's three megabanks each reported a record net profit for fiscal 2024 that ended in March this year as their core ba...

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Japanese supermarket chain to start selling American rice

Japanese supermarket chain to start selling American rice

George Glass, U.S. Ambassador to Japan: And we know that Japanese consumers are going to appreciate a product that meets...

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Nissan plans to cut around 20,000 jobs worldwide

Nissan plans to cut around 20,000 jobs worldwide

Nissan Motor, which is currently undergoing business restructuring, has decided to cut approximately 20,000 jobs both do...

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Toyota expects $1.3 billion profit drop in two months amid Trump tariffs

Toyota expects $1.3 billion profit drop in two months amid Trump tariffs

Toyota Motor announced a projected 35% profit decrease for the fiscal year through March 2026 during a financial results...

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Trump tariff could slow Japan's economic growth - BOJ

Trump tariff could slow Japan's economic growth - BOJ

The Bank of Japan said in a regular news conference on May 1 that the reciprocal tariffs proposed by US President Donald...

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Toyota and Waymo to collaborate on self-driving technology

Toyota and Waymo to collaborate on self-driving technology

Toyota Motor and US autonomous driving technology firm Waymo have agreed to collaborate on advancing self-driving techno...

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