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- Daiwa Secures Project Finance For 38-MW Battery In Japan (仕事)
- RENEWABLES NOW
Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure (DEI), a unit of Japanese financial services firm Daiwa Securities Group Inc (TYO:8601), has secured a project finance loan for a 38-MW/160.32-MWh gri...
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- Toyota to Build Japan-Bound Minivans in Taiwan (仕事)
- NIPPON
Major Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. plans to begin producing two popular minivan models in Taiwan in October and sell them in Japan as part of efforts to ease delivery delays cause...
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- Japan's Real Wages Fell For 4th Fiscal Year In A Row (仕事)
- NHK
Real wages in Japan decreased for the fourth straight year in fiscal 2025 which ended in March, as prices rose faster than pay.
The labor ministry released the data on Friday. It surveyed mor...
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- Japan Eyes Arrival Of 1st Oil Tanker Passing Hormuz Since Iran War On Mon. (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
A Japanese oil tanker that transited the Strait of Hormuz late last month is expected to arrive in Japan possibly on Monday, the government said, making it the first such case since th...
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- Japan, Laos to Cooperate for Stronger Energy Supply Chains (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Laotian counterpart, Thongsavan Phomvihane, agreed Friday that their countries will promote cooperation to strengthen supply chains for ...
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- 4th Ruling Finds Japan Feb. Lower House Poll Constitutional (ニュース)
- NIPPON
Tokyo High Court ruled Thursday that the Feb. 8 election for Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities.
Presi...
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- Japan megabank Mizuho Bank to invest in Rakuten Bank in October (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Mizuho Financial Group Inc, one of Japan's three megabanks, and Rakuten Group Inc, one of the country's largest e-commerce firms, said Wednesday that Mizuho Bank will invest in Rakute...
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- Japan to Begin World’s First Trial Sales of Artificially Hatched Eels To Assess Consumer Demand (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
The world’s first sale of eels that have been produced by artificially hatching them from eggs will begin on a trial basis from May 29.
The project, led by Oita-based leading eel far...
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- Trump–Xi Summit Spells Uneasy News For Japan (ニュース)
- EAST ASIA FORUM
The Trump–Xi summit in Beijing on 14–15 May 2026 was a tactical detente driven by mutual domestic pressures rather than any genuine easing of tensions, with both leaders seeking s...
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- Playground Games Launches Forza Horizon 6 Featuring Japan Car Culture (ニュース)
- ASATU NEWS
Playground Games released its brand-new racing video game, Forza Horizon 6, featuring famed automotive photographer Larry Chen as a major speaking character within the newly introduced...
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- Koizumi Welcomes Bank Decision Lifting Curbs On Defense Investment (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday welcomed a recent decision by the state-backed Development Bank of Japan to lift restrictions on investments in defense-related businesses...
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- Japan PM Wants Consumption Tax Cut Freeze "As Soon As Possible" (仕事)
- KYODO NEWS
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday she wants to implement a freeze on the country's consumption tax on food products "as soon as possible," despite concerns over the...
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- As Japan Stokes Inflation, Banks Grapple With Loan Growth Outpacing Deposits (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
Japan’s banks are grappling with a problem that was unthinkable a few years ago: Loans are growing faster than deposits.
The country is seeing an explosion of borrowing as busines...
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- Japan Action on Currency Wins G7 Understanding: Katayama (ニュース)
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NIPPON
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday that her Group of Seven counterparts showed their understanding on Japan's recent yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention.
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- Two Japanese Attacked With Knife At Shanghai Restaurant (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
A man carrying a fruit knife attacked three people around noon on Tuesday at a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai World Financial Center, a Japanese-developed office building in the fina...
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