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Japan Bankruptcies Top 10,000 For 2nd Straight Year In 2025

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan surpassed 10,000 in 2025 for the second consecutive year amid a labor shortage and high prices, particularly affecting small and medium-sized enterprises, a survey by a credit research company showed Tuesday.
Business failures with debts...

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Japan's Nikkei 225 Hits Intraday Record Above 54,000

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NHK
 
Japan's main stock index hit another intraday high on Wednesday to top the 54,000 mark for the first time.
Many investors believe that the stimulus policies of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae will support the economy and boost investment in growing sectors.
The Tokyo benchmark surged right af...

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Prison-Made Product Sales Recoup After Pandemic, Driven By Online Promotion

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Sales of products made by prisoners in Japan have risen for four straight years, driven in part by efforts to promote them on social media, a foundation supporting the country's correctional system said.
Sales totaled about 812 million yen in fiscal 2024, recovering from a sharp dec...

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Japan Insurer MS&AD To Consolidate Domestic Bases

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Major Japanese nonlife insurer MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings plans to consolidate its domestic bases ahead of the planned merger in April 2027 of its key subsidiaries, its president, Shinichiro Funabiki, said in a recent interview.
"Without a certain level of integration, we cannot...

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Japan’s ANA to Introduce Nationwide Logistics Service Using Drones, Will Be Used to Deliver Supplies in Remote Areas

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JAPAN NEWS
 
ANA Holdings Inc. will start using drones for a nationwide logistics service by fiscal 2028, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
According to the plans, which would establish a transportation network, takeoff and landing bases across the country would be established. Each base would cov...

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Sekikaiji Buys Smd Trencher For Japan

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RENEWS.BIZ
 
New equipment includes jet trencher and Artemis tracker
Sekikaiji Industry has expanded its submarine cable installation capability with the purchase of new trenching equipment from SMD for use in the Japanese offshore wind market.
The company said the package, set for delivery in sp...

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Cargo, Investment Play Part In Japan's Space Industry In Global Race

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan, regarded as one of the most competitive players in the promising space business, needs to establish commercial cargo operations and narrow the scope of service areas eligible for government financial aid to better catch up with leading global rivals, analysts say.
Japan is am...

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Japan’s Business Leaders Praise PM Takaichi’s Economic Policies

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
At a New Year’s celebration held by three major economic organisations in Tokyo on Tuesday, many participants expressed a positive outlook on the administration’s push for continued wage hikes.
Business leaders from three major economic organizations, including the Japan Busin...

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Japan’s Hitachi to Use AI to Help Maintain Defense Equipment for SDF

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Hitachi, Ltd. will launch an initiative to use artificial intelligence to support the efficient maintenance and operation of the Self-Defense Forces’ defense equipment.
The company will develop a system in which AI is used to analyze data collected from sensors installed on vehicles ...

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Japanese Business Leaders Positive About Continuing Wage Hikes

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Business leaders in Japan made positive statements about continuing wage increases during a New Year event in Tokyo on Tuesday, with many hoping to achieve wage hikes at or above last year's results in this year's shuntō spring wage negotiations.
Kensuke Hosomi, president of conveni...

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