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Japan Prime Minister Takaichi Vows to Have Country Exit Deflation, Closely Monitor Economic Indicators

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed her strong intention to closely watch economic indicators to eventually declare that Japan has exited deflation, at a House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting on Tuesday.
Takaichi defined an exit from deflation as a situation in which ...

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Japan's Economy Contracts As Exports Get Hit By U.S. Tariffs

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JAPAN TODAY
 
apan’s economy contracted at a 1.8% annual pace in July-September as President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit exports and private residential investment plunged.
Data released by the government Monday showed that on a quarter-by-quarter basis, Japan’s gross domestic product, the sum val...

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Niigata Gov. Inspects TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi inspected Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station on Friday, ahead of taking a decision on whether to approve the restart of a reactor at the plant in Niigata Prefecture.
During his first inspection of the pla...

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BOJ Says Deputy Governor Uchida In Hospital To Treat Leukemia

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida has been hospitalised for leukemia treatment and will work remotely for a few weeks, the central bank said on Friday.
The 63-year-old career central banker has been in hospital since November 7, but is expected to attend the BOJ's next r...

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Beer Sales Surge at 3 Japan Brewers in Oct.

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Combined beer sales at three major brewers in Japan excluding Asahi Breweries Ltd. jumped 18 pct year on year in October, an industry estimate has shown.
Asahi's failure to smoothly ship products in the wake of a ransomware attack against its parent, Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., in late Se...

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Gov't Raises Gasoline Subsidy To Reduce Prices Ahead Of Tax Removal

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese government raised its gasoline subsidy by 5 yen to 15 yen per liter on Thursday as a temporary measure to curb prices and ease the burden on households ahead of its planned scrapping of the existing provisional fuel tax at the end of the year.
Prime Minister Sanae Takai...

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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rises as US Government Set to Reopen; Topix Hits New High

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s Nikkei share average inched higher on Thursday, as the U.S. Congress voted to end the historic federal shutdown, while the broader Topix index rose to a fresh peak on value-buying.
The Nikkei .N225 rose 0.3% to 51,189.21 by 0154 GMT. The Topix .TOPX was up 0.63% at 3,380.53 a...

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JR East Suica’s Penguin to Retire at End of FY2026; Baton to be Passed to New Character

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JAPAN NEWS
 
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced Tuesday that the penguin mascot beloved for 25 years as the face of its Suica transit IC card will retire at the end of next fiscal year. The baton will be passed to a new character.
Voices expressing regret over parting with the character—w...

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'Demon Slayer' Helps Sony Hike Profit Forecasts

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Shares in Japanese giant Sony jumped more than five percent Tuesday after it hiked full-year profit forecasts thanks to the latest "Demon Slayer" anime blockbuster.
The company also put the improved forecasts down to higher expected sales of its PlayStation games console and a small...

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Japan's Crypto Players Jostle For Market Share On Regulatory Easing Hopes

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JAPAN TODAY
 
From the launch of new products and services in Japan to facilitating leveraged trading bets, crypto exchanges and some financial firms are rushing to cash in on rising investor enthusiasm for digital assets amid hopes of easing regulations.
The recent surge underscores a higher app...

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