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Nintendo Switch 2 Launches but Will Not Be Sold at Physical Stores
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JAPAN NEWS
Nintendo Co. released the Nintendo Switch 2, its first video game console in eight years, on Thursday.
Applications had flooded in for lottery pre-orders on the official online Nintendo store and other sites. There are currently no plans to sell the Switch 2 in physical stores and on...
Nintendo Co. released the Nintendo Switch 2, its first video game console in eight years, on Thursday.
Applications had flooded in for lottery pre-orders on the official online Nintendo store and other sites. There are currently no plans to sell the Switch 2 in physical stores and on...
- June 5, 2025
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KDDI to Deploy 1,000 Drone Hubs, Leveraging Starlink for Nationwide Coverage; To Use in Search after Disaster in Remote Areas
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JAPAN NEWS
KDDI Corp. plans to conduct a trial demonstration operating drones through direct communication with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)’s Starlink satellite network by the end of this year.
This initiative, anticipated to be able to aid in disasters such as earthquakes, ai...
KDDI Corp. plans to conduct a trial demonstration operating drones through direct communication with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)’s Starlink satellite network by the end of this year.
This initiative, anticipated to be able to aid in disasters such as earthquakes, ai...
- June 4, 2025
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Japan's Toyota To Take Parts-Making Subsidiary Private
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BSS NEWS
The world's top-selling carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it would take its auto parts-making subsidiary Toyota Industries private in a deal that reportedly valued the unit at more than $40 billion.
Toyota Industries, which also manufactures forklifts and other industrial vehicles, will go ...
The world's top-selling carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it would take its auto parts-making subsidiary Toyota Industries private in a deal that reportedly valued the unit at more than $40 billion.
Toyota Industries, which also manufactures forklifts and other industrial vehicles, will go ...
- June 3, 2025
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Ex-Nippon Life Boss Takes Charge At Japan Business Lobby
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INSURANCE BUSINESS
Leadership Shift Comes Amid Insurer Investment Shakeup
Tsutsui Yoshinobu, former chair of Nippon Life Insurance, has been appointed as the new chair of Keidanren, Japan’s most prominent business lobbying organisation.
His appointment marks a shift in the group’s leadershi...
Leadership Shift Comes Amid Insurer Investment Shakeup
Tsutsui Yoshinobu, former chair of Nippon Life Insurance, has been appointed as the new chair of Keidanren, Japan’s most prominent business lobbying organisation.
His appointment marks a shift in the group’s leadershi...
- June 3, 2025
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Bank Of Japan Urged To Keep Or Slow Bond Taper Pace From Fiscal 2026
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BUSINESS TIMES
The requests heighten the chance the central bank will proceed slowly in reducing its huge balance sheet
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) received a sizeable number of requests to maintain or slightly slow the pace of tapering in its bond purchases from fiscal year 2026 onward, minutes of...
The requests heighten the chance the central bank will proceed slowly in reducing its huge balance sheet
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) received a sizeable number of requests to maintain or slightly slow the pace of tapering in its bond purchases from fiscal year 2026 onward, minutes of...
- June 2, 2025
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Cheaper Stockpiled Rice Starts Hitting Store Shelves In Japan
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JAPAN TODAY
The Japanese government's stockpiled rice released through direct contracts with retailers began hitting store shelves Saturday, with consumers flocking to the cheaper products.
Major supermarket operator Ito-Yokado Co and home appliance company Iris Ohyama Inc were the first to sta...
The Japanese government's stockpiled rice released through direct contracts with retailers began hitting store shelves Saturday, with consumers flocking to the cheaper products.
Major supermarket operator Ito-Yokado Co and home appliance company Iris Ohyama Inc were the first to sta...
- May 31, 2025
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Japan’s Cooperation in Alaska LNG Development Project Emerges in Japan-U.S. Tariff Negotiations; But Industry Concerns Exist
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JAPAN NEWS
Japan’s cooperation in the development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the U.S. state of Alaska has emerged as a bargaining chip in the ongoing Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations.
While U.S. President Donald Trump is expecting Japan, South Korea and other countries to participate in th...
Japan’s cooperation in the development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the U.S. state of Alaska has emerged as a bargaining chip in the ongoing Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations.
While U.S. President Donald Trump is expecting Japan, South Korea and other countries to participate in th...
- May 28, 2025
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Japan PM Ishiba Aims To Advance U.S. Tariff Talks; Eyes The Outcome At G-7 Summit
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CNBC
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday said Tokyo aims to advance tariff talks with the United States, with the goal of achieving an outcome during the Group of Seven summit next month.
Japan’s top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held a third round of Japan-U.S. talks in Washing...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday said Tokyo aims to advance tariff talks with the United States, with the goal of achieving an outcome during the Group of Seven summit next month.
Japan’s top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held a third round of Japan-U.S. talks in Washing...
- May 26, 2025
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Japanese Govt Eyes U.S. Cooperation in Reviving Shipbuilding Industry
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JAPAN NEWS
The government will launch measures to revive the shipbuilding industry, which has been declining for a long time, according to sources. It will support the private sector in the construction and repair of shipbuilding docks and in starting businesses overseas.
China has an overwhelm...
The government will launch measures to revive the shipbuilding industry, which has been declining for a long time, according to sources. It will support the private sector in the construction and repair of shipbuilding docks and in starting businesses overseas.
China has an overwhelm...
- May 26, 2025
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Nissan Considering Selling Headquarters Building In Yokohama
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JAPAN TODAY
Nissan Motor Co is considering selling its headquarters building in Yokohama to help cover costs related to plant closures and other restructuring efforts, sources familiar with the matter said.
The struggling automaker may also book an additional 60 billion yen in restructuring cos...
Nissan Motor Co is considering selling its headquarters building in Yokohama to help cover costs related to plant closures and other restructuring efforts, sources familiar with the matter said.
The struggling automaker may also book an additional 60 billion yen in restructuring cos...
- May 25, 2025
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