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Japan Targets 25% Share Of Global Autonomous Vehicle Market

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
The government on Thursday released a draft road map on public-private investment that features a goal of acquiring an about 25% share of the global market in self-driving vehicle sales in the 2030s.
The draft was shown at a subcommittee meeting of the Council for Japan's Growth S...

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Japan Pledges $10bn To Help Asian Countries Deal With Oil Crisis

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BBC
 
Japan has pledged to provide $10bn (£7.4bn) to help its Asian neighbours, especially those in South East Asia, secure energy including crude oil as the region reels from disruptions caused by the Iran war.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced the new cooperation framework on Wed...

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Takaichi's Economic Ambitions Meet Interest-Rate Realities And Doubts About Debt

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Japan's interest rates could soon exceed the economic growth rate, and this could, in theory, make it more difficult for the country to contain the national debt and for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to aggressively pursue her economic ambitions.
 
Gross domestic product has been ...

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Japanese Bathtub Makers Halt Orders As Material Shortages Bite

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 Major Japanese home equipment supplier Cleanup has suspended orders for its popular bathroom units, the latest in a string of companies suffering material shortages as the Iran conflict stretches on.
Tokyo-based Cleanup will stop taking orders from Wednesday, the company announced ...

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Isuzu Postpones Fuel Cell-Powered Truck Launch by 3 Years; Codeveloped With Honda

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Isuzu Motors Ltd. will postpone the market launch of its fuel cell-powered heavy-duty truck, which it is co-developing with Honda Motor Co., from the planned 2027 date, it has been learned.
The development of hydrogen refueling stations has not been progressing as planned, and the co...

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Meta AI Clone SoftBank Sony Japan Alliance UK Regulation Talks

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HEY GO TRADE
 
Three major AI industry developments landed simultaneously this week, signaling a global acceleration in AI adoption at both corporate and national levels.
Meta unveiled an AI clone of Mark Zuckerberg, Japan's biggest industrial names formed a domestic AI alliance, and UK regulator...

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Japan Tries to Assuage Tea Growers’ Oil Concerns

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JAPAN NEWS
 
All possible measures will be taken to ensure a stable supply of heavy oil, said Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki on Thursday, seeking to assuage the concerns of green tea producers.
Suzuki made the remarks during a visit to a matcha beverage shop in Tokyo...

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Japan Business Failures Hit 12-Year High In Fiscal 2025

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan with debts of at least ¥10 million ($63,160) in fiscal 2025, which ended last month, rose 3.5% from the previous year to a 12-year high, Tokyo Shoko Research said Wednesday.
The figure reached 10,505, up for the fourth straight year, ref...

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Sanae Takaichi Says Japan’s Oil Supplies Secure for Rest of Year Despite Hormuz Blockade

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that there is a plan to secure crude oil supplies through strategic reserves and alternative procurement sources through the beginning of next year.
She also hinted that she would not rule out calling for energy conservation, amid growing co...

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Direct Fuel Sales to Medical Institutions Sought in Japan

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 NIPPON
 
Japan’s industry ministry has requested major oil wholesalers to sell fuel directly to medical institutions and public transportation operators affected by crude oil supply disruptions amid the worsening situation surrounding Iran.
Designating hospitals and other institutions as critica...

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