NIPPON
 
A subcommittee of a finance ministry advisory panel Wednesday started discussions to formulate the Japanese government's budget for fiscal 2026, which starts in April next year.
It will be the first budget compiled under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration. She has pledged to ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Long associated with American ruggedness, pickup trucks such as Ford's top-selling F-150 have now become a symbol of international trade talks, showing how far countries such as Japan will go to win over U.S. President Donald Trump.
When Trump met Japan's new prime minister and firs...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
New challenges will test Pokemon trainers' reactions in their virtual beast battles, as the near-30-year-old saga's latest installment hits Nintendo consoles on Thursday.
"Pokemon Legends: Z-A" will for the first time play out its matchups in real time, rather than the turn-by-turn ...

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REUTERS
 
Politics dominated currency markets on Monday as the Japanese yen weakened by the most in five months against the dollar with Sanae Takaichi looking set to become Japan's next prime minister, and the euro slid after France's new government quit.
Takaichi is a former economic security an...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta met in Tokyo on Tuesday and confirmed their countries' security and economic cooperation.
The two leaders agreed that Japan will provide East Timor with free defense equipment through its official security a...

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EE NEWS EUROPE
 
IQM Quantum Computers, a global leader in full-stack superconducting quantum computers, and TOYO Corporation have signed a distribution agreement to accelerate quantum computing adoption for the Japanese market.
With the agreement, Toyo, a leading company in measurement technolog...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Indonesian business actors inked memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth US$200.8 million with their Japanese counterparts during the Indonesia-Japan Business Forum in Osaka, Japan, earlier this week.
Deputy Minister of Trade Dyah Roro Esti said that her ministry was committed to ...

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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
 
The tariffs are "causing daily losses to Japan's economy", said Japanese trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa after talks with top US officials.
Japan had made some progress in a fifth round of trade talks with United States officials aimed at ending tariffs that are hurting Japan'...

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ASIAN COMMUNITY NEWS
 
4th edition of IJBC-led summit to spotlight technology, trade, sustainability, and SME collaboration between the two nations.
In a significant step toward reinforcing bilateral economic cooperation, the Indo-Japan Business Council (IJBC) will host the 4th edition of the Ind...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Shibuya Ward Tourism Association and local businesses in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, are working together to turn paper bags, receipts and other scrap paper into toilet paper for local elementary schools.
The association is asking other businesses and retail outlets to participate in th...

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