BUSINESS NEWSCompanies race to ship goods to the U.S. ahead of potential tariffsAEAƎJanuary 31, 2025 by AEAƎJanuary 31, 20250 Even before Trump returned to office, uncertainty motivated many businesses to rush shipments to the U.S....
BUSINESS NEWSJapan’s Finance Ministry raises its economic view for HokkaidoAEAƎJanuary 30, 2025 by AEAƎJanuary 30, 20250 On consumption, the ministry left its assessments unchanged for 10 regions, while upgrading its view for Hokkaido....
BUSINESS NEWSSoftBank in talks to lead $500 million AI robotics fundingAEAƎJanuary 29, 2025 by AEAƎJanuary 29, 20250 The startup Skild is developing software that will allow robots to perform increasingly complicated tasks....
BUSINESS NEWSNissan eyes cuts without resorting to plant closures, sources sayAEAƎJanuary 27, 2025 by AEAƎJanuary 27, 20250 The carmaker will focus on reducing and consolidating existing production lines both in Japan and overseas to cut costs....
BUSINESS NEWSTrump should uphold TikTok ban and allow Nippon Steel deal, Pence saysAEAƎJanuary 27, 2025 by AEAƎJanuary 27, 20250 Both positions are more in line with traditional Republican orthodoxy....
BUSINESS NEWSJapan supermarket sales up for fifth year in 2024AEAƎJanuary 23, 2025 by AEAƎJanuary 23, 20250 Price increases of rice and vegetables such as cabbage pushed up overall sales while the number of purchased items continued to decrease as customers became...
BUSINESS NEWSKeidanren urges member companies to consider pay scale hikesAEAƎJanuary 21, 2025 by AEAƎJanuary 21, 20250 Keidanren vowed to make every effort for the continuation of wage increases to cope with rising prices....
BUSINESS NEWSJapan’s core machinery orders up 3.4% in NovemberAEAƎJanuary 20, 2025 by AEAƎJanuary 20, 20250 Orders totaled ¥899.6 billion ($5.77 billion), the Cabinet Office said, marking a second consecutive month of growth....
BUSINESS NEWSTrump says he may give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from MondayAEAƎJanuary 19, 2025 by AEAƎJanuary 19, 20250 It’s not clear if TikTok has met the high legal bar to win a 90-day reprieve — which requires binding agreements to enable ByteDance to...
BUSINESS NEWSJapan now expects to miss its 2025 primary balance goalAEAƎJanuary 17, 2025 by AEAƎJanuary 17, 20250 The primary balance, which excludes interest payments on public debt, is projected to remain in the red with a deficit of around ¥4.5 trillion....
