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[News] Micron’s Earnings Show the Never-Ending Memory Shortage

Micron Technology's latest financial results demonstrated astonishingly high profitability, alongside an outlook indicat...
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[News] Anthropic’s AI Goes Rogue: False Information and Fraudulent Applications to Police

A series of rogue incidents involving AI models from US-based Anthropic have successively come to light, such as sending...
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[News] Expectations for BOJ Rate Hike and Yen Depreciation Trend Continue

Although the Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate to 1.25% in September 2026, the foreign exchange market conti...
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[News] Takaichi Administration Rejects Reflationary Policies

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on October 8, 2026, that the c...
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[News] Musk’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Vision “Terafab”: Mass Production Slated for 2032

Under Elon Musk's massive semiconductor manufacturing initiative, "TeraFab," plans have been revealed to launch a large-...
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[News] Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Held, Discusses Medium- to Long-Term Policies

Following the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on July 21, 2026, the government approved the "Basic Policy on Econo...
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[News] Kamiya Requests Prime Minister Takaichi for Uniform Consumption Tax Cut and Wage Hikes

At a plenary session of the House of Councillors, Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya called on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi t...
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[News] Surge in Corporate Data Breaches: Unauthorized Access Hits HIS and Others

Major travel agency HIS has announced that passport information for up to 627 individuals may have been leaked due to un...
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[News] Japanese Companies’ China Business: From Expansion to Restructuring

As of June 2026, the number of Japanese companies operating in China fell to a record low of 10,118. The background incl...
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[News] Bank of Japan to Review Financial Institutions’ Operations, Addressing Climate Change and Other Issues

At its Monetary Policy Meeting on September 18, 2026, the Bank of Japan decided on operational revisions, such as changi...