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[News] US Treasury Secretary Weighs in on Japan’s Economic Policy

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has issued an extraordinary warning demanding that Japan pivot away from its reflati...
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[News] Nikkei Falls 1,732 Yen, Interest in U.S. Indicators and More

On September 2, 2026, the Tokyo stock market experienced a sharp plunge, with the Nikkei 225 index dropping by more than...
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[News] GoPro Agrees to Sell 90% Stake to US Starman, Merges Operations

GoPro, a pioneer in action cameras, has agreed to a $285 million merger with Starman Optical, a U.S. optics and photonic...
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[News] China to Invest Over 5 Trillion Yuan in Next-Generation Power Grids Amid Surging AI Demand

The Chinese government has announced a plan to invest over 5 trillion yuan in a new-type power grid by 2030. The backgro...
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[News] Financial Services Agency considers on-site inspection of Sony Life

In response to a series of scandals involving massive fraudulent money collection and scams by a former sales employee a...
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[News] Long-term interest rates temporarily hit a 30-year high

Japan's long-term interest rates temporarily surged to 2.950%, hitting their highest level in approximately 30 years. Th...
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[News] U.S. Department of Commerce Considering New Regulations on Chinese AI Companies’ Remote Use of Overseas GPUs

New Cloud Regulation Framework Under Consideration by US Department of CommerceThe U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau ...
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[News] US Treasury Secretary Expresses Expectations for BOJ Governor’s Decision, Set to Meet on the 31st

US Treasury Secretary Bessent expressed expectations that Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will make appropriate moneta...
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[News] Government to Strengthen Integrated Support for Advanced Technologies, Accelerating Rare Earth Development

Following the 2026 amendment to the Foreign Exchange Act and the world's first successful deep-sea drilling, the Japanes...
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[News] Government and BOJ Intervened on a 15 Trillion-Yen Scale in July-August

From the end of July through August 2026, the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan conducted a record-breaking JPY ...