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[News] US Stocks May Weaken; Focus Shifts to Policy Following Jobs Report

Following the release of the U.S. employment statistics for August 2024, concerns about a potential U.S. recession inten...
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[News] Coal Companies Report Strong Earnings; Government Policy Key for Second Half

Following the tightening of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supplies due to tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, the Japanese g...
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[News] Takeda Appointed Director-General of the Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

On August 7, 2026, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced the appointment of Norihiro Tak...
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[News] Fujitsu and Chunghwa Telecom Collaborate on Social Implementation of Taiwan’s APN

Fujitsu, Chunghwa Telecom, and Fujitsu Group's 1FINITY have agreed on a strategic collaboration for the social implement...
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[News] Cabinet approves Regulatory Reform Implementation Plan 2026

On July 21, 2026, the Japanese government approved a new "Regulatory Reform Implementation Plan" at a cabinet meeting. B...
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[News] SoftBank Group considers acquiring Swiss robot company Gravis

It has been revealed that SoftBank Group is considering acquiring Gravis Robotics, a Swiss startup specializing in auton...
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[News] Kurita Kogyo subsidiary reported to customers without conducting partial environmental analysis inspections for about three years

It was discovered that Kurita Analysis Center, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kurita Industries, did not actually analyze ...
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[News] Strategy announces new Bitcoin holdings value indicator

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), known as a Bitcoin treasury company, has released a new metric called 'Net Reserves,'...
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[News] June trade balance shows a deficit of 406.9 billion yen

According to the Ministry of Finance's preliminary trade statistics report for June 2026, our country's trade balance re...
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[News] Hitachi, Intel, and AIST to develop silicon spin quantum chips using the cutting-edge 1.8nm process ‘Intel 18A’

Hitachi, Ltd., Intel, and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have begun joint research...