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【News】Rapidus Partners with 17 Companies to Build Semiconductor Ecosystem

Rapidus has announced "Rapidus CORE," an ecosystem designed to support the development and mass production of cutting-ed...
economy

[News] Financial Services Agency Begins Cyber Exercises with Record-High 181 Participating Institutions

On October 6, 2026, the Financial Services Agency launched "Delta Wall 2026," a large-scale, cross-industry cybersecurit...
economy

[News] Goldman Sachs Appoints Former FSA Official Hideaki Ariizumi as First Advisor

On October 5, 2026, Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. announced the appointment of Hideyuki Ariizumi, former Vice Minister f...
economy

【News】TOWA to Build New Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Plant in Kyoto with 5 Billion Yen Investment

Major semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker TOWA has decided to invest approximately 5 billion yen to build a new ...
economy

[News] Prime Minister Takaichi Delivers Policy Speech, Seeks Understanding for Grocery Consumption Tax Cut

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought understanding for a reduction in the consumption tax on food in her policy speech a...
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[News] 114 Bank and Nomura to Start Financial Intermediation Partnership in December 2026

The Hyakujushi Bank and Nomura Securities announced that they will begin operations of their partnered business on Decem...
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[News] BOJ Governor Ueda Expresses Policy of Further Rate Hikes Depending on Economic Conditions

At a press conference following the Monetary Policy Meeting, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated a policy of imp...
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[News] US Treasury Increases Treasury Buybacks, Sending Ripples Through the Market

Although the U.S. Treasury announced an increase in the scale of its long-term bond buybacks to a maximum of $6 billion,...
economy

[News] Shionogi to Acquire U.S. Biotech Firm

Shionogi & Co. has announced that it will make IntraBio, a US biopharmaceutical company, a wholly owned subsidiary for a...
economy

[News] BOJ Output Gap Turns Positive at 0.55% for April-June Quarter

According to data released by the Bank of Japan on October 5, 2026, the supply-demand gap for the April–June 2026 quarte...