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Japan Inc. takes global credit by storm with record sales
Japan Times
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July 17, 2025
Debt bankers and investors are bracing for what is shaping up to be the next big trend in the global credit market: Japan Inc. raising billions abroad. A string of recent megadeals is setting the tone. A giant sale by telecom giant NTT has already...
Domestic firms play catch-up as Japan shifts to electric buses
The Asahi Shimbun
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As the global car market trends toward decarbonation, Japanese automakers are now struggling to regain lost ground in their own homeland’s electric bus industry. Electric vehicle (EV) buses are gradually becoming more common in Japan and seeing a...
Japan bonds tread water as wary investors await weekend election
Business Recorder
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July 17, 2025
TOKYO: Japanese government bonds held steady on Thursday as the market turned calm in the final run-up to potentially pivotal upper house elections, following a selloff earlier in the week that sent long-term yields to record peaks. Recent polls...
Japan Open 2025: Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag eliminated in Round of 16 clash
India Today
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July 17, 2025
It was a disappointing day for Indian badminton at the Japan Super 750 tournament on Thursday, July 17, as two of the country's top contenders—Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty—crashed out in the...
Japan's Toto launches smart toilet that scans, analyzes stool
The Mainichi
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A toilet made by Toto Ltd. featuring the "stool scan" function is seen in Fukuoka's Hakata Ward, July 16, 2025. (Mainichi/Hiroshi Hisano) FUKUOKA -- Japanese toilet maker Toto Ltd. is this August releasing a home-use toilet which measures the...
Tokyo nabs four spots on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list
Japan Times
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July 17, 2025
At the Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025 awards ceremony held at Wynn Palace in Macau on Tuesday night, Japan had six bars listed among the top 50 spots. Tokyo had four bars on the list: Bar Benfiddich earned 9th position (a drop from its 5th spot last...
Tokyo Game Bridge and C2 Kyoto Announce Indie Game Showcase
Anime News Network
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Indie developer organizations team up to host one night of playable indie games from developers from Japan and abroad. Kyoto, Japan - July 16, 2025 ― Game development organizations Tokyo Game Bridge and C2 Kyoto collectively announced today that...
Traders’ Guide to Navigating Japan’s Upper House Election
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- Investors are bracing for a potential triple dip in Japanese bonds, stocks and the yen after Sunday’s upper house election, as polls point to a defeat for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party. Most Read from...
Saab Proposes Adoption of CB90 in Japan – Potential Use in Remote Island Defense
Naval news
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July 17, 2025
The CB90 is a highly maneuverable multipurpose craft capable of fulfilling a wide range of missions, from coastal surveillance to riverine security and the transport of troops and supplies. The hull is made of aluminum, and it boasts a top speed...
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Chip Share Selloff Sends Nikkei Lower on ASML Revenue Warning
The Japan News
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July 17, 2025
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The Tokyo Stock Exchange Reuters 12:17 JST, July 17, 2025 TOKYO, July 17 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average edged lower on Thursday, pulled down by a selloff in chip-related shares after Dutch chip-making tool...
Japan's police to ask media platforms to remove online gambling posts
NHK
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Japanese police say they will ask media platform operators to promptly take down posts directing users to online gambling, which are classified as "illegal information." The police have commissioned the Internet Hotline Center Japan to receive...
Japan racks up trade deficit amid threat from Trump’s tariffs
Associated Press
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July 17, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — Japan sank into a trade deficit of 2.2 trillion yen ($15 billion) for the first six month of this year, according to government data released Thursday, as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. In June, Japan’s exports...
Japan exports drop for second month as auto shipments to US plummet
Nikkei Asia
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TOKYO -- Japan's exports declined for the second consecutive month in June, as shipments to America, its biggest export destination, continued to fall as a result of the hefty tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on Japanese cars and other...
Japan tsunami observation system for Nankai quake fails, delay feared
The Mainichi
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July 17, 2025
A Japan Meteorological Agency sign is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's weather agency said Wednesday that data from an offshore tsunami gauge in the Pacific Ocean is currently unavailable, raising concerns that...
Tokyo-listed shares of 7-Eleven owner Seven & i Holdings plunged more than nine percent after a takeover deal fell through
Barron News Shield - Wisconsin
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Barron, WI (54812) Today Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High 73F. Winds light and variable.. Tonight Mainly clear skies. Low 52F. Winds light and variable. Updated: July 17, 2025 @ 12:19 am
Japan's trade surplus drops 31 pct in June amid falling exports to U.S.
Xinhua News Agency
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TOKYO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Japan's trade surplus in June dropped 30.8 percent from a year earlier to 153.1 billion yen (about 1 billion U.S. dollars), as shipments to the United States continued to fall amid hefty tariffs, government data showed...
Japan’s exports down for second straight month, weighed by US tariffs
The Business Times Singapore
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July 17, 2025
[TOKYO] Japan’s exports fell for a second straight month in June, data showed on Thursday, underscoring the mounting strain that sweeping US tariffs are placing on the country’s fragile economy. Japan failed to clinch a deal with the US before the...
Tokyo to Hokkaido (Hakodate) by Shinkansen: Gran Class and Ordinary Car
News On Japan
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Japan welcomed 21,518,100 foreign visitors in the first half of 2025, exceeding 20 million at the fastest pace ever, according to data released by the Japan National Tourism Organization on July 16th. The surge was driven by increased travel...
Japan's Sega eyes return to 1990s gaming glory
Floyd County Chronicle & Times - Kentucky
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The big-screen success of 1990s video game speedster "Sonic the Hedgehog" has brought new fans to Japan's Sega, which says it is poised for a comeback after two tough decades. This year all eyes have been on Nintendo, whose Switch 2 recently...
Japan's infrastructure diplomacy in Sri Lanka outpaces China's
Nikkei Asia
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COLOMBO -- Japan's decision to refinance the expansion of Sri Lanka's international airport -- a flagship project dogged by corruption and the country's recent fiscal meltdown -- has pushed it ahead of China in the South Asian nation's postcrisis...