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Lifestyle

Oscar entry ‘Kokuho’ breaks 22-year-old Japan box-office record

Several mergers in recent months and cheaper valuations are spurring bets among investors that more deals are on the way among Japan’s 73 listed smaller banks.
Banking & Finance

Rate hikes drive Japan regional banks towards mergers to survive

Images of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te holding a plate of sushi were posted on social media on Thursday in a show of support for Tokyo.
International

Taiwan lifts all restrictions on food imports from Japan

Sanae Takaichi, Japan's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. Although known for her hawkish stance on diplomacy, Takaichi appears to be taking a more pragmatic approach after becoming prime minister. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
International

Japan’s Takaichi rejects China demand to retract Taiwan remarks

Nvidia’s third quarter revenue jumped 62 per cent to $57 billion, thanks to strong demand for AI chips used in data centres.
Podcasts

Why markets reversed overnight and what investors should watch next

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant was taken offline when Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after a tsunami caused the 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
International

Japan local authorities approve restart of world's biggest nuclear plant

The fire ignited by Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with regard to China-Japan relations has intensified.
International

Everyone is tired of the Japan-China standoff – it isn’t ending anytime soon

The Singapore dollar hit a high of about 120.64 yen on Thursday (Nov 20).
Capital Markets & Currencies

Fresh high: Singdollar stays above S$1-to-120-yen mark

Sanae Takaichi pledged to create a large spending package to mitigate households’ pain from rising living costs and boost investment since taking office last month.
International

Japan’s stimulus to be worth 21.3 trillion yen, largest since pandemic

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda has said the central bank will continue to raise interest rates, now at 0.5 per cent, if it becomes convinced that underlying inflation will stabilise around its 2 per cent target.
Banking & Finance

BOJ board member Koeda calls for policy normalisation

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