Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged more than $65 billion of fresh support for the nation’s semiconductor and artificial intelligence sector as Tokyo looks to keep up with a global spending ... ( read original story ...)
Carlyle, Warburg among investment firms hunting talent in Japan as deals boom
Carlyle, Warburg Pincus and a host of global investment firms plan to beef up headcount in Japan as deals here surge, but the country's relatively low number of buyouts for much of the past two ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s political lynchpin Tamaki aims to unleash Yellen-inspired economic boom
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Osaka police arrest man for allegedly stabbing ex-wife to death
Miho Hashino's body bore approximately 30 injuries, including cuts and stab wounds that suggest she tried to fight off her attacker. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gov. Yoshimura eyes leadership of Japan No. 2 opposition party
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US Forces Japan scouts central Tokyo property ahead of major command overhaul
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Japan won’t raise taxes to fund $65 billion chips aid, industry minister says
Japan's government is not planning any tax hike to finance its 10 trillion yen ($65 billion) plan to support domestic semiconductor and artificial intelligence projects, industry minister Yoji Muto ...
SmartBank secures $26M for its personal finance management app
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Japan won’t raise taxes to fund $65 bln chips aid, industry minister says
Japan's government is not planning any tax hike to finance its 10 trillion yen ($65 billion) plan to support domestic semiconductor and artificial intelligence projects, industry minister Yoji Muto said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Minority government in Japan can help retail stocks and utilities
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may cut taxes to keep smaller parties on side — increasing workers’ disposable income. ( read original story ...)
Trump eyes pro-crypto candidates for key federal financial agencies
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One widely followed crypto analyst says that Bitcoin (BTC) could be in the middle of a phase of largely uninterrupted upside.
Japan to continue gasoline subsidies at reduced levels, Nikkei says
The Japanese government is planning to continue gasoline subsidies next year with phased in reductions, the Nikkei newspaper said on Tuesday. In a draft economic stimulus plan, the subsidies will continue in 2025, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s DPP Will Support Tamaki for Premiership as Planned
Japan’s Democratic Party for the People will nominate its head Yuichiro Tamaki for the premiership vote as planned following a report about his personal life. ( read original story ...)
Burned by mom, abused ‘young carer’ in Tokyo engages in support activities for similar youth
A 21-year-old man, attending a university in Tokyo and studying to become a social worker, asked for protection from police officers who arri ... ( read original story ...)
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