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Chinese electric vehicles are parked at the Chancay megaport as Chinese automakers are gaining ground against traditional brands in the South American electric vehicle market, in Chancay, Peru on Nov. 13.
BUSINESS / Markets
Electric vehicle sales are booming in South America — without Tesla
Part of China's success has been partnering with trusted local importers to offer more affordable models tailored to regional tastes.
BUSINESS / Markets
World’s top aluminum producer adds markups as Trump tariffs drive up consumer costs
Rio Tinto Group cited low inventories for imposing the extra charge on aluminum bound for the U.S.
BUSINESS / Markets
Why Chinese shoppers are choosing local luxury over LVMH and Gucci
Economics aside, homegrown labels in China are also touting the message that modern luxury can be proudly Chinese.
Bound aluminum plates at the Aluminum Dunkerque aluminum smelter near Dunkirk, France, on March 17
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 16, 2025
Europe gauges fallout from Trump’s year of trade chaos
By Craig Stirling
Forecasts released in May were already downbeat in the wake of President Trump’s market-jolting "Liberation Day” announcement of levies the previous month.
Labubu dolls by toy company Pop Market are displayed during a press preview at an AliExpress pop-up shop in London on Nov. 11.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 16, 2025
Pop Mart’s Labubu risks Beanie Baby-style collapse, analyst says
By Charlotte Yang
The Labubu craze is about to peak, and doubts about the next sales driver for owner Pop Mart International Group suggest its shares have limited upside, an analyst says.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building, operated by Japan Exchange Group
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 14, 2025
Japan Exchange looks at ways to curb crypto hoarding firms
By Alice French and Yasutaka Tamura
The Tokyo Stock Exchange operator is exploring options including a stricter application of its backdoor listing rules and requiring firms to undergo a fresh audit.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index has climbed about 30% in dollar terms this year, far outpacing the S&P 500 index’s 14% gain.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 10, 2025
Goldman sees U.S. investors flocking to Japan as Nikkei surges
By Momoka Yokoyama
The inflow of U.S. funds reflects the strong performance of Japanese equities in dollar terms this year.
A ship sits under construction in a ship-building yard in Dalian, China, in 2017.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 9, 2025
Unions slam Trump for giving China a pass on shipbuilding
By Joe Deaux and Laura Curtis
The union reaction came after Trump touted a trade truce between the world’s largest economies, but shows that the deal came at the expense of some blue-collar workers.
A display shows an advertisement for betting on the New York City mayoral election, featuring New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in Times Square, in New York on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 6, 2025
Wall Street girds for life under Mamdani and worries about New York's competitiveness
By Lewis Krauskopf and Saeed Azhar
Wall Street and the finance industry have had broad misgivings about Mamdani and his affordability-focused campaign.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average index briefly tumbled more than 2,000 points on Wednesday morning following a downbeat session on Wall Street fueled by fears of a bubble in the artificial intelligence sector.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 5, 2025
Japan’s Nikkei 225 slumps 4%, led by losses in tech sector
By Aya Wagatsuma and Alice French
Chip-related stocks faced strong selling pressure following overnight falls in U.S. high-tech shares, amid growing caution over recent sharp gains in AI-related equities.

A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The Japanese retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
With the government's integration of health insurance with My Number cards, conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan from Dec. 2.
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Masaaki Kanai (left) and Chinese Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong depart after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ‘Scooooop’
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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