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Stocks traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange continue to rally, with the Nikkei 225 up more than 20% over the past year.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nikkei 225 hits record but just misses the 45,000 mark
Japanese stocks have been rallying for months on trade optimism and now political hope.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nikkei 225 hits record for second time this week, following Wall Street up
The benchmark index broke 44,000 again and moved near 44,400 on Thursday morning.
BUSINESS / Markets
Tokyo stocks achieve record close after strong performance on Wall Street
A sustained rally has followed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s announcement of his resignation.
Residents stand on an embankment as they wait to be rescued from a flooded area, following monsoon rains and rising water levels of the Chenab River, in Jalalpur Pirwala, Punjab province, Pakistan, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2025
Flood-hit India and Pakistan face rising prices for rice amid crop losses
By Rajendra Jadhav and Ariba Shahid
India and Pakistan exclusively grow aromatic basmati rice, which sells for nearly twice the price of regular varieties and is imported by Britain, the Middle East, and the U.S.
The Nikkei Stock Average's opening, high and low prices on Tuesday are seen on a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2025
Nikkei 225 hits record on Ishiba resignation news, then falls back in afternoon
By Francis Tang
The benchmark reached a new all-time high in the morning of 44,185.73
U.S. President Donald Trump has portrayed tariffs as critical to leveling the playing field for American businesses and workers amid chronic trade deficits.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 5, 2025
Trump asks Supreme Court to quickly uphold global tariffs
By Greg Stohr and Zoe Tillman
The move follows a federal appeals court ruling that said the U.S. president can’t impose import taxes by invoking a 1977 law designed to address emergencies.
Chinese construction workers arrive at their accommodation after working on the construction site of BYD's electric vehicle factory at the Industrial Complex in the city of Camacari, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, on Jan. 2.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 4, 2025
Chinese investment doubles in Brazil, jumping to No. 3 destination
By Manuela Andreoni and Luciana Magalhaes
Brazil and China's leaders met twice in the past year, announcing partnerships in several sectors as the U.S. has put stiff tariffs on products from both nations.
A staff member works in the lab of Hobum Oleochemicals, a manufacturer that develops sustainable chemical raw materials derived from renewable plant oils, in Hamburg, Germany, on Aug. 25.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 4, 2025
Trump's tariffs threaten to choke European chemicals recovery
By Patricia Weiss, Christoph Steitz and Oliver Denzer
The sector has been grappling in recent years with high production costs after gas and power prices soared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Wednesday
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 4, 2025
Trump suggests trade deals would end if tariffs are struck down
By Jordan Fabian
The ruling injected fresh legal uncertainty into the president’s agenda, with potential fallout for trillions of dollars in global trade.
A man harvests coffee beans in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Among other issues, a poor crop yield has caused coffee prices to surge in the country.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 3, 2025
Coffee roasters hike prices in Brazil as raw bean costs surge
By May Angel and Marcelo Teixeira
The price increases come as the world's top producer of coffee has experienced a poor crop yield and other issues impacting the industry.

Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
By Alex K.T. Martin

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