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A 1978 picture shows King Charles III, then the Prince of Wales, wearing a Barbour jacket as he attends a cross country hunt event in Cirencester, England. Barbour jackets can be worn for decades because one can get them rewaxed.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2025

This old thing? Why brands are hyping well-worn, heritage hand-me-downs

Shoppers, particularly Gen Zers, are becoming more attracted to used items, even paying top dollar for weathered jeans and jackets.
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2025

Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market

One of the largest art galleries in the world wants to turn the country into the center of Asia’s art scene.
A participant samples tuna exported to Brazil by a company from Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, at a Japan External Trade Organization event in Sao Paulo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2025

Firms show off Japanese food at event in Brazil

Tradbras Importacao E Exportacao, a Brazilian unit of Japanese food manufacturer Kikkoman, showed off rice made in Niigata Prefecture.
A barrel of annealed neodymium iron boron magnets prior to being crushed into powder in Tianjin, China, on June 11, 2010.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 15, 2025

China flexes superpower status using rare earths in global supply chain grab

The true impact is yet unknown but the move already has companies and policymakers considering countermeasures and alternative suppliers.
Gantry cranes stand near shipping containers as an Evergreen Marine Corp. container ship is docked at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai on June 17. China has started to collect special port fees on U.S.-owned, operated, built or flagged vessels.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2025

U.S. and China roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea

Shippers are quietly trying to improvise workarounds, with varying degrees of success.
The Asahi Group Holdings headquarters complex in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2025

Personal information possibly leaked in cyberattack on Asahi group

The company was hit by a ransomware attack last week in which more than 9,300 data files were stolen by a hacker group calling itself Qilin.
A worker inspects wafers at Nexperia Newport semiconductor plant in Newport, England. The European Union is considering new measures that would apply to companies seeking access to key digital and manufacturing markets like cars and batteries, requiring the firms to use a set amount of EU goods or labor, and to add value to the products on EU soil.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 15, 2025

EU considers forced tech transfers for Chinese investments

The measures would apply to companies seeking access to key digital and manufacturing markets like cars and batteries, according to people familiar with the plans.
Anthropic said its annual revenue run rate is approaching $7 billion this month, but declined to comment on future projections.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 16, 2025

Anthropic aims to nearly triple annualized revenue in 2026

The AI startup said its annual revenue run rate is approaching $7 billion this month, but declined to comment on future projections.
Bank of Japan building in Tokyo
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2025

BOJ’s most hawkish member calls for rate hike amid price risks

Tamura's latest remarks suggest little shift in his stance even after Japan’s political landscape turned murky in recent weeks.
A Hindustan Petroleum oil refinery in Mumbai. Executives at four companies that account for more than 80% of India’s oil-processing capacity say they were caught off guard by U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks that the South Asian nation would halt buying Russian crude.
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2025

India refiners to trim Russia oil buying as Trump sows confusion

India has flip-flopped between defying the U.S. and crimping Russian imports in response to pressure from Washington to cut back.
The Slussen transport hub in Stockholm. Nordic and Baltic governments are increasingly concerned about Russian "hybrid war” attacks — low-level but highly disruptive tactics that disrupt infrastructure and services.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 17, 2025

Sweden's cashless society could be more vulnerable to hybrid war attacks

With 90% of transactions in the country being done digitally, cyberattacks that couple with psychological operations can spark widespread panic.
Lawson is looking to upgrade 100 stores nationwide to turn them into key community hubs in the event of a disaster.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2025

Lawson looks to create network of 'disaster relief convenience stores'

It hopes to upgrade 100 stores nationwide so that they are able to serve as key community hubs in the event of a calamity.
A port in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 18, 2025

Trump says 100% tariffs on China unsustainable and he still plans to meet Xi

The new trade actions were Trump's reaction to China dramatically expanding its export controls on rare earth elements.
Bank of Japan building in Tokyo
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2025

BOJ board hawk calls for rate hike as Japan’s price norm shifts

"I believe that now is a prime opportunity to raise the policy interest rate,” Takata said in a speech to local business leaders in Hiroshima.
An Amazon Web Services Data Center known in Ashburn, Virginia, on Monday
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 21, 2025

Amazon's AWS nears recovery after outage disrupts apps and services worldwide

It was the largest internet disruption since last year's CrowdStrike malfunction hobbled technology systems in hospitals, banks and airports.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (center) during a photo session with her new Cabinet ministers including Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (right) at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2025

Japan’s new leader to woo Trump with promises on pickups and soybeans

The two leaders will sit down in Tokyo during Trump's first visit to Japan since his re-election.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a live address on Canada’s plan to build a stronger economy, in advance of the 2025 Budget, in Ottawa on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 23, 2025

Carney plots ‘talent attraction’ plan as U.S. upends H-1B visa

The Canadian prime minister has previously said he wants to attract employees from the technology sector who might have otherwise gone to the U.S.
Rotor blades and other parts for the ongoing construction of the Revolution Wind offshore wind turbine farm, staged on the State Pier in New London, Connecticut, in September.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 23, 2025

U.S. shipbuilders and ports face fallout of Trump's assault on offshore wind

Trump’s policy on the offshore wind industry has included stop-work orders and permit reviews for projects spurred by former U.S. President Joe Biden's green investment policy.
A wafer fab owned by Nexperia. The Dutch chipmaker has warned Japanese auto parts makers about a potential supply shortage.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2025

Nexperia warns Japanese automakers of uncertain chip supply

The Dutch government seized control of Nijmegen-based Nexperia earlier this month in an unprecedented step intended to secure European access to the components made by the company.
A Nishiyama Seimen employee works at its factory in Sapporo.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 26, 2025

Japanese firms keep expanding in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia

Around 650 Japanese companies maintain a presence in the area, with the latest arrivals varying from tech startups to noodle makers.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks at a news conference in Tokyo last week.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 27, 2025

Japan’s first female finance chief is a veteran on banking policy

Satsuki Katayama joined the Finance Ministry in 1982 and reached a higher position in the influential Budget Bureau than any woman before her.
Solar panels at the Baofeng Agriculture-Photovoltaic Integration Industrial Base near Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 27, 2025

China’s solar self-discipline spurs turnaround at silicon makers

The recovery saw a 50% surge in polysilicon prices after Beijing began lambasting cutthroat atmosphere in tech sectors such as solar.
Noritaka Okabe, head of Japanese startup JPYC, at a news conference for the first yen stablecoin in Tokyo on Monday
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 27, 2025

JPYC, world’s first yen stablecoin, is issued

One-second transfers costing less than ¥1 could become a reality.
Shionogi CEO Isao Teshirogi says the firm's Dovato HIV treatment has top market share in Europe and is expected to continue expanding.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2025

Shionogi lifts profit outlook on HIV royalties and overseas growth

The company raised its full-year operating profit by 5.7% to ¥185 billion, beating analyst estimates.
One month after the cyberattack, Asahi Group Holdings faces an inevitable hit to profits, while competitors scramble to meet rising demand for substitutes.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2025

A month after Asahi cyberattack, Japan's beverage industry still high and dry

Asahi’s output remains well below pre-incident levels and competitors are also feeling the strain as they scramble to meet surging demand for substitutes.
KDDI said its AI service, which will be launched in spring 2026, will “protect the rights of content providers.”
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2025

KDDI enters into ‘responsible’ AI agreement with Google

The “responsible” AI service would only shows content that creators have given consent to.
Meta's pursuit of AI advancement without a strong safety culture has led to serious risks — especially for children — and unless the company fundamentally reforms its priorities, more harm is inevitable.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2025

Meta’s chatbot scandal is really a culture problem

It was bad enough when the company didn’t prioritize safety with social media. The stakes with AI are even higher.
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's trade minister, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met on Sunday and Monday for lunch.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 29, 2025

No projects finalized under Japan's $550 billion investment pledge

Fact sheets issued during the recent Japan-U.S. summit offered little insight into any progress made.
Jera's Hekinan thermal power station in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture. Jera gets about 2 million metric tons of LNG per year from Russia's Sakhalin-2.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2025

Japanese utilities say they can replace Sakhalin-2 if supply interrupted

The United States this month urged Japan, along with other Russian energy buyers, to stop imports as it pushes the Kremlin towards ending the war in Ukraine.
Japanese companies have raised $132 billion in foreign-currency bond and loan deals arranged by banks so far in 2025, up 56% from a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2025

Japan’s $132 billion borrowing binge reshapes global credit

Underscoring the unprecedented shift onto the global stage, annual overseas note issuance is on course to exceed debt sales in yen for the first time ever.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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