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Some Bank of Japan policy board members have started to dissent from the wait-and-see approach of their colleagues.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2025

Bank of Japan expected to sit this one out and keep benchmark rate at 0.5%

Even though inflation remains high, so too does uncertainty.
OpenAI's latest blunder over its GPT-5 model's supposed solution to unsolved math problems highlights the gap between the current state of AI, which excels at pattern matching, and promises of superintelligence.
COMMENTARY
Oct 28, 2025

OpenAI’s latest ‘breakthrough’ is a sobering reality check

The company’s latest model had simply scraped answers off the internet and regurgitated them as its own.
The recent China spy scandal in the U.K. highlights a chaotic, disorienting political and intelligence environment, resembling something more likely found in spy fiction rather than real-world espionage.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2025

U.K.’s China spying scandal is a ‘Slow Horses’ plot

The China spy scandal currently gripping U.K. politics and media is again redolent of a fictional milieu.
Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets in a barrel at a factory in China
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2025

Rare-earth producers look to U.S.-led boom to blunt China’s power

U.S. companies are working to expand supplies of the tiny but vital industrial components at the heart of a global trade showdown.
Eric Morel de Westgaver, European Space Agency director of strategy, announces the opening of the agency's Tokyo office during a news conference on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2025

European Space Agency opens first Asia office in Tokyo

The European Space Agency said its Tokyo office will be a bridge between European and Japanese space stakeholders as both sides aim to boost their presence in the space industry.
A Ford F-150 pickup truck
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2025

Trump's 'hot truck' becomes symbol of Japan trade talks

When Trump met Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, an F-150 was parked prominently outside the Akasaka Palace venue.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to people waving Malaysian national flags before he departs from Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2025

Trump’s new trade deals give U.S. an edge over Southeast Asia

The pacts give Trump some clear wins, such as the removal of many tariff and nontariff barriers on U.S. exports into those countries.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Washington on Tuesday
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 29, 2025

Nvidia will build AI supercomputers for U.S. Energy Department

In Washington, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang walked a fine line between praising U.S. President Donald Trump and risking further antagonism of China.
An electronic quotation board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei 225 stock average topping 51,000 on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 29, 2025

Nikkei 225 breaks 51,000 for the first time ever

The stock index achieved the 50,000 mark just two days ago.
Vehicles produced at the Toyota plant in Georgetown, Kentucky
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2025

Toyota to ship its U.S.-made vehicles to Japan

Tokyo has agreed to work toward allowing safety certified U.S.-made vehicles to be sold in Japan without undergoing additional testing.
Cocoa prices and cautious consumers are weighing on Mondelez International, the maker of Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2025

Oreo cookie maker trims outlook as cocoa prices take a bite out of margins

Mondelez International notes cautious consumers are also pulling back from snacks to focus on essential goods.
Tareq Amin, CEO of Saudi Arabian artificial intelligence startup Humain, attends the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh on May 13.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 29, 2025

Saudi AI chief vows to avoid Huawei tech in bid for U.S. chips

Tareq Amin, the head of Saudi Arabia’s artificial intelligence startup Humain, is confident the U.S. will clear the sale of advanced chips to the kingdom.
Rising domestic yields are leading Japan’s top life insurers to increase local bond holdings and reduce overseas debt as foreign returns lose their appeal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2025

Japanese insurers trim foreign debt as domestic yields soar

Roughly half of 10 companies that disclosed half-year investment plans said they had cut overseas debt holdings.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participate in the "Howdy Modi" event in Houston, Texas, in September 2019. India has resisted Trump 2.0-era pressure through selective concessions, strategic patience and diversified partnerships.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 29, 2025

India’s geoeconomic options in a Trumpian world

India resists Trump-era U.S. pressure through selective concessions, strategic patience and diversified partnerships, safeguarding its sovereignty.
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 29, 2025

U.S. treasury chief Bessent signals support for Bank of Japan independence

The U.S. treasury secretary’s comments come as Abenomics is back in fashion with Japan’s leaders.
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2025

At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market

The Chinese EV manufacturer’s Racco minivehicle is its first model exclusively made for a specific market.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during a ceremony in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2025

U.S. and South Korea finalize trade deal after months of talks

A South Korean official said Seoul would spend $150 billion on shipbuilding in the U.S. and provide $200 billion in cash under an investment pledge.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
At first summit with Trump, Takaichi pledges 'new golden age' for alliance
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her fist as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech in front of U.S. Navy personnel on board the U.S. Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the American naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Abe shooting suspect Yamagami pleads guilty to murder
Members of the media gather outside the Nara District Court in the city of Nara on Tuesday hours before the start of the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022.
Takaichi buys time and builds trust with ‘near-perfect’ Trump summit
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during a visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JPYC, world’s first yen stablecoin, is issued
Noritaka Okabe, head of Japanese startup JPYC, at a news conference for the first yen stablecoin in Tokyo on Monday
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
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