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Producer prices in Japan rose 2.7% in October from a year earlier, driven by higher food and copper costs, the Bank of Japan has said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 13, 2025

Producer prices rose 2.7% on year in October, with agricultural goods up 31.4%

The producer price index, which measures the cost of goods traded between businesses, rose for the 56th consecutive month, Bank of Japan data shows.
SBI Shinsei Bank plans to raise up to ¥400 billion in its initial public offering, set to be one of Japan's largest listings this year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2025

SBI Shinsei Bank targets ¥400 billion Tokyo IPO for valuation around ¥1 trillion

The lender was taken private in 2023 to repay Shinsei’s government bailout, which parent SBI Holdings completed this year.
A U.S. Capitol Police officer in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2025

U.S. government readies for massive reboot after ending record shutdown

Officials warn some operations may take a week or more to fully resume after the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
SPORTS
Nov 13, 2025

Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas

Japan, where viewing habits have been slow to change, is now fully in the streaming era, though not everyone is ready to come along for the ride.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years