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Transport & Logistics

Honda, Nissan to reach deal on joint development of vehicle software: report

2026-08-29T01:46:24.000Z
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The BOJ is expected to keep raising interest rates, which would put pressure on borrowers who determined how much they can afford based on their initially low monthly repayments. 
Property

Japan regulator steps up scrutiny of 50-year home loans

2026-08-28T06:29:25.000Z
Yayoi Kusama with a detail from her artwork “Love arrives at the Earth Carrying with it a Tale of the Cosmos” at the Tate Modern gallery in London on Feb 7, 2012.
Lifestyle
OBITUARY

Japan’s Yayoi Kusama, who turned hallucinations into art, dies at 97

2026-08-27T06:44:15.000Z
A retail store in Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2026. Japanese companies that buy foreign goods are looking for ways to insure against further yen weakness.
Global Enterprise
NEWS ANALYSIS

Japan Inc seeks new hedges for a long era of yen weakness

2026-08-26T22:50:26.000Z
The data added to signs of broadening inflationary pressure in the economy that have bolstered the case for a near-term interest rate hike.
International

Japan’s corporate services inflation accelerates in July

2026-08-26T01:43:14.000Z
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) meeting Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing (left) at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on Aug 18.
Global Enterprise
NEWS ANALYSIS

Russia’s ‘pivot to Asia’ takes a turn as it prioritises ties with isolated regimes over bigger economies

2026-08-24T02:38:14.000Z
Japan’s manufacturers led employment growth in August and expanded input buying.
International

Japan manufacturing expands as orders rise fastest since 2018: PMI

2026-08-21T01:03:28.000Z
Japan is seeing unprecedented property deals, as companies seek to offload assets to boost efficiency.
Property

Japan real estate investment set to hit record for second year

2026-08-20T07:12:07.000Z
The data show that Japan’s manufacturers have largely managed to navigate the fallout from the Middle East conflict so far.
International

Japan’s July exports grow at fastest pace since 2022 on cars and chips

2026-08-20T03:38:38.000Z
The lesson for Asean+3 is to build the institutions and markets capable of using long-term savings, well before demographic change sharply raises the cost of doing so.
Opinion & Features

Why assets alone won’t ease Asia’s demographic pressures

2026-08-19T23:15:00.000Z
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