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Trump risks breaking Japan alliance over tariffs
Unherd
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July 8, 2025
Donald Trump’s protectionism has confused and worried world leaders for some months now. In response to the news that Japan could face 25% US tariffs on car exports if no deal is struck by 1 August, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said: “President...
Shipbuilding, Manufacturing Companies Grow In Pennsylvania
Business Facilities
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July 8, 2025
In Pennsylvania, Rhoads Industries will invest nearly $100 million to grow its manufacturing operations at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The project will create at least 450 new jobs and retain 541 existing full-time positions. The company will...
Trump’s Renewed Tariffs Announcement to Impact Local Consumers
KEYT - California
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July 8, 2025
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— “August 1st, they pay and everybody pays. Everybody has to pay,” said President Donald Trump regarding the new tariff rates he implemented for 14 countries as of Monday. Japan and South Korea will face a 25% tariff starting...
European shares rise on energy, healthcare boost
Business Recorder
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July 9, 2025
FRANKFURT: European shares ended higher on Tuesday, boosted by healthcare and energy shares while investors assessed the latest phase of US President Donald Trump’s tariff rollouts, which included a new deadline for trade deals. The pan-European...
Japanese company moves to align CEO with Bitcoin strategy, full salary paid in BTC
Coin Telegraph
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Takashi Tashiro, the new CEO of Tokyo-based energy company Remixpoint, will be paid in Bitcoin as part of stated efforts to be “in the same boat” as shareholders, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Remixpoint said it will calculate...
AWS Launches Space Accelerator to Support 40 Startups Across India, Japan, and Australia
Analytics India Magazine
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July 8, 2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched the AWS Space Accelerator: APJ 2025, a 10-week programme for space-tech startups in India, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. The initiative aims to support up to 40 startups working in space infrastructure,...
A new co-working space in Japantown
The New Fillmore - California
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July 8, 2025
At Koho, “We’re helping younger generations shape what it means to be Japanese American today.” STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA In a neighborhood shy of co-working spaces, Koho is a welcome arrival. This nonprofit space for creatives, open from...
NTT Technocross Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Japan Company Of The Year Recognition For Leadership In Privileged Access Management
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across two core dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. NTT TechnoCross excelled in both, demonstrating its ability to align...
Construction Diary: How Two Artists Turned a Cabin Outside Joshua Tree Into a Clear-Minded Retreat
dwell
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July 8, 2025
To spin the phrase, one person’s discarded ceramic castings are another’s art supplies—which is true for Aaron Glasson. A recent piece by the New Zealand–born artist, Monument, is a patchwork of brick, tile, and more ephemera he sourced from...
Japan and South Korea push for U.S. tariff negotiations before August deadline
The Globe and Mail
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July 8, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Cranes, vehicles and shipping containers at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, in April, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told Japan and South Korea they would face 25 per cent tariffs.Ahn Young-joon/The...
PHL manufacturing output growth hits 10-month high in May
Business World
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July 8, 2025
MANUFACTURING OUTPUT increased for a second straight month in May at its fastest pace in 10 months, driven by food products, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. However, analysts said lingering uncertainty over US...
.@HoshinoResorts introduces solo traveller #wellness programmes at three of its luxury properties in #Japan #spa #nutrition
Leisure Opportunities
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July 9, 2025
The solo traveller programmes will take place at the urban onsen hotel Hoshinoya Tokyo; the remote retreat Hoshinoya Taketomi Island and another island location Hoshinoya Okinawa Activities include rooftop Kenjutsu sessions (a swordsmanship...
Europe: Shares rise on energy, healthcare boost; tariff uncertainty lingers
The Business Times Singapore
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July 8, 2025
EUROPEAN shares ended higher on Tuesday, boosted by healthcare and energy shares while investors assessed the latest phase of US President Donald Trump’s tariff rollouts, which included a new deadline for trade deals. The pan-European Stoxx 600...
Nissan halts production of three models for Canada at two US plants, Nikkei reports
Channel News Asia
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July 9, 2025
TOKYO :Nissan Motor is suspending production of three vehicle models for Canada at its Tennessee and Mississippi plants amid mutual auto tariffs between the U.S. and Canada, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday. The production halt, which began in...
First large-scale production of human type II collagen using plant-based feedstocks
Chemical Engineering
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July 8, 2025
July 8, 2025 | By Mary Bailey Chiyoda Corp. (Tokyo) has developed a new foundational technology for producing useful chemicals — including human type II collagen — using plant-based feedstocks in a facility called the Plant Bio-Foundry, as part of...
Trump sets new tariffs on Japan, South Korea, others
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
The Blueprint Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea. Other countries face tariffs up to 40% starting Aug. 1. Markets react with concern over economic slowdown. Tariffs aim to support U.S. manufacturing, fund tax cuts. WASHINGTON —...
Japanese Faculty, Mongolian Students Worked Hard to Open Kosen Colleges of Technology in Mongolia
The Japan News
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July 8, 2025
Courtesy of Society for Establishment of Mongolia Kosen Students learn computer programming from teachers dispatched from Japan in Ulaanbaatar in September 2014. By Kaori Sakaba / Japan News Staff Writer 1:00 JST, July 9, 2025 A Japanese former...
Seoul fails to bring Japan’s forced labor issue to fore at Unesco
Inquirer
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July 9, 2025
Battleship Island in Nagasaki, Japan (Getty Images Bank) SEOUL — South Korea has failed to place Japan’s failure to address colonial-era forced labor at UNESCO-listed Meiji Industrial Revolution sites on UNESCO’s official discussion agenda. The...
Japan, South Korea Seek Talks With US To Ease Trump’s August Tariff Hike
StratNews Global
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July 8, 2025
Home Indo-Pacific Japan Japan, South Korea Seek Talks With US To Ease Trump’s August Tariff... Trump ramped up his trade war again on Monday, telling 14 nations that they would face tariffs ranging from 25% for countries, including Japan and South...
In Japan’s First, Remixpoint CEO Salary Fully Shifted to Bitcoin
CryptoPotato
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July 8, 2025
Japanese energy firm Remixpoint has announced it will pay its President and CEO’s entire executive compensation in Bitcoin. This marks the first time a listed company in Japan has chosen to do so. The step is part of Remixpoint’s aim to implement...