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Business News | Carro Posts Record Revenues and Gross Profit for FY2025, Closes US$60m Strategic Investment Led by Cool Japan Fund
PRNewswire Singapore, October 30: Carro, Asia Pacific's largest and fastest-growing online automotive platform, has posted a strong FY2025, achieving record revenues of S$1.2 billion and a Gross Profit of S$149 million (US$111 million). The...
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Trump Says China to Purchase More US Energy, Touts Alaska Deal
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Busan on October 30. (Bloomberg) -- US President Donald Trump said China would purchase more US energy as part of a wider trade truce, and hinted at an unspecified “very large scale” transaction involving Alaskan oil...
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Bank of Japan keeps rates at 0.5% in split 7-2 vote, first meeting under PM Sanae Takaichi
Japan’s central bank chose to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 0.5% on Thursday, marking the first policy meeting since Sanae Takaichi became prime minister earlier in October. The decision came despite the country experiencing inflation...
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Japan’s precision farming success offers key lessons for Sarawak’s agricultural modernisation, says Dr Rundi
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Dr Rundi (third left) and the Sarawak delegation take a closer look at automations on display. KUCHING (Oct 29): Japan’s success in agricultural automation and precision farming offers valuable...
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SOLiD: Scaling solid-state battery manufacturing for Europe
On the path to a climate-neutral future, few technologies are as indispensable and as closely scrutinised as the battery. Powering everything from smartphones to electric vehicles (EVs), batteries sit at the heart of the energy transition. But as...
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Japan’s IHI to build spy satellites with Finland’s ICEYE
Japanese aerospace and defense contractor IHI has signed a procurement contract with ICEYE of Finland to build a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) observation satellite constellation for national security, social infrastructure and commercial...
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Japan and America Beyond Reality: Accumulative Debt of $48 Trillion (China and Russia)
Japan and America Beyond Reality: Accumulative Debt of $48 Trillion (China and Russia) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan heaped praise on President Donald Trump of the United...
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Suzuki Fronx FFV: Flex Fuel Innovation Unveiled in Japan
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Suzuki has introduced the Fronx FFV (Flex Fuel Vehicle) concept at the Japan Mobility Show 2025, signaling its push toward eco-friendly, versatile mobility solutions. While the Fronx is already familiar in India, this FFV version brings new...
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Japan’s MHLW grants orphan status to Kyowa and Orchard’s MLD therapy
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has granted orphan regenerative medicine product designation to Kyowa Kirin and Orchard Therapeutics’ ex vivo autologous hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy, OTL-200, for metachromatic...
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Trump in Sanae’s Kingdom: How Japan Is Quietly Reclaiming Its Power
Trump was a long-expected beloved prince in Japan. The eagerness of people to see him, the tight security, and the environment of the city all signaled that someone important was coming to Tokyo. When Donald Trump’s Air Force One landed in Tokyo...
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Tokyo Cement reports JPY16,322m turnover and JPY1,003m profit for 2Q25
Tokyo Cement Group reported a turnover of JPY16,322m (US$107m) and a profit after tax of JPY1003m for the second quarter ending 30 September 2025, compared to JPY13,833m and JPY1,082m, respectively, in the same period last year. While sales...
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Malaysia’s animation hero ‘Ejen Ali’ is ready for his next mission — Japan
TOKYO, Oct 30 — The production team behind Malaysia’s acclaimed animated film Ejen Ali The Movie is open to collaborating with Japanese companies to strengthen storytelling, enhance production quality, and expand the global reach of the homegrown...
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Lexus LS coupe concept unveiled at Japan Mobility Show 2025
Lexus has unveiled the LS Coupe Concept at the Japan Mobility Show 2025, a bold reinterpretation of its flagship luxury lineage that blends the grace of a coupe with the presence of a high-riding crossover. While the radical six-wheeled LS Concept...
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Japanese Firms Test World's First Hydrogen Ship Engine on Land
Exterior view of the liquefied hydrogen fuel supply system. Image Credit: Kawasaki Three Japanese companies have achieved a world first by running hydrogen ship engines on land. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Solutions and Japan Engine...
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In Kamakura, Houeidou’s Noodle Craftsmanship Wins Over Japan
The Chinese-style noodles come in five varieties: thin and wavy, thin and straight, medium, thick, and flat. They are made solely from wheat flour, salt, water, and ‘kansui’ (alkaline water). Any unnecessary additives were removed when Yasushi...
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Japan's Tsuneishi Launches Second Dual-Fuel Methanol Boxship
The container segment has been one of the biggest early adopters of methanol as a marine fuel. Image Credit: Tsuneishi Japan's Tsuneishi Shipbuilding's Chinese yard, Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding, has launched a second dual-fuel methanol...
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Japan Mobility Show Opens, Toyota Unveils Century Coupe
TOKYO, Oct 29 (News On Japan) - The Japan Mobility Show opened on October 29th, marking the start of Japan’s premier automotive exhibition, where foreign manufacturers are stepping up their entry into the country’s growing electric vehicle (EV)...
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Xinhua Silk Road: Industrial and financial synergetic development to be engine for Northeast Asia's economy
BEIJING, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Exchange Conference on Industry-Finance Synergetic Development in Northeast Asia, a parallel event of the 3rd Northeast Asia Finance Conference held recently in Shenyang of northeast China's Liaoning...
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Japan's Takaichi, US President Trump sign rare earths and missiles deals
US President Donald Trump and Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi praised one another profusely on Tuesday, trumpeting a "new golden age" in relations between their respective nations before signing a number of key agreements. Trump assured...
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Tokyo brings culture and creativity to Abu Dhabi in cultural showcase
Arab News Japan ABU DHABI: The spirit of Japan came alive in the UAE capital this week as the event “Discover the Culture of Tokyo” brought the vibrant energy of the Japanese capital to Abu Dhabi, celebrating cross-cultural friendship. The event...
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