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Tariffs, trade, and how $10 billion in border duties are reshaping America’s car industry
America’s automotive industry is being forced into one of its most dramatic realignments in decades — and it’s not because of electric vehicles, new emissions mandates, or the latest design trends. This time, the shift is driven by tariffs....
Owner: Jim & Bridget Fitzpatrick
Balancing competition and consumer welfare: the evolving landscape of merger remedies
Most transactions are not anticompetitive and many benefit consumers. Competition laws are designed to address those transactions that are likely to substantially lessen competition in a relevant market. Harm can result either from a firm’s...
Owner: Nick Brailey
Why a six-wheel Lexus, Japan’s Rolls-Royce and an incomplete car matter so much to Toyota
The ongoing Japan Mobility Show reveals that both the country and the world’s biggest car company need to regain their mojo [TOKYO] Toyota brought the biggest cars to the Japan Mobility Show 2025, and was arguably also at the heart of the biggest...
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Xi, Takaichi vow to improve China-Japan ties in first meeting
Caught between China trade ties and US security pact, Japan faces rising great-power tensions [SEOUL] China’s President Xi Jinping and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had their first formal meeting on the sidelines of the Apec conference...
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Taiwan's Largest Hardware Industry Exhibition Concludes Successfully TiTE × IHT Showcases Taiwan's Manufacturing Excellence
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Taiwan's annual hardware industry highlight — TiTE × IHT 2025 Taiwan International Hardware Tools Expo × Industrial Hardware Exhibition — concluded successfully on October 23 at the Taichung International Convention and Exhibition Center...
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Design Meets Destination: Inside the World’s Most Exquisite Hotels
Photo Credit: Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo THESE DESIGN-DRIVEN HOTELS BRING SERENE PALETTES, SLEEK LINES, AND ENDLESS GLAMOUR TO EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE. BVLGARI HOTEL TOKYO, JAPAN Photo Credit: Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo The Bulgari Hotel Tokyo doesn’t just...
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Executives say that Japanese utilities could find a replacement for Sakhalin-2 in the event of LNG supply interruption.
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Executives said that Japanese utilities JERA, Tohoku Electric Power Co and Sakhalin-2 can find alternative sources of gas if the flow is interrupted. This comes amid U.S. demands to stop energy imports from Russia. This month, the U.S. urged Japan...
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Pioneering Nuclear Fusion Energy Innovation for Two Decades: Shanghai Electric Empowers Global CRAFT and ITER Projects, Driving a Sustainable Future for Earth
China’s Leading High-End Equipment Manufacturer Advances International Cooperation in Nuclear Fusion Energy SHANGHAI, Oct. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Shanghai Electric (SEHK: 2727, SSE: 601727) has recently announced several key milestones in the...
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Apple, Amazon earnings spark gains in Tokyo, losses in Hong Kong
Asian stock markets presented a mixed bag on Friday, with falls in China and gains in Japan and South Korea, following better-than-expected earnings reports from US tech behemoths Apple and Amazon. Investor confidence in artificial intelligence...
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NYK Group Merges Shipping Companies to Form NYK Bulkship Partners
On October 28, 2025, three prominent shipping companies within the NYK Group—Asahi Shipping Co., Ltd., Hachiuma Steamship Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Ore Transport Co., Ltd.—announced a merger agreement. This strategic move aims to consolidate their...
Kamila Andini’s ‘Four Seasons in Java’ Wins Big at Inaugural Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Awards
Indonesian auteur Kamila Andini’s latest project “Four Seasons in Java” won two prizes at the inaugural Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Awards on Friday. The TGFM is part of TIFFCOM, the Tokyo International Film Festival‘s market arm. “Four Seasons in...
Owner: Jay Penske
New youth labels, pop-ups, stories that are wooing Gen Z
In September, Myntra announced a partnership with SUGAR Cosmetics’ parent Vellvette Lifestyle for the launch of Molten Beauty, a brand created at the crossroads of skincare and makeup to cater to Gen-Z consumers. As Nandita Sinha, CEO, Myntra,...
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Bank of Japan locks in near-term interest-rate hike
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan's cautious governor has dropped unusually hawkish hints of an interest rate hike in December or January next year, with the timing likely swayed not just by wage momentum but by moves in the yen....
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world Xi to meet Canadian, Japanese leaders after Trump trade truce
GYEONGJU - China's Xi Jinping will take centre stage at an annual gathering of Pacific Rim leaders in South Korea on Friday (Oct 31), holding talks with Canadian and Japanese counterparts after securing a fragile trade truce with US President...
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Japan Tells Trump Tokyo Will Struggle to Ban Russian LNG Imports
Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, told U.S. President Donald Trump at their meeting in Tokyo earlier this week that Japan would find it difficult to ban LNG imports from Russia, Japanese government officials told Reuters on...
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KNM clears path to sell German asset
PETALING JAYA: As KNM Group Bhd teeters on the brink of delisting, the financially distressed engineering group has gained a crucial opening to push through the sale of its prized German asset. The Practice Note 17 (PN17) company announced that...
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Kachka discusses with UNIDO delegation strengthening cooperation in green industrial reconstruction of Ukraine
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Taras Kachka discussed with the delegation of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) led by Deputy Director-General Yuko Yasunaga further...
Owner: Mikhail Komissar
Time for Pakistan to join the global mobility revolution
The global mobility landscape is undergoing its most dramatic transformation in over a century. From Tokyo to Detroit, the world’s leading automotive giants are redefining transportation through electrification, artificial intelligence, and clean...
Owner: Agha Anwer Ali
Corvus Energy to Supply Battery Systems for Japanese Electric Tug
The electric tugboat is expected to start operations by the end of 2026. Image Credit: Corvus Norwegian firm Corvus Energy has won a contract to supply battery systems for NYK Line’s new electric tugboat. The electric tugboat is expected to start...
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Video of South Africans in Japan singing in isiZulu for newly married Japanese couple
Some South Africans travelling in Japan had a heartfelt moment that they captured on camera A TikTok video showing the essence of the South African spirit went viral as people admired their energy Many people were touched by the proudly South...
Owner: Vitaliy Laptenok