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  • Signage atop the Nissan Motor Co. global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Nissan named company insider Ivan Espinosa to replace Chief Executive Officer Makoto Uchida and helm the battered Japanese carmaker as it looks to secure a financial backer and stabilize its foundering business. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Nissan plans to slash 10,000 more jobs as it struggles with China EV competition and Trump’s trade war

    By Hiroshi Hiyama, Tomohiro Osaki, and others
  • This photo taken on January 21, 2025 shows a pork cutlet dish served with shredded cabbage (C) at the restaurant Katsukichi in Tokyo. The 2024 record summer heat and heavy rain ruined crops, driving up the cost of the usually inexpensive leafy green in what Japanese media has dubbed a “cabbage shock”. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) / TO GO WITH: Japan-economy-agriculture-climate-inflation, REPORTAGE by Tomohiro Osaki and Hieun Shin (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)Environment

    A ‘cabbage shock’ squeezes Japan’s chefs and shoppers: ‘Mind-blowingly expensive’

    By Tomohiro Osaki, Hieun Shin, and others
  • Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a New Year’s press conference after visiting Ise Shrine in Mie prefecture on January 6, 2025. Ishiba called for clarity on why US President Joe Biden blocked a controversial USD 14.9 billion deal for Nippon Steel to buy US Steel. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by JIJI PRESS/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Japan asks Washington to ‘explain clearly’ why Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel threatens national security

    By Tomohiro Osaki and AFP