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Politics

Secretive government committee could get more investigation power as authorities scrutinize TikTok and U.S. Steel deal

By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker and The Associated Press
April 11, 2024
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida starts his U.S. visit after Biden criticizes a Japanese steelmaker’s bid for U.S. Steel
Leadership

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida starts his U.S. visit after Biden criticizes a Japanese steelmaker’s bid for U.S. Steel

By Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press
April 10, 2024
Freight wagons, loaded with newly manufactured Volkswagen AG and BMW AG automobiles, at a railway yard in Munich, Germany, on Friday, July 28, 2023. Germany exited its winter recession in the second quarter but output only stagnated, with questions about the fundamental health of Europe's largest economy remaining.
Tech

A German Rust Belt? As Chinese EVs like BYD swarm Europe’s key markets, historic examples of deindustrialization pose a warning to the continent’s carmakers

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April 10, 2024
‘Social order could collapse, resulting in wars’: 2 of Japan’s top firms fear unchecked AI, warning humans are ‘easily fooled’
Tech

‘Social order could collapse, resulting in wars’: 2 of Japan’s top firms fear unchecked AI, warning humans are ‘easily fooled’

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April 8, 2024
Aflac CEO Dan Amos on aging, succession planning, and running a family-founded company for 34 years
Newsletters

Aflac CEO Dan Amos on aging, succession planning, and running a family-founded company for 34 years

By Maria Aspan and Ian Mount
April 1, 2024
Is Japan finally out of its 30-year slump? Economists are optimistic that Japan is back—and they say they have the data to prove it
Leadership

Is Japan finally out of its 30-year slump? Economists are optimistic that Japan is back—and they say they have the data to prove it

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April 1, 2024
Nippon Steel touts tech it can bring to U.S. Steel, vows to push ahead with $14.1 billion acquisition: ‘We have over 2,000 patents’
Tech

Nippon Steel touts tech it can bring to U.S. Steel, vows to push ahead with $14.1 billion acquisition: ‘We have over 2,000 patents’

By Shoko Oda, Grace Huang and Bloomberg
March 31, 2024
Recruit Holdings—Japan’s $75B parent of Indeed and Glassdoor—is led by a man who wants to be ‘the most powerless CEO in the world’
Leadership

Recruit Holdings—Japan’s $75B parent of Indeed and Glassdoor—is led by a man who wants to be ‘the most powerless CEO in the world’

By Reed Stevenson, Haslinda Amin and Bloomberg
March 30, 2024
A baby is lying on a white sheet and is crying.
Retail

Japan’s population is getting so old that a diaper manufacturer is only making products for adults, not babies

By
March 28, 2024
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.
Finance

Larry Fink says Gen Z, millennials distrust boomers on the economy—they’re totally right on one key issue

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March 26, 2024
AFLAC CEO and Chairman Dan Amos at the AFLAC headquarters with a duck in Columbus, Georgia on February 16, 2024.
Magazine

Aflac’s CEO gave us that obnoxious, genius duck and changed the insurance industry. Now, he’s facing his aging customers’ mortality—and eventually his own

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March 26, 2024
This little-known Japanese company is a key player in the leading-edge chip industry—and that’s setting it up for success amid the AI boom
Tech

This little-known Japanese company is a key player in the leading-edge chip industry—and that’s setting it up for success amid the AI boom

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March 21, 2024
Japan’s central bank just hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, scrapping the world’s last negative rate
Finance

Japan’s central bank just hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, scrapping the world’s last negative rate

By Toru Fujioka, Sumio Ito and Bloomberg
March 19, 2024
China is eating Japan’s lunch when it comes to EVs so two of its biggest automakers have joined forces to avoid being ‘wiped out’
Retail

China is eating Japan’s lunch when it comes to EVs so two of its biggest automakers have joined forces to avoid being ‘wiped out’

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March 15, 2024
Akira Toriyama’s death is being felt around the world as global leaders and millions of fans remember one of Japan’s most influential icons
Leadership

Akira Toriyama’s death is being felt around the world as global leaders and millions of fans remember one of Japan’s most influential icons

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March 8, 2024

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