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YURI KAGEYAMA

YURI KAGEYAMA

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Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future

Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki, will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corp. The companies said Thursday the move was approved by both boards

Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future
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Stock market today: Asian shares dip with eyes on China economy, US shutdown

Asian shares are mostly sinking over worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown and the troubled Chinese economy

Stock market today: Asian shares dip with eyes on China economy, US shutdown
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Stock market today: Asian shares fall over China worries, Seoul trading closed for a holiday

Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday in subdued trading on looming worries about China property woes

Stock market today: Asian shares fall over China worries, Seoul trading closed for a holiday
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Bank of Japan survey shows manufacturers optimistic about economy

Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers improved in July-September for the second straight quarter, according to a central bank survey

Bank of Japan survey shows manufacturers optimistic about economy
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Johnny's becomes Smile-Up. Japanese music company hit with sex abuse scandal takes on a new name

The Japanese entertainment company that has acknowledged its founder sexually assaulted hundreds of boys over the span of five decades has taken a new name: Smile-Up

Johnny's becomes Smile-Up. Japanese music company hit with sex abuse scandal takes on a new name
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Stock market today: Asian shares rise, buoyed by Wall Street rally from bonds and oil prices

Asian shares are mostly higher as a plunge in oil prices aided a recovery on Wall Street

Stock market today: Asian shares rise, buoyed by Wall Street rally from bonds and oil prices
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Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly rise in subdued trading on US jobs worries

Asian shares are mostly higher in cautious trading after Wall Street drifted to a quiet close on worries about a too-hot U.S. job market

Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly rise in subdued trading on US jobs worries
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Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly rise in subdued trading on US jobs worries

Asian shares are mostly higher in cautious trading after Wall Street drifted to a quiet close on worries about a too-hot U.S. job market

Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly rise in subdued trading on US jobs worries
Asia|Business|Crime

Publishing executive found guilty in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal, but avoids jail time

An executive at Japanese publishing house Kadokawa has been found guilty of bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member

Publishing executive found guilty in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal, but avoids jail time
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Stock market today: Asian shares rise with eyes on prices, war in Middle East

Asian shares are mostly higher as investors await the release of U.S. consumer price data and keep a cautious watch on the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas

Stock market today: Asian shares rise with eyes on prices, war in Middle East
Business|Science|Technology

Japanese automaker Toyota and energy company Idemitsu to cooperate on EV battery technology

Japan’s top automaker Toyota and Idemitsu, a major oil company, say they will cooperate on technology for mass production of solid-state batteries that promise to be a key component in future electric vehicles

Japanese automaker Toyota and energy company Idemitsu to cooperate on EV battery technology
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Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after US stocks wobble as US Treasury bond yields veer

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street wobbled to a mixed close as yields on U.S. Treasury bonds fell back after jumping above 5%

Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after US stocks wobble as US Treasury bond yields veer
Asia|Business|Finance

Japan's automakers unveil EVs galore at Tokyo show to catch up with Tesla, other electric rivals

Toyota, Honda, Nissan and other Japanese automakers are serious about rolling out battery electric vehicles to catch up with the world's frontrunners like Tesla and BYD

Japan's automakers unveil EVs galore at Tokyo show to catch up with Tesla, other electric rivals
Economy|News|World

G-7 nations back strong supply chains for energy and food despite global tensions

Trade and economy officials from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have strengthened their pledge to work together to ensure smooth supply chains for essentials like energy and food despite global uncertainties

G-7 nations back strong supply chains for energy and food despite global tensions
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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall as investors look ahead to economic data

Asian shares are trading mostly lower as investors look ahead to a week that could see more swings in financial markets, including key reports on U.S. consumer confidence and the job market

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall as investors look ahead to economic data
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Japanese automaker Toyota's profits zoom on cheap yen, strong global sales

Toyota’s profit in the latest quarter jumped nearly threefold from a year ago as vehicle sales grew around the world and a cheap yen boosted the Japanese automaker’s overseas earnings

Japanese automaker Toyota's profits zoom on cheap yen, strong global sales
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Stock market today: Asian shares surge on hopes the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes are done

Asian shares are surging after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it may not need to pump the brakes any harder on Wall Street and the economy

Stock market today: Asian shares surge on hopes the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes are done
Asia|Business|Crime|Economy|Technology

Nippon Steel drops patent lawsuit against Toyota in name of partnership

Nippon Steel has dropped its lawsuit against Toyota over a patent for a technology used in electric motors, saying wrangling among Japanese companies was not beneficial to keep the nation competitive

Nippon Steel drops patent lawsuit against Toyota in name of partnership
Entertainment

Director of new Godzilla film pursuing 'Japanese spirituality' of 1954 original

Godzilla, the nightmarish radiation spewing monster born out of nuclear weapons, has stomped through many movies, including several Hollywood remakes

Director of new Godzilla film pursuing 'Japanese spirituality' of 1954 original
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Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after Wall Street ticks up

Asian shares are mixed in muted trading as attention focuses on prospects for improved China-U.S. relations from meetings next week on the sidelines of a Pacific Rim summit

Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after Wall Street ticks up
Business|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

Japan's Nintendo profits jump as its game sales get a boost from the hit Super Mario movie

Nintendo is reporting an 18% rise in its net profit for the first fiscal half, as sales were boosted by its hit Super Mario movie

Japan's Nintendo profits jump as its game sales get a boost from the hit Super Mario movie
Business|Entertainment|Technology

'The Legend of Zelda' will be made into a live-action film

Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game “The Legend of Zelda.”

'The Legend of Zelda' will be made into a live-action film
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Profits slip at Japan's Sony, hit by lengthy Hollywood strike

Sony has reported that its profit in the July-September quarter slipped 29% from a year earlier, as damage from a strike in the movie sector offset boosts from a favorable exchange rate

Profits slip at Japan's Sony, hit by lengthy Hollywood strike
Business|Finance|Technology

Japan's SoftBank hit with $6.2B quarterly loss as WeWork, other tech investments go sour

Japanese technology company SoftBank Group has reported it racked up a huge loss in the July-September quarter, as some of its investments soured

Japan's SoftBank hit with $6.2B quarterly loss as WeWork, other tech investments go sour
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Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of US inflation data and a US-China summit

Asian shares are trading mostly higher ahead of potentially market-moving developments, including a U.S.-China summit and data releases in the U.S., Japan and China

Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of US inflation data and a US-China summit

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