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A room at the Koko Hotel Residence Tokyo Oshiage, which opened last month in Tokyo¡¯s Sumida Ward
BUSINESS / Companies
Apartment hotels find favor with investors bullish on tourism and wary of inflation
By Kazuaki Nagata
The properties are built for long-stay travelers who want more than a hotel but not an apartment.
A rendering of an ammonia-fueled vessel. Nippon Yusen and other companies aim to complete the world's first ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier for international shipping in November.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Japan taps public-private funds for shipbuilding, eyeing next-generation vessels
As Japan depends on overseas sources for critical goods such as energy and food, its shipbuilding industry is essential to the country¡¯s economic security.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during a news conference after the bank's policy meeting on July 31.
BUSINESS / Economy
BOJ summary flags upside price risks and possible faster hike pace
By Yoshiaki Nohara
At its July meeting, the BOJ held its policy rate at 1% and signaled it could possibly raise it in September, saying it¡¯s watching the weak yen¡¯s impact on prices and growth.
BUSINESS
Yen erases half of intervention gains as traders test Japan and U.S. authorities
By Anya Andrianova and John Cheng
BUSINESS
U.S. to invest $3 billion in minerals projects to boost supply chains
BUSINESS
Â鶹´«Ã½ GPIF posts $152 billion gain with help from stocks
By Hideyuki Sano
BUSINESS
Meta ordered to pay U.S. state $567 million over ¡®public nuisance¡¯ and child harm

Companies

Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC are partnering on next-generation image sensors for robots and cars, a person familiar with the plans says.
Companies
Sony and TSMC to invest ?1 trillion in joint chip plant in Japan
By Takashi Mochizuki
The Japanese company¡¯s chip arm Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC are partnering on next-generation image sensors for robots and cars.
Companies
Shein finds there¡¯s no place like China after Vietnam experiment disappoints
Companies
Amusement parks across Japan raising fees amid higher costs
Companies
Top Japan insurer urges companies to issue bonds in yield hunt
By Taiga Uranaka and Nao Sano
Companies
OpenAI¡¯s new device will be hockey puck-size and cost over $300
By Mark Gurman
Companies
Japan carmakers expect yen to keep trading near post-intervention levels
By Reed Stevenson
Companies
Nintendo tops estimates with strong games and tariff refunds

Economy

Firefighters work on a burning area near Loumpa, as wildfires hit West Attica, Greece, on Aug. 3.
Economy
How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe¡¯s economy this summer
By Balazs Koranyi
Record heat and droughts this summer have wreaked havoc in power production, shipping and public health systems.
Economy
Yen jumps on U.S. data as traders watch for intervention clues
Economy / ANALYSIS
Trump¡¯s homegrown solar push risks widening green divide
Economy
Trump renews effort to fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook, continuing attacks on central bank
Economy
Â鶹´«Ã½ households continue to cut spending amid persistent inflation
By Yoshiaki Nohara
Economy
Low water levels on Germany¡¯s Rhine amid heat and drought threaten economic blow
Economy
Bank of America sees yen jumping 6% by end of 2026

Markets

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects policy follow-up after the coordinated intervention to support the yen.
Markets
U.S. support for yen increases expectations for September rate rise in Japan
By Kazuaki Nagata
Before the coordinated intervention, most analysts were looking to December for the next move higher.
Markets
Over 600 companies likely to be culled in Topix index¡¯s biggest overhaul, analysts say
By Hideyuki Sano
Markets
Carry trade is powering on as investors sidestep yen¡¯s gains
By Vin¨ªcius Andrade and Anya Andrianova
Markets
Bessent seeks Fed help in defending yen in unusual call
By Enda Curran
Markets
Japan and U.S. confirm joint yen intervention
By Kazuaki Nagata
Markets
Japan to announce Tokyo and Washington took joint action on yen
By Tamiyuki Kihara, Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara
Markets
Yen strengthens on possible intervention
By Kazuaki Nagata

Tech

Cryptocurrency holders typically secure their holdings in "cold storage" using offline hardware wallets beyond the purview of governments and financial institutions.
Tech
Hack of supposedly safe bitcoin tool tests faith of the devoted
By Ryan Weeks and Anna Irrera
Bad actors fleeced investors of an estimated $130 million by exploiting a software flaw in an offline hardware wallet called Coldcard.
Tech
AI¡¯s volatile power demand is damaging its own data centers
By Naureen S. Malik
Tech
OpenAI models joined forces months ahead of Hugging Face hack
By Maggie Eastland
Tech
Google AI veterans depart during seismic leadership shift
Tech
Taiwan investigates 17 Chinese firms for suspected poaching of high-tech talent
Tech
Samsung and SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against U.S. risks
Tech
U.S. weighs polysilicon tariffs to counter China in solar and chips
By Nichola Groom
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America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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