Greg Abel Visits Tokyo to Meet Heads of Five Trading Houses and Tokio Marine Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, met leaders of five Japanese trading houses and insurer Tokio …
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World Bank urges Thailand to attract Korean and Japanese battery suppliers
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiWorld Bank Urges Thailand to Court Korean and Japanese Suppliers to Build a Thailand Electric Vehicle Hub World Bank urges Thailand to attract South Korean and Japanese battery suppliers to …
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US Grants Access to Anthropic’s Claude Mutos for Three Japanese Megabanks Japan secures permission to use Claude Mutos in cybersecurity work, allowing three megabanks to evaluate the AI model for …
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Japanese equities hit record foreign ownership for third straight year led by AI
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiForeign Ownership of Japanese Stocks Tops One-Third as AI and Activist Flows Rise Foreign ownership of Japanese stocks exceeded one-third in fiscal 2025, led by inflows into AI firms and …
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Japanese life insurers post ¥30.86 trillion unrealized bond losses as yields rise
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiJapan life insurers’ unrealized losses on domestic bonds surge to ¥30.86 trillion Unrealized losses at Japan’s major life insurers jumped 60% year‑on‑year to ¥30.86 trillion by the end of June …
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Japanese government prepares sweeping AI measures to promote innovation and curb misuse
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiJapan’s AI measures to balance innovation and misuse as government prepares comprehensive rules Japan’s AI measures are set to encourage domestic innovation while guarding against misuse, the government announced as …
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Japanese companies double commercial paper holdings to 17-year high
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiJapanese Companies Double Commercial Paper Holdings to 17-Year High Japanese firms doubled their commercial paper holdings over two years, reaching a 17-year high by Aug. 16, 2026, as companies turn …
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Australian EV sales surge as BYD challenges Japanese automakers with affordable models
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiElectric vehicle sales in Australia surge as BYD and Chinese makers reshape market Electric vehicle sales in Australia are surging as higher fuel prices and supportive policies accelerate adoption, with …
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Silicon Valley tech fund launches to scale Japanese deep tech startups globally
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiSilicon Valley technology fund launched to help Japanese deep-tech startups go global U.S. and Japanese VCs launch a fund to bring Silicon Valley technology to Japan, licensing AI, space and …
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Nobel-winning Japanese physicists reveal wartime mobilization lessons for modern science
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiNobel scientists mobilized by Japan during World War II reshape debate on dual-use research How Nobel scientists mobilized by Japan during World War II joined naval research, advanced physics, and …