Bandai's Tamagotchi gains ground in Asia as licensing business expands
TOKYO -- Japanese toy maker Bandai's digital pet device Tamagotchi, which marks the 30th anniversary of its launch next month, is expanding its presen
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Inflation, AI and climate: IMF kicks off key meeting in Bangkok
BANGKOK -- Finance officials and central bankers from around the world will gather in Bangkok this week for the International Monetary Fund's annual m
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Amex: Stephen Schwarzman (12)
In 1984, Lehman Brothers passed into the hands of American Express. The following year I left to found Blackstone, though until then I had never thoug
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Investors bet on Japan, Australia rental housing as rates, home prices rise
TOKYO -- Young homebuyers in Japan face a stark choice: Purchase at high borrowing costs before prices rise further, or avoid the financial commitment
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Former iPhone display plant in Japan to start new life in chip supply chain
TOKYO -- A factory that once carried the hopes of Japan's display industry will be reborn under its fifth owner in the latest twist in a story that fo
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The Pentagon- and Toyota-backed startup trying to cut US reliance on China iron
HOUSTON, Texas -- An American company is building a plant in Texas to make a key ingredient for high-performance magnets in the U.S. instead of China.
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Pakistan suspends Imran Khan followers' provincial government
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan suspended the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the country's north on Sunday amid a large protest march led by Pak
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Record price for physical Brent shows how badly the world wants oil now
TOKYO -- Prices of crude oil for immediate delivery have reached a new high as the supply disruption in the Strait of Hormuz drives up the premium tha
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Apple’s Tim Cook kicks off China visit amid mixed signals on new iPhone demand
Apple executive chairman Tim Cook has begun his third visit to China this year, following the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro line-up and the iPhone Duo, the company’s first foldable device, in one of its biggest markets.
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Solid-state battery maker ProLogium looks beyond EVs to AI and the skies
TOKYO -- Taiwan's ProLogium and other makers of all-solid-state batteries -- long seen as a potential next-generation electric vehicle power source --
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Afghanistan opens potential China trade route to Persian Gulf
ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban government of Afghanistan has recently opened a road through the Wakhan Corridor, a narrow strip of land on the northeastern
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Vietnam opens 'landmark' piracy prosecution protecting Japanese IP
HANOI -- Vietnam, a hotbed of content piracy, has intensified efforts to combat intellectual property violations with its first copyright infringement
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Robot baristas and K-pop dancers lead South Korea's physical AI boom
SEOUL -- Entertainment venues featuring advanced robots powered by physical artificial intelligence are spreading across South Korea, creating spaces
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First 'Naruto' anime series in 9 years announced at New York Comic Con
TOKYO/NEW YORK -- The "Naruto" anime series will have its first new season in nine years, producers said Saturday, part of a broader push to revive th
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Internecine strife -- and a bad ending: Stephen Schwarzman (11)
Lehman Brothers was riven by internal strife. The conflict was not confined to rival divisions. It ran through them as well, driven by power, resentme
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French defense contractor Thales to open Japan maintenance base
PARIS/TOKYO -- French defense giant Thales will establish a base in Japan to handle the maintenance and operational support of defense equipment, Nikk
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Toyota offers low-cost financing in Thailand to ward off cheap Chinese EVs
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor has begun offering a type of auto financing in Thailand that is common in Japan, a move designed to make its vehicles more affor
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Classrooms should ban digital textbooks and AI
Kuniyoshi Sakai specializes in brain science of language, and is a professor in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo.In
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