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Hon Hai EV at Taiwan Expo

Photo taken on July 17, 2026, shows the Model A electric vehicle developed by Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and possibly targeting the Japanese market, displayed on the final day of the three-day Taiwan Expo in Tokyo. Over 150 Taiwanese companies took part in the Taiwanese government-sponsored exhibition showcasing Taiwan's cutting-edge technologies.

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Public-private consortium to disseminate Japanese comics across world

A public-private consortium aimed at disseminating Japan's manga comic culture across the world holds its inaugural meeting in Tokyo on June 18, 2026. The Cultural Affairs Agency-led consortium, participated in by major publishing companies Kodansha Ltd., Shueisha Inc. and Shogakukan Inc., will come up with a framework for making online services of Japanese comics targeting foreign readers commercially viable.

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[Breaking News]Annual wage negotiations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, March 18 Kyodo - An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands. (Kyodo)

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, March 18 Kyodo - An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands. (Kyodo)

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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Central Japan city hosts job fair in India

A Japanese automotive parts manufacturer based in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture holds a recruiting session for people seeking jobs in Japan on Jan. 14, 2026, at a job fair in New Delhi. Five Hamamatsu-based companies took part in the event, which was organized by the central Japan city.

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Japan Princess Kako at greenery event

Japanese Princess Kako attends an award ceremony for companies and organizations that contributed to urban afforestation on Dec. 15, 2025, in Tokyo.

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Japan Princess Kako at greenery event

Japanese Princess Kako addresses an award ceremony for companies and organizations that contributed to urban afforestation on Dec. 15, 2025, in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Kako at greenery event

Japanese Princess Kako attends an award ceremony for companies and organizations that contributed to urban afforestation on Dec. 15, 2025, in Tokyo.

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Japan Princess Kako at greenery event

Japanese Princess Kako addresses an award ceremony for companies and organizations that contributed to urban afforestation on Dec. 15, 2025, in Tokyo.

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Japanese food fair in Singapore

A food fair promoting Japanese food is held in Singapore on Oct. 16, 2025, with about 150 companies and organizations from 35 Japanese prefectures taking part.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R, at the podium) attends an event supporting start-up companies at the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends an event supporting start-up companies at the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends an event supporting start-up companies at the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends an event supporting start-up companies at the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2025.

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Hydrogen engine project between Japanese and Belgian firms

Princess Astrid of Belgium poses for a photo with Daihatsu Infinearth MFG Co. President Yoshinobu Hotta (2nd from R) at the Belgian Embassy in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Japanese and Belgian companies over the development and sales of hydrogen engines for ships.

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Japan-Ukraine economic forum in Kyiv

The Japan-Ukraine forum is held to promote bilateral economic cooperation in Kyiv on May 29, 2025, with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) as well as Japanese private companies taking part.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Manila

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd row, C) meets with officials of Japanese companies operating in the Philippines in Manila on April 30, 2025, to hear their concerns about the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Manila

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front, facing camera) meets with officials of Japanese companies operating in the Philippines in Manila on April 30, 2025, to hear their concerns about the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, March 12 Kyodo - A man writes major Japanese companies' responses at annual wage negotiations on a whiteboard in Tokyo on March 12, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

A man writes major Japanese companies' responses at annual wage negotiations on a whiteboard in Tokyo on March 12, 2025.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

A man writes major Japanese companies' responses at annual wage negotiations on a whiteboard in Tokyo on March 12, 2025.

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Tokyo stocks tumble

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows shares in Japanese steel companies falling on March 11, 2025, on selling fueled by uncertainty over U.S. tariff policies.

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Tokyo stocks tumble

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows shares of many Japanese companies falling on March 11, 2025, on selling fueled by uncertainty over U.S. tariff policies and fears of a U.S. recession.

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Japanese Princess Kako at award ceremony

Japanese Princess Kako attends an award ceremony for companies and other organizations that contributed to urban afforestation on Dec. 16, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Japanese Princess Kako at award ceremony

Japanese Princess Kako addresses an award ceremony for companies and other organizations that contributed to urban afforestation on Dec. 16, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Japanese Princess Kako at award ceremony

Japanese Princess Kako addresses an award ceremony for companies and other organizations that contributed to urban afforestation on Dec. 16, 2024, in Tokyo.

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CORRECTED: CORRECTED: PM Kishida at chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press on July 24, 2024, at the construction site of a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., the government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022. (Pool photo)

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CORRECTED: PM Kishida at chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) is pictured with Rapidus Corp. Chairman Tetsuro Higashi on July 24, 2024, as he visits the construction site of a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by a government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. defense equipment collaboration

A meeting of a working group on the overhaul of U.S. military ships and aircraft in Japan, established as part of bilateral cooperation in the production and maintenance of defense equipment under the Forum on Defense Industrial Cooperation, Acquisition and Sustainment, is held in Tokyo on June 11, 2024, with the participation of Japanese and U.S. defense officials and Japanese companies.

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Japan-EU hydrogen business meeting in Tokyo

European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson (C), speaks during a meeting held at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 3, 2024, to exchange views with top executives of hydrogen-related companies from Japan and the European Union.

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Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023

STORY: Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's net external assets rose to a record 471.31 trillion yen (3 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 12.2 percent from a year earlier, as a weak yen inflated the value of foreign stocks, bonds, and other holdings in yen terms, government data showed Tuesday. With the figure increasing for a sixth straight year, Japan retained its position as the world's largest creditor for the 33rd straight year in yen terms, followed by Germany and China as of the end of 2023, according to the Ministry of Finance. Gross external assets, held by the Japanese government, companies and individual investors, rose 11.1 percent to 1,488.34 trillion yen, while external debt went up 10.6 percent to 1,017.04 trillion yen, the ministry said. The yen was 7.0 percent weaker against the U.S. dollar in

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken in Chitose in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on April 2, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken in Chitose in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on April 2, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken in Chitose in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on April 2, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, March 13 Kyodo -A man writes down responses from major Japanese companies in annual wage negotiations on a white board in Tokyo on March 13, 2024.(Kyodo)

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

A man writes down responses from major Japanese companies in annual wage negotiations on a white board in Tokyo on March 13, 2024.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

A man writes down responses from major Japanese companies in annual wage negotiations on a white board in Tokyo on March 13, 2024.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

A man writes down responses from major Japanese companies in annual wage negotiations on a white board in Tokyo on March 13, 2024.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

A man writes down responses from major Japanese companies in annual wage negotiations on a white board in Tokyo on March 13, 2024.

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Japan economy minister Nishimura in Paris

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura speaks at a business facility tailored for startup companies in Paris on May 2, 2023, along with representatives of 15 Japanese startups eying operations in France.