28 Aug 2026, 16:01 UTC54 views1 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
SoftBank's plans for largest US gas power plant meet mixed reception
Scores of residents of an Ohio village that will host the largest natural gas-fired power plant in the U.S. have shared mixed feelings about the SoftBank-backed project at a public meeting.
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28 Aug 2026, 15:31 UTC137 views2 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Bessent's bond intervention 'puzzling,' needs explanation: ex-official
The U.S. Treasury has taken a hands-on approach to financial markets, joining Japan in a joint foreign exchange intervention for the first time in 15 years and announcing a big increase in purchases of long-term U.S. government bonds.
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28 Aug 2026, 13:31 UTC275 views2 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Robot from Japan lightens load of restocking New York grocery store
A Japanese startup has rolled out its retail helper robot at a New York grocery store in a bid to capture huge demand for labor-saving technology in the U.S. service sector.
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28 Aug 2026, 11:01 UTC369 views4 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Japan admits $96bn yen-buying intervention in July-August
Japan's currency authority spent a record 15.39 trillion yen ($96.5bn) to support its currency between July 30 and Aug. 26, Ministry of Finance data showed Friday, the largest amount in a single intervention round.
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28 Aug 2026, 10:31 UTC395 views2 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Cambodia claims to have eradicated all online scam compounds
The Cambodian government says it has inspected close to 800 online scam locations, shut down more than 600 and left not a single large-scale fraud compound operating in the country, a claim that comes amid increasing international pressure to end the illicit industry.
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28 Aug 2026, 06:31 UTC616 views11 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Japan's number of births rises for first time in 11 years
The total number of births in Japan from January through June was 34,2068, up 0.8% from the same period in 2025, marking the first rise for the first half of the year in 11 years, according to preliminary data released on Friday by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
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28 Aug 2026, 06:01 UTC473 views3 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Vietnam seeks deeper FIFA ties on embattled Infantino's visit
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has visited Vietnam, continuing a global goodwill tour at a time when calls for the football executive's resignation have mounted.
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28 Aug 2026, 05:31 UTC520 views3 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
India's private capex surges on data centers and renewables
After years of caution that invited national criticism, India's private sector is showing a renewed appetite for investment, with "sunrise industries" like data centers, renewables and electronics powering a surge.
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28 Aug 2026, 05:01 UTC492 views6 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Japan's Master Trust Bank assets under custody top 1 quadrillion yen
Japan's pool of investment assets is expanding rapidly, propelled by a historic stock market rally and the expansion of NISA, the government's tax-advantaged investment program.
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28 Aug 2026, 03:01 UTC595 views9 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Japan, South Korea and US to hold joint military drills, Seoul says
Japan, South Korea and the U.S. will hold joint military exercises next month, indicating that defense cooperation among the three nations is ongoing despite U.S. President Donald Trump's recent move to cut short a set of major drills.
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28 Aug 2026, 01:31 UTC466 views4 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Japan should not raid its forex reserves for Takaichi's food tax cut
The debate roiling Japanese politics right now about how to fund a planned consumption tax cut has made at least one thing clear: Japan's foreign reserves are enormous, but trying to use them to cover the cut would send the wrong signal to the market.
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27 Aug 2026, 23:01 UTC519 views1 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Yen intervention leaves Japanese investors divided on foreign assets
Japanese investors remain divided on investing in overseas bonds and equities after currency authorities in Japan and the U.S. undertook a historic joint intervention late last month in a coordinated effort to strengthen the yen and support Japanese and American government bond markets, portfolio flow data released on Thursday showed.
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