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Morning Markets June S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.34% at a 3-1/2 week high, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +0.24% at a 7-1/4 month high. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher after U.S. inflation in Feb rose less...

Japanese public support for the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida rose to 48%, exceeding the disapproval rate for the first time in seven months, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a poll it conducted with TV Tokyo.

Tokyo (AFP) - Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba on Thursday accepted a $15 billion takeover bid by a consortium led by investment fund Japan Industrial Partners, major local media outlets reported.

Samsung on Wednesday unveiled their plan to invest $230 billion over the next 20 years in a new semiconductor production mega cluster in South Korea. The country's government believes that the new chip manufacturing site and the expansion of existing fabs will make South Korea the world's largest producer of…

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Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's government plans to nominate economics professor Kazuo Ueda as Bank of Japan chief, reports said Friday, an unexpected pick that sent the yen rallying against the dollar.

Movers have to commit to living in a more rural region for at least five years.

Three Japanese insurance companies will stop insuring ships for damage in all Russian waters due to the war in Ukraine, potentially affecting Japan's energy imports such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Nikkei newspaper said on Saturday.

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GS Yuasa, a Japanese battery manufacturer, is expected to shift its focus from hybrids to all-electric vehicles as early as next year.

Japan's defence ministry is considering the deployment of hypersonic missiles by 2030 to boost deterrence by stepping up its counterattack capabilities, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.