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11 Giugno 2026

Japan Financial Firms to Join NEC-Anthropic AI Collaboration

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. said Thursday that major Japanese financial institutions, including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., will participate in its strategic collaboration with U.S. startup Anthropic in the field of
11 Giugno 2026

Jera to Buy LNG from Malaysia

Nagoya, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese power generation company Jera Co. has signed a contract with a unit of Malaysian state-owned energy company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. to buy up to 2 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year for 20 years, starting
11 Giugno 2026

Yemen, explosion in a military camp in Aden, 12 dead

(Adnkronos) – A powerful explosion occurred in a military camp belonging to pro-government forces in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, killing 12 soldiers and wounding several others. According to local sources reported to Xinhua news agency, the explosion occurred in
11 Giugno 2026

Japan’s Rapidus to Cooperate with British, Italian Institutions

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese semiconductor company Rapidus Corp. will sign agreements with public institutions in Britain and Italy on research and development cooperation, Rapidus executives told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday. The signing will coincide with Takaichi’s trip to
11 Giugno 2026

Seven-Eleven Japan Ties Up with Ad Firms on Digital Signage

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Thursday that it will establish a new company on retail media business jointly with two advertising firms. The new firm, Seven-Eleven Ad Connect, to be owned 80 pct by Seven-Eleven Japan
11 Giugno 2026

Body of High School Girl, 17, Found in Eastern Japan

Sagamihara, Kanagawa Pref., June 11 (Jiji Press)–The body of a 17-year-old high school girl has been found in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan. Around 2:15 a.m. Thursday, an emergency call was made to a fire department reporting that a
11 Giugno 2026

LDP OKs Bill to Cut 45 Seats in Lower House

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved a bill to cut the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, by about 10 pct. The bill
11 Giugno 2026

Japan’s 3 Megabanks to Jointly Issue Stablecoin

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s three megabank lenders have announced plans to jointly issue a stablecoin, a type of digital asset, linked to currencies such as the yen and the U.S. dollar, during the year ending next March. According to the announcement
11 Giugno 2026

Shin-Etsu Chemical to Build New Rare Earth Plant

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. plans to build a new rare earth factory in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, in order to increase domestic supplies, thereby helping reduce the country’s heavy reliance on imports from China, it was learned Thursday. The
11 Giugno 2026

Nikkei Average Ends Turbulent Day Higher

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average ended slightly higher Thursday after turbulent trading in which the key indicator lost over 1,800 points. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section closed at 64,217.27,
11 Giugno 2026

Japan Financial Firms to Join NEC-Anthropic AI Collaboration

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese financial institutions, including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., will participate in a strategic collaboration between NEC Corp. and U.S. startup Anthropic, it was learned Thursday. Under the collaboration announced in April, NEC and Anthropic aim to
11 Giugno 2026

Japan Big Firm Biz Sentiment Worsens in April-June

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among major Japanese companies fell in April-June, marking the first negative figure in four quarters, a government survey showed Thursday. According to a joint survey by the Finance Ministry and the Cabinet Office, the business sentiment
11 Giugno 2026

Japan Police Seek Cooperation from Biz over Lone Offenders

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency instructed the country’s 47 prefectural police departments Thursday to set up cooperative frameworks with rental storage and parcel delivery businesses to fight lone offender terrorism. The NPA hopes to collect information from the industries
11 Giugno 2026

Starbucks Mulls Sale of Japan Business: Report

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–U.S. coffee shop chain Starbucks Corp. is considering selling its Japanese business, Bloomberg has reported. The deal, if realized, may stand at around 400 billion to 500 billion yen, according to the report. A sale of Starbucks’ Japan
11 Giugno 2026

Toyota Chm. Toyoda Gets Record 2.1 B.-Yen Pay in FY 2025

Nagoya, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda received 2,113 million yen in executive compensation in fiscal 2025, the highest pay for a Toyota executive for the third year running, the leading Japanese automaker has said. Toyoda’s pay rose about
11 Giugno 2026

Japan, Azerbaijan Agree to Boost Energy Cooperation

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, have agreed that their countries will cooperate in various fields, including the energy sector. In their meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday, Motegi told Bayramov that Japan wants
11 Giugno 2026

Nikkei Briefly Plunges over 1,800 Points in Early Trade

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average temporarily gave up over 1,800 points in early trading Thursday. At 9:10 a.m., the index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section plunged 1,827.92 points, or
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