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Japan Benchmark Rice Price Hits Record High for 6th Straight Month in Feb.

NVIDIA to Release Blackwell Ultra AI-Oriented Chip in 2nd Half of 2025

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=149.27-29 Yen; Euro=1.0892-0893 Dollars

JX Advanced Metals Fetches 843 Yen in TSE Debut, above IPO Price of 820 Yen

Japan Posts Record Feb. Trade Surplus on Solid Auto, Other Exports to US

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 37,751.88 (-93.54)

70,000 Tons of Govt-Stockpiled Rice Up for 2nd Round of Tender Starting March 26

BOJ Keeps Policy Rate at 0.5% amid Robust Pay Hikes in Japan, Trump Tariffs

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 38,107.27 (+261.85)

Japan Core Machinery Orders Fall 3.5% in Jan., Down for 2nd Straight Month

Mazda to Cut Spending on EV Development through 2030 by 500 B. Yen to 1.5 T. Yen

NY Stocks (Tuesday Closing): Dow 41,581.31 (-260.32); Nasdaq 17,504.12 (-304.54)

Japan Post's Customer Info Misappropriation Spreads to 10 M. People

Japan Average Land Price Logs Sharpest Rise since 1991 amid Economic Recovery

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=149.83-84 Yen; Euro=1.0934-0936 Dollars

Harvard Offers Free Tuition for Students from Families Earning $200,000 or Less

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 37,845.42 (+448.90)

Shipments of Auctioned Japan Govt-Stockpiled Rice Start from Warehouses

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 37,943.23 (+546.71)

US Govt Asks Court to Postpone Oral Arguments in Nippon Steel Case

Japan Aims to Use 15% Recycled Plastics in Production of New Vehicles

NY Stocks (Monday Closing): Dow 41,841.63 (+353.44); Nasdaq 17,808.66 (+54.57)

Kyocera, University of Tsukuba Develop AI-Based System to Support Napping

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=148.85-88 Yen; Euro=1.0875-0876 Dollars

Japan Govt to Provide Subsidies to Small Firms Aiming for 10-B.-Yen Sales

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 37,396.52 (+343.42)

Vietnam Airlines to Resume Hanoi-Moscow Direct Flights for 1st Time in 3 Years

G-7 Finance Ministers to Hold Online Meeting Mon. Afternoon Japan Time

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 37,475.24 (+422.14)

Fukui Prefecture Enjoys 20% Visitor Increase after Shinkansen Extension

US Commerce Secretary Says There Will Be No Exemptions from Auto Tariffs

Record 92.6% of Job-Seeking College Students in Japan Secure Jobs as of Feb. 1