HEADLINES
ECONOMY
- 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