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April 7, 2025

Staying power of Japanese companies attracts growing attention
TOKYO — Matsuya Department Store celebrated the centen of its Ginza outlet on Thursday, highlighting its status as one of over 45,000 Japanese companies in business for over 100 years. The company, which traces its origins back to 1869, is an example of Japan’s unusually strong tradition of corporate longevity. Tsutomu Horiuchi, representative director of…
U.K. probing possible link between two suspected state-sponsored Iranian plots
British authorities are investigating two plots involving mostly Iranian nationals in the United Kingdom that appear at this stage of the investigation likely to be state-sponsored, according to a senior official briefed on the threat. Eight people have been arrested in London and in other parts of the U.K. over the weekend, according to statements…
Trump says he’ll speak with any CEO who plans to raise prices due to tariffs
President Donald Trump on Friday reflected on his phone call earlier in the week with Amazon founder and Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” in an interview that he’d use the same tactic with CEOs of other major retailers if necess. The call occurred after Punchbowl News reported that the Amazon…
Trump defends his tariffs and Sovereignty reigns at Kentucky Derby: Weekend Rundown
President Donald Trump played down the fears of his critics — from the potential harms of a recession to worries about rising prices due to his tariffs to the possibility that he would seek a constitutionally forbidden third term — in a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker. With…
Biogen partner Eisai cut US jobs. Now can it boost Alzheimer’s drug sales?
TOKYO — Japanese drugmaker Eisai is overhauling its U.S. operations as the company seeks ways to overcome the hurdles to wide adoption of its flagship Alzheimer’s disease treatment. The company had laid off 121 employees as of April 1, including at its U.S. headquarters in the state of New Jersey. This accounts for 7% of Eisai’s workforce…
Oscar Piastri wins a lively F1 Miami Grand Prix to extend his championship lead
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Oscar Piastri won an action-packed Formula 1 race full of wheel-to-wheel battles on Sunday, extending his championship lead over fellow McLaren driver Lando Norris, who finished in second place. The Miami Grand Prix secured the city’s place on the Formula 1 calendar with a contract extension through 2041, reflecting a huge…
Tokyo currency trading systems operate a blink of an eye behind New York
TOKYO — Currency traders in the Japanese capital have been operating at a disadvantage for years now, with their automated systems receiving crucial information 0.1 or 0.2 of a second after the very same data is available in New York. That blink of the eye is enough time to fatten trading costs and even wipe…
It’s time for Japan to rethink its security dependency on Washington
Robert Dujarric is co-director of the Institute of Contempor Asian Studies at the Japan campus of Temple University. The cornerstone of Tokyo’s security is the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty. But what matters most is not the American pledge to defend Japan — treaties, unlike private contracts, aren’t enforceable. No government will go to war solely because…