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Chip-sector sentiment mixed as unpopular Nvidia deal to buy Arm from SoftBank collapses

While the industry is breathing a sigh of relief, the firms and their shareholders have been left with challenges the deal would have addressed.
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Persuading markets the BOJ won’t pivot is getting harder for its governor

Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda remains the last staunch dove at the world’s biggest central banks outside of China as inflation gathers pace.
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Weather agency warns of heavy snow in Kanto from Thursday through Friday

Tokyo's 23 wards could see accumulation of up to 10 centimeters, the meteorological agency said.
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Japan prefectures hail Taiwan’s easing of import restrictions

Currently, only alcoholic beverages and craft products are shipped to Taiwan from Fukushima, but there are also hopes "to work on expanding the exports of ...
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Biden moves to soothe allies in China’s shadow with Japan deal

The deal would allow most steel shipments from Japan to to enter tariff-free for the first time since 2018 and would see the countries working ...
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North Korea boasts of ‘shaking the world’ by testing missiles that can strike U.S.

International tension has been rising over a recent series of North Korean ballistic missile tests, with January being a record month with at least seven ...
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Europe calls for peace, but not at any price

More than a border dispute, the crisis poses the question of how European security will be assured for many years to come.
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World must work together to tackle marine plastic waste, WWF says

Tiny fragments of plastic have reached even the most remote and seemingly-pristine regions of the planet, and in some places there is a risk of ...
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Putin is operating on his own timetable, and it may be a long one

The best-case scenario may be a long and dangerous diplomatic slog toward a difficult settlement — a process that could consume Western resources and attention ...
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The complex road to ending the dependence on Chinese rare earths

China is the global leader in rare earths mining, refining and component manufacturing, controlling about 37% of world reserves and 58% of mine production in ...