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The Defense Department is beseeching Congress to pass the supplemental budget request that President Joe Biden initially made in August to continue to meet Ukraine's battlefield needs, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, who held a news conference today. "The urgent need for this package to get…

A rendering of Ascott’s Lyf Ginza in Tokyo In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, CapitaLand’s Ascott division buys a residential property in Tokyo, insurance giant AIA reportedly seeks to buy an office project under development in Shanghai, and billionaire Li Ka-shing dumps his stake in AMTD Group after a subsidiary’s strange stock…

Haruyuki Takahashi allegedly received $380,000 from high-street business suit retailer Aoki Holdings, an official partner of last year's pandemic-delayed 2020 Games.The 78-year-old was arrested along with former Aoki chairman Hironori Aoki, 83, and two other current and former executives from the retailer, according to Tokyo Prosecutors Office…

Photo taken in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on Aug. 26, 2022, shows a residential area hit by a Russian attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Baba elected new leader of opposition Japan Innovation Party TOKYO - Nobuyuki Baba was elected Saturday as the…

With Disney Halloween 2022 just around the corner at Tokyo Disney Resort, the Oriental Land Company has revealed its slate of Halloween food, drinks, snacks, and souvenir serveware coming to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea this spooky season! This year at Tokyo Disneyland, guests can take a grand circle tour around the park to try all…

Bridgestone and Michelin publish white paper to share the results of their work on the increased use of recovered carbon black in the tire industry. The world's two largest tire companies have worked with stakeholders across the tire and rubber value chain in the journey toward material circularity. The white paper follows a position paper,…

Wall Street is recovering some of its sharp losses following an encouraging profit report from Amazon, one of its most influential companies, and a reading on U.S. inflation that came in within expectations. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early trading Friday, coming off its ninth loss in 11 days and its lowest level in five months. The Dow…

Market News Sep. 02, 2022 TSEApproval of Initial Listing (TOKYO PRO-BOND Market): EUR-Denominated Foreign Bond with Value of EUR 1.25 billion (Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities) Tweet Today, Tokyo Stock…

Christening and Launch Ceremony of FUGAKU MARU Tokyo, October 31, 2023 - Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, today held a christening and launch ceremony for the FUGAKU MARU, a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ship under construction for FUJITRANS Corporation. The ceremony took place…

This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: Can Jay Powell stick the landing?Jess SmithGood morning from the Financial Times. Today is Thursday, August 25th, and this is your FT News Briefing.Hedge funds are betting against Italy. Japan just made a big shift on nuclear energy. And Pink Floyd has another private…