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Hello from Tokyo. While the yen's recent rally attracted global attention, the Bank of Japan launched a new series of banknotes this month. Each of the new designs features a historical Japanese figure. My favorite is Eiichi Shibusawa, the face of the 10,000 yen bill, though I haven't actually used the new notes yet.
NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor will build a battery plant for electric vehicles in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, Nikkei has learned. The company aims to position Kyushu, which is home to many auto and semiconductor plants, as a central part of its EV supply chain and an export base to Asia.
In Nikkei Asia News Roundup's latest episode, Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss the developments surrounding the U.S. presidential election.
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.
Asia-Pacific markets rebounded Friday, after Thursday's sell-off saw some indexes in the region hit their lowest level in months.
TOKYO -- Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings will partner with U.S. investment firm Franklin Templeton to establish a digital asset management company as early as this year to prepare for Japan's approval of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, Nikkei has learned.
TOKYO -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average on Thursday recorded its largest single-day fall in eight years, as professional investors turn their attention to the adverse impact of the weak yen.
VIENTIANE -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has been struggling to ease strains in its relations with the military regime in Myanmar, even as the country is hopeful of restoring normal ties with the regional bloc.