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Sumitomo Mitsui credit card unit to cut fees 30% for smaller merchants
TOKYO -- The credit card arm of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will cut processing fees for small and midsize merchants by around 30% within the year, putting its rate among the lowest in the industry here.
End of U.N. North Korea panel creates gap in sanctions monitoring
SEOUL/TOKYO -- The abrupt disbanding of an expert panel tasked with monitoring North Korean compliance with United Nations sanctions has raised concerns that Pyongyang will have a free hand to ramp up its nuclear weapons and missile development.
Japan, China, South Korea eye first joint summit in 4 years
TOKYO -- Japan, China and South Korea are finalizing plans for a two-day summit in Seoul starting May 26, the first such trilateral meeting in more than four years.
Toshiba case raises concerns for 'beneficial' investors in Japan
TOKYO -- Foreign investors are warning that the appeal of Japan's stock market could be diminished if a court ruling blocking scores of asset managers from suing Toshiba over allegations of accounting fraud is allowed to stand.
Nintendo to reveal details of Switch successor this fiscal year
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's Nintendo said on Tuesday it plans to make an announcement about the successor to its long-lasting Switch console during the financial year ending March 2025.
Laos, other debt-laden Asia-Pacific nations under pressure from strong dollar
TOKYO/TBILISI, Georgia -- Currency weakness against the dollar has raised concerns that Laos and other vulnerable Asia-Pacific nations are at risk of falling into a debt crisis.
Japan startup taps AI to quadruple English manga translations in 5 years
TOKYO -- A Tokyo-based startup and a group of public and private investors aim to publish 50,000 new English-language titles of Japanese manga in five years -- over three times the current available total -- with artificial intelligence, Nikkei has learned.