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News on Japan Business is a niche business and economic news outlet focused on developments shaping Japan’s corporate landscape, markets, and commercial sectors.
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Don Quijote Operator to Acquire Toys R Us Japan Business (opens the original)
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TOKYO - Pan Pacific International Holdings (PPIH), the operator of discount retail chain Don Quijote, has announced plans to acquire the Japanese operations of Toys R Us, the American-founded toy retail giant, taking over approximately 150 stores nationwide while maintaining employment for existing workers. Toys R Us entered the Japanese market in 1991, opening its first store in Ibaraki Prefecture. The company subsequently expanded across Japan, establishing itself as a major retailer of toys a
Time Names Kyoto Mayor Among 100 Emerging Global Leaders (opens the original)
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NEW YORK - Time magazine has named Shoko Kawata, the 36-year-old mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, among its 100 most influential emerging figures worldwide, recognizing her decision to become Japan's first sitting mayor to take maternity leave and highlighting a political career that has taken her from municipal administration to national politics and the leadership of a city of nearly 70,000 people. The American magazine included Kawata in its Time100 Next 2026 list, announced on September
Former SDF Officer Admits Chinese Embassy Intrusion (opens the original)
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TOKYO - A former Ground Self-Defense Force officer accused of entering the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo with a kitchen knife and threatening diplomatic staff admitted to trespassing and violating Japan's weapons laws at his first court hearing on October 1, but disputed whether his statements constituted criminal threats. Kodai Murata, 24, a former second lieutenant stationed at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ebino in Miyazaki Prefecture, appeared before the Tokyo District Court over an incide
Typhoon No. 27 Forms as Typhoon No. 26 Passes Kanto (opens the original)
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TOKYO - Typhoon No. 26 made its closest approach to the Kanto region on October 1 before heading north without making landfall, while a newly formed Typhoon No. 27 is expected to strengthen as it moves toward the Ogasawara Islands early next week, raising concerns about further unsettled weather across Japan as Tokyo extended its record-breaking streak of consecutive rainy days to 36. Typhoon No. 26 passed farther east than initially feared, avoiding a direct hit on the Japanese mainland and spa
Nikkei Surges 2,203 Points as Micron Outlook Revives AI Trade (opens the original)
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TOKYO - Tokyo stocks surged on October 1, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 68,957, up 2,203 points, as investors rushed back into artificial intelligence and semiconductor-related shares after Micron Technologyâs strong earnings outlook reinforced confidence in global chip demand. The rally lifted the Nikkei above 68,000 for the first time in about six weeks and marked one of the sharpest rebounds of the recent AI-driven market cycle. The move followed a strong September 30 rally, extending the
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