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Tankan Capex Lift Meets Bond-Market Pressure as Silver Week Travel Peaks
Japan’s Saturday papers lead with stronger manufacturer investment plans, a softer Nikkei close against sticky JGB yields, and holiday crowds split between Suzuka’s grand prix and Hakone health checks.
StocksNikkei Retreats to 68,309 as 10-Year JGB Yield Stays Near 1990s Levels
The Nikkei 225 fell 647 points to 68,309 on Thursday as rising Japanese government bond yields and a weak yen near 158 complicated the post-Tankan trade.
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BusinessMitsubishi Heavy Lifts Shipyard Backlog Guidance After Tankan Capex Uptick
Credit CardsAEON Card Channels Mall Rebates Into Supermarket Fuel Coupons for Silver Week Shoppers
SecurityDigital Agency Audits Municipal VPN Configs After Kagawa Credential Leak
HealthMHLW Expands Norovirus Reporting After Ryokan Clusters in Hakone
SportsJapanese Grand Prix Practice Opens at Suzuka as Home Crowd Fills Main Grandstand
OpinionEditorial: Tankan Confidence Without Yen Stability Will Not Ease Grocery Bills
PoliticsCDP Presses Coalition on Defence Spend Baseline Before Budget Draft Lands
TechnologyNintendo Switch 2 Firmware Adds Parental Purchase PIN for eShop Gift Balances
AINEC Bundles Llama-Compatible Inference Box for Local Government Help Desks
ScienceJAXA DRCS Team Locks 50-Minute CO2 Scrub Cycle After Months on Kibo Module
EntertainmentStudio Ghibli Retrospective Sells Out 47-Prefecture Tour Stop in Sendai
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