Chang-Ran Kim

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Nippon Steel CEO sees no risk to management plans from US golden share

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Tom Hogue |Sonali Paul |Rocky Swift |Chang-Ran Kim

TOKYO (Reuters) -The U.S. government's ownership of a golden share in U.S. Steel will not block Nippon Steel from taking any management action that it deems appropriate, the Japanese steelmaker's CEO said on Thursday.
What's behind the surge in Japan's rice prices?

1 week ago | interaksyon.philstar.com | Chang-Ran Kim

—Rice prices in Japan have doubled since last year partly due to supply shortages that began last year, triggering a national crisis that has caught policymakers and consumers off-guard. Rice is considered an almost sacred commodity in Japan, deeply engrained in its culture, language and tradition. The market is largely shielded from imports through high levies, but home-grown rice is now so expensive that shipments from abroad are skyrocketing, notwithstanding the tariffs.
What's behind the surge in Japan's rice prices?

1 week ago | bilyonaryo.com | Chang-Ran Kim |Kaori Kaneko

SOURCE: ReutersBy Chang-Ran Kim and Kaori KanekoTOKYO, June 16 (Reuters) – Rice prices in Japan have doubled since last year partly due to supply shortages that began last year, triggering a national crisis that has caught policymakers and consumers off-guard. Rice is considered an almost sacred commodity in Japan, deeply engrained in its culture, language and tradition.
Explainer-What’s behind the surge in Japan’s rice prices?

1 week ago | whbl.com | Chang-Ran Kim |Kaori Kaneko

By Chang-Ran Kim and Kaori KanekoTOKYO (Reuters) – Rice prices in Japan have doubled since last year partly due to supply shortages that began last year, triggering a national crisis that has caught policymakers and consumers off-guard. Rice is considered an almost sacred commodity in Japan, deeply engrained in its culture, language and tradition.
Nintendo Switch 2 Smashes Record as Company's Fastest-Selling Console

2 weeks ago | gurutrade.com | Chang-Ran Kim |Kate Mayberry

TOKYO, June 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo said on Wednesday it had sold more than 3.5 million Switch 2 units in the first four days after its launch, making the console the company's fastest-selling gaming device to date. Last month, the Kyoto-based company forecast Switch 2 sales would reach 15 million during the current financial year ending next March.
Nintendo Switch 2 smashes record as company’s fastest-selling console

2 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Chang-Ran Kim |Issei Kato

Electronics store staff members in Tokyo, Japan on the day Nintendo started selling the Nintendo Switch 2 globally on June 5 2025. Japan's Nintendo said on Wednesday it had sold more than 3.5-million Switch 2 units in the first four days after its launch, making the console the company's fastest-selling gaming device to date. Last month, the Kyoto-based company forecast Switch 2 sales would reach 15-million during the financial year ending next March.
Nintendo Switch 2 smashes record as company’s fastest-selling console

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Chang-Ran Kim

11 June 2025 - 08:30 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Electronics store staff members in Tokyo, Japan on the day Nintendo started selling the Nintendo Switch 2 globally on June 5 2025. Japan's Nintendo said on Wednesday it had sold more than 3.5-million Switch 2 units in the first four days after its launch, making the console the company's fastest-selling gaming device to date.
Japan to release 200,000 more tons of emergency rice to curb prices

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Chang-Ran Kim

TOKYO, June 10 (Reuters) - Japan will release another 200,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile to tackle a doubling of prices since last year, Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Tuesday. Of the new release, 100,000 tons of 2021 crop year rice will be sold first, to retailers of all sizes and local rice sellers with sufficient milling capacity, he said. The rest will follow from the 2020 crop year. Sign up here.
Japan's April Household Spending Unexpectedly Falls

3 weeks ago | gurutrade.com | Chang-Ran Kim |Sam Holmes

TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japanese household spending unexpectedly fell in April, government data showed on Friday, as consumers tightened their purse strings in the face of higher prices. Consumer spending fell 0.1% in April from a year earlier, according to the internal affairs ministry. That was worse than the median market forecast for 1.4% growth and March's 2.1% increase. On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending declined 1.8%, versus an estimated 0.8% fall.
Japan pledges immediate rice relief for consumers to prevent shift to foreign brands

1 month ago | msn.com | Chang-Ran Kim

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