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River Akira Davis

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Business and Economics Correspondent at The New York Times

Correspondent @nytimes covering Japan business, economy and society. Previously @WSJ and @business. DM for Signal/WhatsApp/Line.

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  • 4 days ago | myheraldreview.com | Joe Rennison |River Akira Davis

    Investors appeared cautiously optimistic Monday, hoping that the potential economic fallout from the U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend would not escalate further. The S&P 500 index rose 0.6% in early morning trading, even after European markets broadly fell. kAm~:= AC:46D 76==[ 6C2D:?8 62C=:6C 82:?D] %96 AC:46 @7 (6DE %6I2D x?E6C>65:2E6[ E96 36?49>2C< 7@C &]$] 4CF56 @:=[ 5C@AA65 >@C6 E92? `T :?

  • 5 days ago | nytimes.com | River Akira Davis

    Stocks edged lower and oil prices climbed in Monday trading in Asia, reflecting investor concern over potential economic fallout from the U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. Futures contracts for the S&P 500, indicating how the index might perform when markets open in New York, slipped by about 0.3 percent. The price of West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark for U.S. crude, gained roughly 3 percent. Gold, a traditional safe-haven asset, also rose.

  • 3 weeks ago | infobae.com | River Akira Davis |Kiuko Notoya

    Toto LtdBathrooms and ToiletsJapanInternational Trade and World MarketCustoms (Tariff)Trump, Donald JUnited States International RelationsEn 1982, un peculiar anuncio se emitió en los televisores de todo Japón. Una actriz con un vestido rosa de flores y un peinado recogido se pone pintura en la mano e intenta inútilmente limpiársela con papel higiénico. Mira a la cámara y pregunta "Si se ensucian las manos, se las lavan, ¿verdad?". "Lo mismo ocurre con el trasero", continúa.

  • 4 weeks ago | afr.com | River Akira Davis |Kiuko Notoya

    River Akira Davis and Kiuko NotoyaMay 30, 2025 – 4.00pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? In 1982, a peculiar commercial aired on televisions across Japan. An actress in a pink floral dress and an updo drops paint on her hand and futilely attempts to wipe it off with toilet paper.

  • 4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | River Akira Davis

    A planned merger of the Japanese and American giants, announced in 2023, has traveled through an election, two presidents and strong union opposition. A year and a half after Nippon Steel unveiled its $14 billion bid for U.S. Steel, the acquisition could be finally drawing to a close. Last week, President Trump announced what he called a "partnership" between the Japanese and American steel giants.

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5 Aug 24

“It was a New York sneeze that forced Japanese pneumonia” -- markets react to fears of slowing U.S. growth @daiwaka https://t.co/6fVe10LU26

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31 Jul 24

RT @stefanangrick: Great piece by @riverakiradavis on why imported inflation isn’t generating the self-sustaining inflation the BoJ wants.…

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River Akira Davis @riverakiradavis
29 Jul 24

RT @motokorich: “Customers are used to our prices, and if we raise them, they won’t buy. People have already stopped buying as much anyway…