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Trump says Indonesia ‘reciprocal’ tariff to be cut to 19% in trade deal
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had agreed to a trade deal with his Indonesian counterpart, Prabowo Subianto, that would see the “reciprocal” tariff rate on Southeast Asia’s largest economy drop from the previously threatened 32% to 19%. In return, Indonesia committed to buying $15 billion worth of U.S. energy,…
Japan bond yields jump on fiscal fears ahead of upper house vote
TOKYO — Japanese government bond yields jumped this week, as investors fret over the country’s fiscal health and a looming upper house election that threatens to shift power away from the ruling coalition. Yields on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds (JGBs) rose to 1.595% on Tuesday, their highest level in about 17 years. 20-year JGB…
Video: Japan’s upper house vote is a crucial test for Ishiba’s coalition
TOKYO — Japan will hold an upper house election on Sunday — a major test for the coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, which is at risk of losing its majority in the chamber as it did in the lower house last October. In this video we speak with Rintaro Nishimura, an associate in The…
ICE may deport some migrants to ‘third countries’ without assurances they won’t be tortured, memo says
The Trump administration may deport immigrants to a country where they have no connections, in some cases with as little as six hours’ notice and without assurances from the destination country that the deported individuals “will not be persecuted or tortured,” according to a new memo from a top immigration official. The Immigration and Customs…
House Speaker calls for release of Epstein files
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‘American Idol’ music supervisor and her husband found dead in their Los Angeles home
A suspect was taken into custody a day after an “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband were found shot to death in their Los Angeles home, police and a representative of the show said Tuesday. Robin Kaye and Thomas Deluca, both 70, were found about 2:30 p.m. Monday after officers were called to their…
Grok companions include flirty anime ‘waifu,’ anti-religion panda
Days after a Grok antisemitism scandal rocked X, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s AI chatbot has introduced two animated characters that try to pressure users into sexually explicit or violent conversations. Grok, a product of Musk’s company xAI, is calling the characters “Companions.” So far, there are two companions that users can chat with: a flirty…
French investment bank Natixis among the latest to expand in Japan
TOKYO — France’s Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking aims to rack up energy transition and digital transformation deals in Japan through this month’s opening of a Tokyo banking branch as well as a series of yen bond issuances over the last three years. “What we want is to be the bank that helps clients to…
Pentagon official on Asia trip to discuss AUKUS, defense spending
WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official is on a tour of the Indo-Pacific to discuss submarines and defense spending, Nikkei Asia has learned, tackling two topics that have unnerved allies in recent weeks. Deputy Assistant Secret of Defense for East Asia John Noh, who has been nominated as assistant secret of defense for Indo-Pacific security…