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Japan's SoftBank Corp. is banking on AI to tone down the voices of irate customers to help call center workers deal with such clients.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told reporters about the importance of the government cooperating and coordinating its financial goals with the Bank of Japan.

After more than ten years of being offline, this step would represent a crucial move towards stabilizing power costs in the country.

A bread manufacturer in Japan has recalled 104,000 packs of sliced bread after two of them were found to contain rat parts.

Japan is now bolstering its defense supply chain. As part of this effort, the Japanese government contracted JSW to produce armored vehicles.

The European Union (EU) has approved Japan's Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel for $14.9 billion despite facing opposition in the United States.

The US dollar dipped to a three-week low against the Japanese yen on Friday following reports of US jobs and wage growth slowed down in April.

President Joe Biden said "xenophobia" among countries like China, Japan, and India is impeding their economic growth, contrasting it with the US, which he claimed benefits from migration.

Toyota has partnered with Tencent to attract younger drivers in China.

Japan's antitrust watchdog has instructed Google to address its advertising search limitations impacting Yahoo in Japan, following an investigation showing Google's practices that undermine fair competition.

The Philippines is seeking alternative financing deals for a freight railway project after funding talks with China were dropped.

Japanese researchers have developed an AI tool that can analyze employee data and accurately predict when recruits are likely to quit their jobs.

The bill aims to prevent gatekeeping by major platform operators like Apple and Google by restricting actions such as blocking third-party stores.

AI startup OpenAI opened its first Asia headquarters in Tokyo to attract Japanese customers and boost revenue.

US Steel shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the firm's sale to Japan's Nippon Steel for a cash payment of $14.1 billion.