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Amaguri is an aptly named sweetheart

Like her name, which is Japanese for "sweet chestnut," Amaguri is a sweetheart and considers anyone who pays attention to her to be a new friend.

Nissan's annual debt payments hit $690m, slowing turnaround

PayPayが生命保険業に参入　1300億円で買収、事業を多角化

SoftBank’s PayPay to buy T&D’s life insurer for $840 million

PayPay, Japan's dominant payments app, said it will take a 70.2% stake in privately held T&D Financial Life Insurance.

Softbank-backed PayPay to enter life insurance business

FIFA bars fans from bringing water bottles into venues during World Cup

FIFA has banned fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues in a last-minute policy change that will force thirsty supporters to pay for bottled water, The Athletic reported on Wednesday.

SoftBank among the bidders for Blackstone’s Japanese payment firm

Japan's cashless payments market has expanded for more than a decade as consumers who once overwhelmingly favored paper money turn to electronic services.

Shibuya begins handing out ¥2,000 fines for littering

Patrol officers will now monitor the ward and collect the fine on the spot from anyone caught throwing away trash improperly, with cashless payments accepted.

AUKUS nations to develop payloads for uncrewed undersea vehicles

The U.S. defense secretary met his Australian and British counterparts on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, where they reviewed progress on the AUKUS pact.

Japan passes bill to raise co-payments for prescription drugs similar to OTC counterparts

The health ministry plans to require individuals to bear additional costs for some 1,100 over-the-counter-like prescription drugs starting in March 2027.

Kakao strike threat shows South Korea's workers growing bolder on pay

Payment and Settlement Statistics (Apr.)

Lawmakers eye extra benefits for child-rearing households

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking into increasing take-home pay for low- and middle-income workers by adjusting the amount of benefits according to income.

BOJ’s Ueda warns of oil shock’s impact on entire inflation regime

Following the outbreak of the Middle East conflict, Ueda has repeatedly said that the central bank needs to pay attention to upside inflation risks.

Brazil debt crisis swells with over 82 million behind on payments

Payment and Settlement Statistics (Mar.)