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Last update: 5 hours agoFX Diplomacy: Japan and the U.S. say they’re staying in “constant and robust” coordination after Japan’s yen-buying intervention, with Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama stressing the response follows the September joint statement on tackling excessive currency volatility. Energy Shock Spillover: The Middle East-driven oil and petrochemical squeeze is now hitting everyday goods—Calbee is moving some colored snack packaging to black-and-white because naphtha shortages are tightening supplies of printing inks. Sanctions, but Protect Assets: Japan will send officials to Russia in late May to help safeguard Japanese firms’ assets there, while reiterating it won’t pursue new economic cooperation that would undermine sanctions. BOJ Watch: The BOJ is signaling a possible June 16 rate increase as inflation worries build. Tech & Security: Japan is negotiating access to Anthropic’s latest AI model amid concerns about AI-enabled cyberattacks. Markets Mood: Asian trading is mixed as oil jumps and chip optimism cools; Japan’s Nikkei is steady while regional sentiment wobbles. Nintendo Costs Up: Nintendo confirms Switch 2 and Switch Online price hikes, starting in Japan May 25. Healthcare/AI Abroad: Vietnam’s Hung Yen province is exploring AI in healthcare with South Korea’s AITRICS.
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