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        <title><![CDATA[Aya Wagatsuma]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Aya Wagatsuma is a Japan equities reporter for Bloomberg News in Tokyo.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nidec Shares Tumble After Scandal Spreads to Product Quality]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s Nikkei 225 Soars to a Record on US-Iran Deal Optimism]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fujitsu Falls Most in 11 Years After Forecast Misses Estimates]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[War Pushes Japan Equity Fund Into Cash, Eyes Re-Entry in Banks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s Nikkei Closes at Record High, Wiping Out Iran War Losses]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:13:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japanese Stocks Jump After Trump Agrees to Iran Ceasefire]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:12:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds Fall on Strength in March Payrolls: Markets Wrap]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:29:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Renewed Iran Warning Risks More Volatility, Analysts Say]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:52:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Investors Game Out Stagflation Risk in Japan as Oil Prices Rise]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:04:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Stocks Tumble After BOJ Holds Rates, Oil Prices Rise]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:17:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s Nikkei Enters Correction as Oil Spikes, Iran Fears Weigh]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice French]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 23:18:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nintendo Files Lawsuit Seeking Refunds on Trump’s Tariffs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:34:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Seeks Exemption From US Tariff Hike Amid Trade Concerns]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoshiaki Nohara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:32:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japanese Stocks Rebound From Market Rout After Iran Attack]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:20:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Stocks Cheer Takaichi Win as Yen Moves Away From Danger]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aya Wagatsuma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:44:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Sanae Takaichi, Japan&apos;s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party, center, speaks during a campaign event at Maiko Park in Kobe, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. LDP is on track to win more seats in a snap election, according to early polls tracking voting trends.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fidelity Fund Beating 96% of Peers Likes Japan’s AI-Linked Firms]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aya Wagatsuma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 23:33:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japanese Bank Stocks Slide as JGB Volatility Stokes Loss Fears]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice French]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:59:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Stock Bulls Ignore China Tensions for Buying Opportunities]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aya Wagatsuma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:55:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Autos at Risk From China Rare-Earth Curbs, Analysts Say]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Momoka Yokoyama]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:44:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[North Korea Launches Missiles a Day Before Lee-Xi Summit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Youkyung Lee]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:29:33 GMT</pubDate>
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