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Nikkei Asia
4 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Corporate Japan girds for $23bn profit hit from Trump tariffs
Komatsu is starting to raise prices on mining machines and other heavy equipment in North America. (Komatsu) KOSUKE OKAMOTO August 15, 2025 07:37 JST TOKYO -- Major Japanese corporations are staring at a 3.5 trillion yen ($23.6 billion) full-year impact on earnings from U.S. tariffs, a Nikkei analysis shows, with the automotive, electrical equipment and machinery industries to take the brunt of the fallout.
Nikkei Asia
17-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
7-Eleven parent faces solo path to growth after Couche-Tard drops bid
7-Eleven faces the twin tasks of turning around its Japanese and North American convenience store operations. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita) KOSUKE OKAMOTO and YOSHIHIRO HARA TOKYO -- Now that Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard has withdrawn its bid to take over Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese parent of the 7-Eleven chain will face several tests in attaining growth independently. The takeover proposal, which Couche-Tard scrapped Thursday, had put pressure on Seven & i to take steps toward structural reform, including paring noncore businesses, amid a sluggish recovery for its Japanese and U.S. convenience store operations.
