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SoftBank Group's interim consolidated net profit or loss fell to a deficit of 768 billion yen.
China's exports in October increased by 35.2% compared to the same month last year, and imports increased by 41.6%.
The current account balance for the first half of this fiscal year was a surplus of 17,148.2 billion yen.
The current account balance in September was in surplus at 2,372.3 billion yen.
Consumer spending decreased by 6.8% in the September household budget survey.
Sakana AI, which develops AI, has begun preparations for stock listing.
Japan-Vietnam leaders agreed to accelerate cooperation on important minerals
Former Prime Minister Ishiba told reporters after being punished by the Liberal Democratic Party, ``I have nothing to do but take it seriously.''
The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to reprimand four members, including former Prime Minister Ishiba, who abstained from voting on the consumption tax reduction bill.
Mitsui Chemicals announced that it will acquire semiconductor materials giant JSR for approximately 1.4 trillion yen.
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a Chinese national, Yu Hai (31), on suspicion of operating a mobile phone base station without a license in a downtown Tokyo area, in violation of the Radio Act.
The US president said, ``I think he will meet with the leaders of China and Russia in China in the middle of this month.''
On July 30, the government and the Bank of Japan implemented foreign exchange intervention amounting to 7,975.6 billion yen, the largest single-day yen-buying intervention ever.
Tremors with a seismic intensity of 4 were observed in Kumamoto Prefecture.
According to Aichi Prefecture, one person in the prefecture was seriously injured and 15 others were slightly injured in the early morning earthquake.
The Israeli president announced that he would instruct opposition leader Eisenkot to form a government.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, tremors with an intensity of 5+ were observed in Chita City, Aichi Prefecture.
Ritsuko Nakayama, who sparked a bowling boom in the 1970s, has died at the age of 84.
Paraguay's Senate voted to remove the president from office, and the vice president replaced him.

China's General Administration of Customs announced on the 10th that the trade surplus for the period from January to October was $1.4259 trillion (approximately 165 trillion yen), marking a record high of about $1.2 trillion for the entire year of 2025 and exceeding $1 trillion for the second consecutive year. Against a backdrop of growth in semiconductor and EV exports, pressure from the US side to rectify the trade imbalance is likely to increase at the US-China summit.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' September Family Income and Expenditure Survey, real consumption expenditure for households with two or more people decreased by 6.8% compared to the same month last year, marking the first significant decline in six years since September 2020. Due to bad weather such as long rains, people refrained from going out and shopping, and the ninth category of expenses, such as food, utilities, and water, decreased.
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Gold futures prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange rebounded on the 9th against the backdrop of low oil prices and a weak dollar, with the clearing price for the main December contract rising $39.60 (0.97%) from the previous weekend to $4,114.50 per ounce. In response to progress in negotiations with Iran, US President Trump indicated that he would prioritize diplomacy towards ending military operations, raising hopes for a easing of tensions between the US and Iran. The People's Bank of China's increase in gold reserves in October also provided support.

Sakana AI, an AI developer, has begun preparations for stock listing. On the same day, the leaders of Japan and Vietnam agreed on cooperation in important minerals, and former Prime Minister Ishiba was reprimanded by the Liberal Democratic Party. Mitsui Chemicals announced that it would acquire JSR for approximately 1.4 trillion yen, and a Chinese man was arrested in central Tokyo for violating the Radio Law.
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SoftBank's consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 set record highs for both sales and profits. The corporate cloud and AI business is performing well, and the full-year earnings forecast has been revised upward. Additionally, the number of contracted companies for security services provided as countermeasures against cyber attacks using AI has exceeded 7,000.

Nvidia's board of directors announced on the 8th that it would launch an investigation into the news that Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, had been the subject of espionage activities by a female operative of the Chinese intelligence agency. Mr. Huang effectively admitted to the act of infidelity and expressed his cooperation with the investigation.