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Nippon Steel to Invest 868.7 B. Yen in Electric Furnaces with Japan Govt Support

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=144.03-05 Yen; Euro=1.1338-1340 Dollars

Japan Agrees to Resume Exporting Fishery Products to China from 37 Prefectures

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 37,965.10 (-467.88)

Core CPI in Tokyo's 23 Wards in May Up 3.6% Yr/Yr; Rice Price Surges 93.7%

Applications from Small Firms Start for Reserve Rice Sales under No-Bid Deals

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 37,890.86 (-542.12)

US Pres. Trump Criticizes Fed in Meeting with Chair Powell

Japan to Ensure Public-Private Cooperation to Develop Software-Defined Vehicles

NY Stocks (Thursday Closing): Dow 42,215.73 (+117.03); Nasdaq 19,175.87 (+74.93)

NTT, Online Financial Group SBI Holdings Announce Business, Capital Tie-Up

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=145.26-28 Yen; Euro=1.1275-1276 Dollars

Japan Int'l Cooperation Agency Decides to Invest in Brazilian Farm Fintech Firm

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 38,432.98 (+710.58)

Japan's Top Pharmacy Group Ain Holdings to Buy Out "Sakura" Brand Chain Operator

Japan Govt Starts to Deliver Reserve Rice Sold under No-Bid Contracts

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 38,355.70 (+633.30)

Keidanren's Next Chm. Vows Efforts to Ensure Sustainable Social Security System

NTT Docomo to Buy SBI Sumishin Net Bank: Sources

NY Stocks (Wed. Closing): Dow 42,098.70 (-244.95); Nasdaq 19,100.94 (-98.23)

Japan Govt Proposes Fund to Support US Shipbuilding Industry's Revival: Sources

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=144.14-16 Yen; Euro=1.1327-1328 Dollars

Japan Average Gasoline Price Hits 5-Month Low of 177.60 Yen Thanks to Subsidies

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 37,722.40 (-1.71)