Industrial espionage investigations up 31% as Beijing bolsters companies at home
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Japanese media on September 18 prominently featured the US Federal Reserve's rate cut, with the Nikkei 225 briefly hitting a record. The LDP leadership race intensified as Sanae Takaichi and Yoshimasa Hayashi announced their bids. By late morning, the Nikkei 225 surpassed 45,000 yen for the first time, becoming a major economic highlight. In the afternoon, NVIDIA's 740 billion yen investment in Intel for joint semiconductor development emerged as a significant new story. Additionally, reports continued on the LDP leadership contest, with Kono Taro backing Koizumi.