May 12, 2025

Special Feature 1:

Retaining customers with new services despite rising prices
---Calbee, Marugame Udon USA, Resonac: Looking closely at costs and re-thinking value---

Special Feature 2:

Trump 2.0’s spreading “realism on energy”
---ESGs put on the back burner---

A Bird’s-eye View:

Emerging company offering AI app procures $8.2 billion, but as competition intensifies, capacity for sustained growth comes into question

News in Depth:

Initiatives adopted to improve employee sleep patterns
---Boosting the number of sleep hours and quality of sleep bolsters corporate profit---