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Sponsors Pull Commercials on Fuji TV after Masahiro Nakai Scandal (UPDATE 1)
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—About 50 companies had announced the suspension of their commercials on Fuji T...
January 20, 2025
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Major Japanese Video Game Companies Eager to Recruit Personnel
Major Japanese video game companies are stepping up their efforts to recruit personnel. The numbe...
January 20, 2025
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Nissan to Restructure Operations in Japan, Downsize Subsidiary Plant; Automaker Expected to Slash Hundreds of Domestic Jobs
Nissan Motor Co. plans to downsize production at a subsidiary plant as part of restructuring dome...
January 21, 2025
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Fuji TV Eyes 3rd-Party Panel to Look into Masahiro Nakai Case; Dozens of Companies have Canceled Their Ads
Fuji Television Network, Inc. is considering establishing a third-party committee based on the gu...
January 22, 2025
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NTT Group Companies, Others Seek Business Opportunities in Land-Based Aquaculture; Plans to Utilize AI in Production
NTT group companies are entering the land-based aquaculture business one after another. The compa...
January 21, 2025
Economy
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Japan November Machinery Orders Beat Forecast on Strong Factory Investment
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in November last year grew...
January 20, 2025
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Japan Likely to See “Healthy Growth” through 2026: World Bank Exec
Washington (Jiji Press)—World Bank Deputy Chief Economist Ayhan Kose has said that the Japanese e...
January 19, 2025
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Japan’s Beer, Quasi-Beer Sales Fall 3% in 2024
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sales of beer and quasi-beer products in Japan fell by about 3% in 2024 from...
January 17, 2025
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Foreign Visitors to Japan Spend Over ¥8 tril. for 1st Time; Thanks to Weak Yen, More Visitors from West
Spending by foreign visitors to Japan reached about ¥8.14 trillion in 2024, up 53.45% year on yea...
January 16, 2025
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Japan Real Wages Drop for 4th Consecutive Month in Nov.
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Real wages in Japan fell for the fourth straight month in November as electric...
January 9, 2025
Companies
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Mitsubishi Motors Not Joining Merger could Affect Speed of Honda-Nissan Talks
A month has passed since Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. announced they had started talks on...
January 24, 2025
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Mitsubishi Motors Has Begun Considering Not Joining Merger Talks with Honda, Nissan; Automaker will Strengthen Cooperation with Both Companies
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has begun considering not joining merger talks between Honda Motor Co. an...
January 24, 2025
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Japan’s Fuji TV Decides to Set Up 3rd-Party Panel to Look into Masahiro Nakai Case
Fuji Media Holdings Inc. and Fuji Television Network Inc. decided Thursday to establish a third-p...
January 23, 2025
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Fuji TV Shares Fall after Mashiro Nakai’s Retires Amid Scandal
Shares in Fuji Media Holdings Inc, which owns Fuji TV, fell more than 10% early afternoon on Thur...
January 23, 2025
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Fuji TV Eyes 3rd-Party Panel to Look into Masahiro Nakai Case; Dozens of Companies have Canceled Their Ads
Fuji Television Network, Inc. is considering establishing a third-party committee based on the gu...
January 22, 2025
Markets
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Bank of Japan Decides to Raise Interest Rate to 0.5%; Wage Increase Prospects, Market Trends Drive Decision (UPDATE 2)
The Bank of Japan decided Friday to raise its short-term policy rate target from the current leve...
January 24, 2025
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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Sees Highest Year-End Close Ever; Index Logs Annual Gain of 6430.37 Points
The Nikkei average closed at 39,894.54 on Monday, down 386.62 from Friday’s close and logging its...
December 30, 2024
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Nikkei Slides on Wall Street’s Lead as BOJ Decision Looms
TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slid 1.5% early on Thursday, taking cues f...
December 19, 2024
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency Begins Considering Tougher Regulations on Cryptocurrencies; Regulations May Lower Taxes
The Financial Services Agency has begun to consider toughening regulations on cryptocurrencies, i...
December 15, 2024
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Japan’s Major Bank Mizuho Announces Long-Term Prime Lending Rate Increase to 1.9％
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. announced Monday that it will raise its long-term prime lending rate by 0.05 pe...
December 9, 2024
Business Series
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Energy Challenges / High Electricity Bills Overshadow Digitalization in Japan
Recent events have shaken global energy markets and affected Japan, which relies on imports for most...
November 29, 2023
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Energy Challenges / Deficient Electricity Transmission Network Causing Imbalanced Supply and Demand
Recent events have shaken global energy markets and affected Japan, which relies on imports for most...
November 29, 2023
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Energy Challenges / Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine Causing Natural Gas Price Hikes Worldwide
In August 2022, six months after Russia began its aggression against Ukraine, the price of natural g...
November 28, 2023
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Economic security issues / Use Strategies and Defensive Measures to Enter Huge Atypical Market
In February, the Beijing embassies of 11 countries and regions including Japan, France, the United S...
July 15, 2023
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Economic Security Issues / China Gives Preferential Treatment to Foreign Company Only to Obtain Technology
This is the second installment of a series exploring how Beijing’s actions are affecting firms doing...
July 14, 2023
YIES
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Ishiba Aims for New AI Legislation to be World-Leading; Balance Between Innovation, Risk Key
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed on Thursday his ambition to establish and promote an AI s...
December 28, 2024
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Ishiba Aims for Industrial Hubs in Optimal Locations for Decarbonization; N-power to Help Protect Energy Demand
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said the government intends to form industrial hubs in areas where ...
December 27, 2024
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Japan’s Prime Minister Calls For Carbon-Neutral Power; Nuclear Power A Key Element Of Industrial Strategy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba emphasized Japan’s need to develop its own carbon-neutral energy so...
December 27, 2024
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PM Ishiba Vows to ‘Convince’ Opposition Parties amid ‘Hung Parliament’
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba emphasized that he will carefully explain his policies under the mi...
December 26, 2024
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Indian Ambassador Seeks ‘Quantum Leap’ in Economic Ties, Predicts Powerful Synergy From Combining Nations’ Strengths
Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George expressed strong hope for the rapid strengthening of econo...
September 19, 2024
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