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Japan Racks Up Trade Deficit Although Exports Gradually Rebound
TOKYO (AP) — Japan racked up a trade deficit in April, marking the 21st month in a row of deficits, ...
May 18, 2023
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Visitors to Japan Recover to 66% of Pre-Pandemic Level
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreign visitors to Japan in April recovered to 66.6% of the leve...
May 18, 2023
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Used Car Market Cooling in Japan as Auto Production Recovers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The surge in used car prices is dying down in Japan as demand retreats followin...
May 18, 2023
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Japan Aims for Women to Make Up 20% of Entrepreneurs
Support programs to increase the number of female entrepreneurs, with a goal of women making up 20% ...
May 16, 2023
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Cultured Meat Gaining Attention as Way to Meet Future Demand
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Cultured meat is attracting attention in Japan, as global population growth and...
May 16, 2023
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Japan’s Account Surplus Down 54% in FY22
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s current account surplus in fiscal 2022, which ended in March, dropped 5...
May 12, 2023
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Pay Hike Offers by Small Firms Average 3.35%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Monthly pay increases offered by small and midsize companies to their labor uni...
May 11, 2023
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Coincident Index Unchanged
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators in March was unchang...
May 11, 2023
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Shipping Majors Log Record Profits
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s three major shipping companies have reported record annual group net pr...
May 11, 2023
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JR Express Train Users Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Passengers on Shinkansen and other Japan Railways Group express trains during t...
May 10, 2023
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More Japan Firms on TSE’s Top-Tier Prime Section Seen Moving to Standard
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — More and more Japanese companies are applying to move from the Tokyo Stock Exch...
May 9, 2023
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Japan Companies Split over Post-Pandemic Remote Working
Japanese companies are divided over whether to keep remote working arrangements in place after the c...
May 7, 2023
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Japan Sees Signs of Recovery in Food Service Industry
The food service industry is showing signs of stabilizing after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pand...
May 4, 2023
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Japan Worried about Zombie Firms after COVID-19 Aid
Tokyo, May 3 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s program of providing virtually interest- and collateral-free loans...
May 3, 2023
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California Financial Regulator Takes Possession of First Republic Bank
May 1 (Reuters) - The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)said on Mon...
May 1, 2023
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