Economy
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Average Tokyo Condo Price Tops ¥100 Million
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in central Tokyo in ...
October 18, 2023
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Rengo Seen Seeking Wage Hike of 5% or More in 2024 Shunto
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, plans to demand a wage hike of ...
October 18, 2023
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CEATEC Tech Show Sees 1st Ukrainian Booths
CHIBA (Jiji Press) — While Russia’s aggression continues, Ukraine will participate for the first tim...
October 17, 2023
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Japan Eyes New Legislation to Allow Startups to Get Loans Based on Their Growth Potential
The government plans to establish new legislation that will allow emerging as well as small and mids...
October 16, 2023
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Japanese Startups Focus Attention on Ultra-compact EVs
Startup companies in Japan are increasingly turning their attention to the development of ultra-comp...
October 15, 2023
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Japan Biz Failures Hit 8-Year High in April-September
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan jumped 37.7% to an eight-year hig...
October 11, 2023
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11 Japan Banks Hit By Glitch in Data Communication System; At Least 1.4 Million Interbank Money Transfers Affected (Update 1)
Japanese Banks’ Payment Clearing Network announced Wednesday morning that the malfunction of its sys...
October 11, 2023
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Claudia Goldin Wins 2023 Nobel Economics Prize
STOCKHOLM, Oct 9 (Reuters) – American economic historian Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel economics...
October 9, 2023
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20 Firms Link Up to Build Used Battery Market Ahead of EV Boom
20 companies, including major domestic manufacturers, have begun cooperating on reuse of batteries f...
October 1, 2023
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4 Major Banks to Raise 10-year Fixed Housing Loan Rates in Oct.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four major Japanese banks have said that they will raise their 10-year fixed ho...
October 1, 2023
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Japan’s Tourism Sector Counts on Chinese Holiday Rush; Over-Tourism Measures Being Prepared in Kyoto
Throngs of Chinese holidaymakers are coming to Japan as China’s week-long public holiday, which surr...
October 1, 2023
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Average Annual Pay Rises to ¥4.58 Mil. in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average annual wage for private-sector workers rose 2.7% from the previous ...
September 28, 2023
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1 Year On, Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen Boosts Tourism, Migration
Saga, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)—The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen Line connecting the southwestern Japan prefe...
September 26, 2023
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Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda: ‘More Proactive Movement’ Seen in Setting of Corporate Wages and Prices
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said Monday there has been “more proactive movement” recently in the s...
September 25, 2023
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Can Shinkansen Avert Japan’s Looming Logistics Crisis? Overtime Limits Might Strand 30% of Nation’s Cargo in 2030
Shinkansen trains are increasingly being considered to transport packages amid concerns over the “20...
September 25, 2023
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