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Japan Business World Gladly Embraces Foreign Worker Residency Status Expansion
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The business world in Japan has welcomed with open arms the government’s recent...
June 15, 2023
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Japan Food Firms Again Taking Aim at U.S. Market
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese restaurant operators and food makers have resumed their forays into th...
June 15, 2023
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Ministry Plans to Promote Decarbonization of City Gas
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The industry ministry has compiled an interim report on measures needed to prom...
June 14, 2023
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Model Sites for Carbon Capture, Storage Selected by Japan Govt
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has selected seven sites in Japan and abroad for model proj...
June 14, 2023
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Study to Recycle Japan’s Used MOX Fuel in France to Start in 2030s
The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan announced Monday plans to begin an experimental ...
June 13, 2023
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Japan Producer Prices Up 5.1% on Year in May
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Producer prices in Japan rose 5.1% from a year earlier in May, up for the 27th ...
June 13, 2023
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Hotel Rooms Filling Up Again in Japan, but Recovery Stunted by Labor Shortages
Occupancy rates at hotels and other accommodations have been making a steady recovery, reaching 55.6...
June 12, 2023
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April Marks 3rd Consecutive Month of Current Account Surplus
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan recorded a current account surplus of ¥1.8951 trillion in April, up 76.3%...
June 9, 2023
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Japan’s Real Wages Down for 13th Consecutive Month
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index in April fell 3.0% from a year earli...
June 6, 2023
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Japan’s Real Wages Fall 3.0%; 13th Straight Month of Decline
Japan’s real wage index, which reflects price changes, fell 3.0% in April from a year earlier, mark...
June 6, 2023
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Japan Households Expected to Shell Out Additional ¥145,000 in FY23
Households in Japan will likely fork out an additional ¥145,000 this fiscal year following 12 months...
June 6, 2023
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Japan Aiming to Be at Core of Global Supply Chains for Key Goods
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government is expected to say in a key economic policy platform th...
June 5, 2023
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Japan Plans to Increase Foreign Visitors for Non-Tourism Purposes
The government has decided on an action plan for increased consumption by foreign visitors to Japan....
June 5, 2023
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Consumer Sentiment Continues to Improve
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese consumer sentiment improved for the third consecutive month in May tha...
June 1, 2023
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Major Power Companies Set to Raise June Electricity Rates by Up to ¥2,700
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Seven major Japanese power utilities said Tuesday that they will raise electric...
June 1, 2023
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