Economy
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Job Availability Logs 1st Fall in 29 Months
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers in Janua...
March 4, 2023
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Japan Job Availability Log 1st Fall in 29 Months
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers in Janua...
March 3, 2023
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Japan Semiconductor Maker Rapidus Faces Tough Path
Chipmaker Rapidus Corp. has selected Chitose, Hokkaido, as the proposed site for a factory but is ex...
March 2, 2023
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Profits at nonfinancial firms see 1st fall in 8 quarters
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese nonfinancial companies’ combined ordinary profits in October-December ...
March 2, 2023
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Japan’s New Maritime Policy to Promote Decarbonization, Offshore Wind Power
The “creation of sustainable oceans” to help achieve a carbon-neutral society is expected to be a pi...
March 2, 2023
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58.2 Pct of Small Biz in Japan Plan Pay Hikes in FY 2023
Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)—A survey has found that 58.2 pct of small and midsize companies in Japan...
March 2, 2023
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Tokyo Egg Wholesale Prices Hit 42-year High
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Wholesale prices of eggs in the Tokyo area in February rose from a year before ...
March 2, 2023
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Companies Kick Off Job Seminars for Graduating Class of 2024
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese companies kicked off job seminars Wednesday for university students gr...
March 2, 2023
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Japan Receives 1st Foreign Cruise Ship Since Pandemic Start
Japan received an international cruise ship from overseas for the first time in about three years on...
March 1, 2023
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Govt OKs Bill to Promote Int’l Arbitration for Biz Disputes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government adopted a bill to revise the arbitration law at a cabi...
March 1, 2023
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Ueda Faces Hurdles in Ending BOJ Massive Monetary Easing Policy
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Economist Kazuo Ueda faces significant hurdles in ending the country’s massive ...
February 27, 2023
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Japan Core Consumer Prices Up 4.2 % in Jan.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s core consumer prices climbed 4.2% from a year earlier in January, due t...
February 24, 2023
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Snowmelt Eyed To Increase Power Generation In Northern Japan
MORIOKA ― The Kitakami River Integrated Dam Management Office in Morioka has launched a trial to inc...
February 24, 2023
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Many Japanese Suppliers Face Price Cut Requests from Clients
Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)—Many small suppliers in Japan have received requests for price cuts fro...
February 23, 2023
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Japan Crude Steel Production Down for 13th Month
Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)—Japanese crude steel production in January fell 6.9 % from a year before...
February 23, 2023
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