Business
Economy
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Investors Entrust Portfolios to Robo-advisors
With interest rates remaining low, an increasing number of investors are entrusting their investment...
April 10, 2023
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Ueda Replaces Kuroda as BOJ Governor
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Economist Kazuo Ueda replaced Haruhiko Kuroda as governor of the Bank of Japan ...
April 10, 2023
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IMF Head Shares Hopes for Japan’s Leadership, Cites Fragmentation Risk
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva express...
April 10, 2023
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Honda Odyssey to Return to Japan With Made-in-China tag
Honda Motor Co. will release a partially redesigned, China-manufactured Odyssey minivan this winter,...
April 8, 2023
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Average Gasoline Prices Rise for 3rd Week in Row
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Retail prices of regular gasoline in Japan averaged ¥168.1 per liter as of Mond...
April 6, 2023
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Japan Unions Win Biggest Pay Hikes in 30 Yrs: Interim Tally
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Labor unions in Japan have won the biggest pay hikes in 30 years in their 2023 ...
April 6, 2023
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Japan Aims for Sixfold Increase in Hydrogen Supply by 2040
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government said Tuesday it will set a target of increasing annual ...
April 5, 2023
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Logistics Firms Braced for Further Driver Shortages after Law Revision
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Logistics businesses are preparing to overcome the “2024 issue,” or truck drive...
April 3, 2023
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Application Process Begins for Japan Digital Salary Payment Service Providers
PayPay Corp. applied to enter the digital salary payment business Saturday, when the application pro...
April 2, 2023
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Govt Aims to Get Tourists to Spend More
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government aims to boost consumption by tourists from abroad to ¥200,000 pe...
April 2, 2023
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Japan’s FTC to Survey Competitive Environment of Online Video Streaming Services
The Fair Trade Commission has announced it will begin a survey on the competitive environment of onl...
April 2, 2023
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Govt Eyes Export Curb on Chip Equipment
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The trade ministry said Friday that it will start soliciting public comments on...
April 1, 2023
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Corporate Income Reaches Record High in Fiscal 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Taxable corporate income in Japan in fiscal 2021 reached a record high of ¥75,5...
April 1, 2023
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Jobless Rate Rises to 2.6% in February
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February rose 0.2 percentage p...
April 1, 2023
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TPP Members Agree on Britain’s Membership
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan, Australia and other members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreed on F...
March 31, 2023
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