Business
Economy
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Lumber self-sufficiency rate hits 48-year high
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s self-sufficiency rate for lumber in 2020 rose 4.0 percentage points fro...
May 31, 2022
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Golf industry focuses on tapping female market
The golf industry is taking advantage of the sport’s growing popularity by enhancing services for wo...
May 31, 2022
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Keidanren faces crucial challenges 20 years after founding
Twenty years have passed since the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) was founded through the mer...
May 31, 2022
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Soaring import prices push firms to replace wheat with rice flour
With imported wheat prices reaching record highs, the use of rice flour as a substitute has been gai...
May 27, 2022
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Duma chairman: Japan’s, other foreign stakes in Sakhalin-2 should be sold to Russian firm
Japanese companies and those from other countries imposing sanctions on Russia should have their sta...
May 26, 2022
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Conveyor-belt sushi chains raising prices amid seafood soaring costs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Conveyor-belt sushi chains in Japan are moving to raise prices of their dishes ...
May 26, 2022
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Govt keeps economic assessment unchanged
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government kept its basic economic assessment unchanged in a monthly report...
May 26, 2022
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Department store sales up 19% in April
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Department store sales in Japan in April rose 19% from a year earlier on a same...
May 25, 2022
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1st batch of tourists arrives in Japan
The first batch of tourists arrived in Japan on Tuesday under a trial project launched by the Japan ...
May 25, 2022
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IPEF economic framework launched without tariff reductions
The U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) was launched Monday, with the pact positioned as...
May 25, 2022
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Asian automakers compete for EV market in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK — In Southeast Asia, Chinese automakers and manufacturers funded by local capital are launch...
May 24, 2022
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Biden’s Asian economic talks include 13 countries, and no China
TOKYO (Reuters) — President Joe Biden launches his plan for U.S. economic engagement in Asia on Mond...
May 23, 2022
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Soaring prices of raw materials add heavier burden on consumers
Rising costs of raw materials have gradually driven up the prices of daily goods, giving consumers i...
May 22, 2022
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Gender wage gap disclosure to become mandatory in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government decided on Friday to oblige companies to disclose wage ...
May 21, 2022
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Keidanren: Pay hikes at major Japanese firms average 2.27%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Monthly wage hikes agreed so far between major Japanese companies and their uni...
May 21, 2022
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