Economy
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Japan’s Producer Prices Unchanged in December
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s producer prices in December stood unchanged from a year earlier, the sl...
January 17, 2024
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Japan Logs Record Nov. Current Account Surplus
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan posted a record current account surplus for November, chiefly as its trad...
January 12, 2024
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Ride Sharing Services to Start in Tokyo from April
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An association of taxi operators in Tokyo said Wednesday that its member taxi f...
January 11, 2024
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OECD Urges Japan’s Central Bank to Gradually Raise Interest Rates
TOKYO (Reuters) — The Bank of Japan should gradually raise short-term interest rates and make its bo...
January 11, 2024
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Japan 2023 New Auto Sales Up for 1st Time in 5 Years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — New automobile sales in Japan in 2023 grew 13.8% from the previous year to 4,77...
January 6, 2024
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Japan Govt Rejects Nagasaki Casino Resort Plan over Funding Concerns
The central government announced Wednesday that it decided not to approve Nagasaki Prefecture’s plan...
December 28, 2023
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Japan Tightens Handset Discount Restrictions
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s communications ministry on Wednesday tightened restrictions on mobile p...
December 28, 2023
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Winter Bonus Average at Big Companies Hits 3rd-highest Figure
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — This year’s winter bonuses at large companies averaged ¥906,413 in Japan, marki...
December 27, 2023
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Tax-Free Investment Program to be Expanded in January; Japan Seeks to Promote Shift From Savings to Investments
The Nippon Individual Savings Account (NISA) investment program will be expanded in January by signi...
December 26, 2023
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EVs Power Heating and Cooling in Factory Trial, with Hopes for Lower Electric Bills
Nissan Motor Co. and Daikin Industries, Ltd., a major producer of air conditioners, have begun trial...
December 26, 2023
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Japanese automakers developing EV models of pickup trucks for overseas markets
BANGKOK — Japanese automakers are developing electric vehicle models of their pickup trucks, though ...
December 25, 2023
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Japan Labor Productivity Ranks 30th among OECD Nations; Observers Blame Failure to Invest in Human Resources
Japan’s labor productivity in 2022 ranked 30th among 38 member nations of the Organization for Econo...
December 25, 2023
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Japanese Scallops to Be Shucked in Mexico for U.S. Tables
LOS ANGELES — The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is planning to build a new distribution ...
December 23, 2023
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Japan Govt Expects 1.3% Economic Growth in FY 2024
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government Thursday adopted an official projection that the country’s gross...
December 21, 2023
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BOJ Holds Record 54% of JGBs at End-Sept.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Bank of Japan owned a record 53.86%t of outstanding Japanese government bon...
December 21, 2023
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