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Bread crusts, coffee beans transformed into craft beer by Japan brewing firm
A major brewing firm is transforming discarded bread crusts and used coffee beans into craft beers ...
June 20, 2022
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Used smartphone sales a wake-up call for major mobile carriers in Japan
Consumers are increasingly eschewing brand-new smartphones in favor of reasonably priced second-han...
June 20, 2022
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Japan runs biggest trade deficit in more than 8 years in May
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan ran its biggest single-month trade deficit in more than eight years in May ...
June 16, 2022
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Leading Japanese automakers accelerate decarbonization efforts
Leading automakers are accelerating their efforts to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions at their plants ...
June 16, 2022
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Sales of goods picking up as COVID-19 threats diminish
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sales of goods targeting people going out this summer are starting to pick up i...
June 15, 2022
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Japan to support WTO proposal to curb farming subsidies
GENEVA (Jiji Press) — The government will support a proposal discussed at a World Trade Organization...
June 15, 2022
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Japan biz world concerned over yen’s plunge
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese businesses across a variety of industries are increasingly worried abo...
June 14, 2022
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Japan big firms’ biz sentiment improves in April-June
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Business sentiment among major Japanese companies improved in April-June, a gov...
June 13, 2022
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Japan resumes entry of foreign tourists
Japan reopens to tourists on Friday, as the tourism sector looks to kickstart efforts to make the co...
June 10, 2022
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Japan restaurant operators making further inroads in Asia
BANGKOK — Leading Japanese restaurant chains are making forays into Asian markets in the hope of tap...
June 8, 2022
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Philippines to call for banana price rise in Japan
The Philippine government plans to seek the understanding of a Japanese retail association regarding...
June 7, 2022
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BOJ’s Kuroda defends remark on households’ acceptance of price hikes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday defended his remark a day earlie...
June 7, 2022
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Japan Govt Spokesman Mum on Kuroda’s Remark on Price Hikes
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno on Tuesday refrained from commen...
June 7, 2022
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Goal to raise minimum wage to ¥1,000 by fiscal 2025 to be included in Kishida’s ‘new capitalism’ action plan
The government aims to raise the national average of minimum hourly wage to at least ¥1,000 by fisc...
June 2, 2022
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Consumer sentiment up in May
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Consumer sentiment in Japan improved for the second straight month in May, gove...
June 2, 2022
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