Economy
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Japan average pump price up for 9th straight week
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan has risen for the ninth s...
November 4, 2021
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RCEP participants hope economy will recover, but wary of China
With the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership set to take effect on Jan. 1, hopes are growing...
November 4, 2021
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Australia joins New Zealand to ratify regional trade pact RCEP
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia has joined New Zealand to ratify the world’s biggest free trade deal...
November 4, 2021
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Fed to begin slowing economic aid as inflation worries rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will begin dialing back the extraordinary stimulus it’s provid...
November 4, 2021
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Japan’s business community calls for progress on ‘new capitalism’ in wake of election
Economic policy and coronavirus measures were focal points of the House of Representatives election....
November 1, 2021
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EU must strengthen its cooperation, look to future on natural gas supply
The European Union has been forced to deal with soaring natural gas prices in Europe. To ensure a st...
October 28, 2021
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Make up for weakness of renewable energy to realize decarbonization
How to balance the promotion of decarbonization, aiming for zero greenhouse gas emissions, and the s...
October 26, 2021
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2023 target eyed for global corporation tax
The agreement of a deal by 136 countries to enforce a corporate tax rate of at least 15% by 2023 is ...
October 12, 2021
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Discovery of ‘new’ gemstone turns coal into gold for Iwate company
An amber processing company in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, has successfully commercialized fashion acces...
October 12, 2021
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Banks explore new businesses to survive wave of digitization
Amid the wave of digitization in the economy, major financial groups are rushing to create new busin...
October 8, 2021
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Kishida’s Opening Moves: Quick election aimed at mandate
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose first full day in office was Tuesday, is seeking victory in a Ho...
October 8, 2021
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Luxury fashion brands fare better as consumers spend in reaction to pandemic
Nearly 20 months have already passed since the novel coronavirus was first detected in Japan. Althou...
October 1, 2021
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Tourism, food service industries expect business revitalization
With the end of the pandemic-related state of emergency, the tourism and food service industries — w...
September 30, 2021
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Skyrocketing freight rates for container ships drive up Japan food prices
The shortage of marine transportation capacity that has festered amid the COVID-19 crisis has begun ...
September 28, 2021
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Digital technology helps trigger revival of unattended sales stands in Japan
Honesty boxes — unattended tills set up for customers to pay for purchases on the honor system — mig...
September 17, 2021
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