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Heat-not-burn tobacco market growing rapidly in Japan
Market competition over heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products has been heating up. While regular ciga...
August 28, 2021
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Japan’s medal rush boosts retail sales
Economic activity related to the Tokyo Games is brisk even though there are almost no spectators in ...
August 2, 2021
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China’s tech firms in danger of becoming tools of Communist Party
Beijing is tightening its control over China’s tech companies. As these fast-growing global corporat...
August 2, 2021
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Firms in Japan seek to tap into effects of circular economy
Reusing containers and raw materials are among the actions being taken by an increasing number of co...
July 31, 2021
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Grim summer looms for tourist-dependent areas in Japan
July 22 marked one year since the government launched the Go To Travel domestic travel promotion cam...
July 27, 2021
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Foreman hopes new National Stadium will be a monument for the centuries
Taisei Corp. was involved in the construction of the former National Stadium for the 1964 Tokyo Olym...
July 21, 2021
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TV, mobile phones to share frequency spectrum in Japan
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry plans to allow TV stations and mobile phone giants ...
July 19, 2021
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Denichiro Ishimine: Economic stimulus measures still needed in Okinawa
This is the eighth installment of a series examining Okinawa today, 50 years since Tokyo and Washing...
July 12, 2021
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4th emergency declaration to cut GDP by ¥470 bil.
Declaring a fourth state of emergency is likely to reduce the nation’s real gross domestic product (...
July 10, 2021
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Japan government to draw up new timetable for developing flying cars
Aiming to compete in the fierce global battle to develop so-called flying cars, the economy and infr...
July 8, 2021
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Fukushima Pref. becoming hub for sustainable energy
Renewable energy is being introduced at a fast pace in Fukushima Prefecture to create a society that...
June 29, 2021
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Automakers aim to boost lithium-ion battery productions
Leading automakers are ramping up efforts to overcome one of the biggest current roadblocks to the f...
June 21, 2021
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Japan’s shipping industry reenters ammonia transport market, eyes its potential as marine fuel
Ammonia is expected to become a next-generation fuel that will be a boon for the global trend of dec...
June 21, 2021
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Demand for paper towels rising due to growing hygiene awareness
The demand for paper towels is growing as more people in Japan are using them especially for hand-wi...
June 7, 2021
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Retail giants get serious about expanding online supermarkets
The demand for shopping online has seen a steady rise since consumers started to refrain from going ...
June 7, 2021
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