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Economy
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Japan eyes deregulation to get business jet industry soaring
The government plans to relax regulations on the operation of small business jets mainly used by cor...
May 21, 2021
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Progress in vaccinations key to economic recovery
Japan’s gross domestic product for fiscal 2020 fell dramatically amid a failure to contain the novel...
May 18, 2021
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International rating system eyed for fuel efficiency of large ships
A new international rating system on the fuel efficiency of oceangoing ships sailing beyond national...
May 17, 2021
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Keidanren chief Nakanishi to resign in June
Keidanren Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi, 75, has decided to step down on June 1, according to the lobby...
May 10, 2021
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Forecast: Negative GDP growth seen for 2 straight quarters as emergency extended in Japan
Economists are projecting that Japan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for April-June could...
May 8, 2021
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Railway industry leads Japan’s decarbonization drive
The railway industry has been accelerating its shift toward decarbonization, switching track to sola...
May 1, 2021
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Bank of Japan’s Kuroda won’t ease on inflation target despite 2% being nowhere in sight
The Bank of Japan’s 2% inflation target seems unlikely to be realized anytime soon, even in the cent...
April 28, 2021
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Businesses struggle to respond to Japan’s latest state of emergency
Business operators were scrambling to decide how to respond to closure requests on Saturday, the day...
April 26, 2021
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Decarbonization goals have businesses wary of losing competitive edge
It is important for the public and private sectors to work in tandem to achieve the new greenhouse g...
April 22, 2021
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Teleworkers look to used office furnishings in Japan
Many companies have been relocating or downsizing their offices as the business environment worsens ...
April 16, 2021
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Teleworkers look to used office furnishings in Japan
Many companies have been relocating or downsizing their offices as the business environment worsens ...
April 16, 2021
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Small, midsize firms search for ways to implement equal pay for equal work
Starting this month, the “equal pay for equal work” system to eliminate the unreasonable gap between...
April 12, 2021
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Economist: Total ¥550 bil. losses due to priority measures
Over ¥550 billion in economic losses will result from priority measures to prevent the spread of COV...
April 10, 2021
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Functions of Japan’s Michi-no-Eki roadside rest areas grow over 30 years
The first Michi-no-Eki, a roadside rest area, opened 30 years ago this October, as an experiment in ...
March 29, 2021
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Number of major izakaya Japanese pubs down by 12.5% in year
Izakaya pub chain outlets have been closing at an accelerated pace amid the prolonged coronavirus cr...
March 29, 2021
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