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Global prices of raw coffee beans soaring
Coffee prices on the global market have been hovering at a 6½-year high, primarily due to concern ab...
August 6, 2021
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Retail, apparel industries collect, recycle used clothing in decarbonization effort
Major retail and apparel firms are ramping up efforts to collect and recycle used clothing as part o...
June 6, 2021
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Banks introduce new fees amid BOJ negative interest rates
An increasing number of banks are charging fees for issuing paper bankbooks and on accounts that hav...
May 24, 2021
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Suffering group travel operators seek new ways to survive in Japan
Group travel, with participants gathering for photos at scenic or historic spots in the daytime befo...
February 21, 2021
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Global monetary easing propels Japanese stocks
After 30½ years, the Nikkei Stock Average regained a key threshold, closing above 30,000 on Monday. ...
February 16, 2021
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2021 should Mark Turn away from Trade Protectionism / Risk Assessment Needed in Financial Markets
To overcome the novel coronavirus pandemic and put the global economy back on a full-fledged growth ...
January 6, 2021
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Japan Govt Panel Aims to Mitigate Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Dominance in Stock Trading
To correct the extreme concentration of domestic stock trading in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the g...
December 5, 2020
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