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Japan Aims for Women to Make Up 20% of Entrepreneurs
Support programs to increase the number of female entrepreneurs, with a goal of women making up 20% ...
May 16, 2023
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Cultured Meat Gaining Attention as Way to Meet Future Demand
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Cultured meat is attracting attention in Japan, as global population growth and...
May 16, 2023
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Japan’s Account Surplus Down 54% in FY22
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s current account surplus in fiscal 2022, which ended in March, dropped 5...
May 12, 2023
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Pay Hike Offers by Small Firms Average 3.35%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Monthly pay increases offered by small and midsize companies to their labor uni...
May 11, 2023
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Coincident Index Unchanged
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators in March was unchang...
May 11, 2023
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Shipping Majors Log Record Profits
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s three major shipping companies have reported record annual group net pr...
May 11, 2023
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JR Express Train Users Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Passengers on Shinkansen and other Japan Railways Group express trains during t...
May 10, 2023
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More Japan Firms on TSE’s Top-Tier Prime Section Seen Moving to Standard
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — More and more Japanese companies are applying to move from the Tokyo Stock Exch...
May 9, 2023
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Japan Companies Split over Post-Pandemic Remote Working
Japanese companies are divided over whether to keep remote working arrangements in place after the c...
May 7, 2023
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Japan Sees Signs of Recovery in Food Service Industry
The food service industry is showing signs of stabilizing after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pand...
May 4, 2023
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Japan Worried about Zombie Firms after COVID-19 Aid
Tokyo, May 3 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s program of providing virtually interest- and collateral-free loans...
May 3, 2023
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California Financial Regulator Takes Possession of First Republic Bank
May 1 (Reuters) - The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)said on Mon...
May 1, 2023
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Northern Kyushu to Host Japan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
FUKUOKA — A ceremony was held last week to mark the start of construction of one of Japan’s largest ...
April 30, 2023
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BOJ Gov. Ueda Committed to Keeping Monetary Easing until Wage Growth Takes Hold
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will continue its monetary easing poli...
April 30, 2023
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Price Hikes Planned for 824 Products in Japan in May
Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)—Japanese consumers will continue to face a wave of price hikes in May, ...
April 29, 2023
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