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Japan Unions Win Biggest Pay Hikes in 30 Yrs: Interim Tally
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Labor unions in Japan have won the biggest pay hikes in 30 years in their 2023 ...
April 6, 2023
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Japan Aims for Sixfold Increase in Hydrogen Supply by 2040
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government said Tuesday it will set a target of increasing annual ...
April 5, 2023
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Logistics Firms Braced for Further Driver Shortages after Law Revision
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Logistics businesses are preparing to overcome the “2024 issue,” or truck drive...
April 3, 2023
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Application Process Begins for Japan Digital Salary Payment Service Providers
PayPay Corp. applied to enter the digital salary payment business Saturday, when the application pro...
April 2, 2023
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Govt Aims to Get Tourists to Spend More
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government aims to boost consumption by tourists from abroad to ¥200,000 pe...
April 2, 2023
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Japan’s FTC to Survey Competitive Environment of Online Video Streaming Services
The Fair Trade Commission has announced it will begin a survey on the competitive environment of onl...
April 2, 2023
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Govt Eyes Export Curb on Chip Equipment
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The trade ministry said Friday that it will start soliciting public comments on...
April 1, 2023
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Corporate Income Reaches Record High in Fiscal 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Taxable corporate income in Japan in fiscal 2021 reached a record high of ¥75,5...
April 1, 2023
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Jobless Rate Rises to 2.6% in February
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February rose 0.2 percentage p...
April 1, 2023
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TPP Members Agree on Britain’s Membership
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan, Australia and other members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreed on F...
March 31, 2023
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TPP Members Seen Opening Door to Britain
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan, Australia and other members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade ...
March 30, 2023
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Japan Services Producer Prices Rise 1.8% in Feb.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s services producer prices in February rose 1.8% from a year before, up f...
March 28, 2023
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Hay Fever Products Flying Off Shelves in Japan
Sales of hay fever products have been strong, as Tokyo is said to be seeing the highest amount of po...
March 27, 2023
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New Platform at Osaka Station Seen Boosting Functionality of Western Japan Travel Hub
OSAKA — A newly developed underground area near JR Osaka Station is expected to further enhance the ...
March 27, 2023
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Land Prices Rise 1.6%, Up for 2nd Straight Year
The nationwide average price of land in all categories as of Jan. 1 rose 1.6% from a year earlier, a...
March 23, 2023
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