Economy
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Japan Receives 1st Foreign Cruise Ship Since Pandemic Start
Japan received an international cruise ship from overseas for the first time in about three years on...
March 1, 2023
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Govt OKs Bill to Promote Int’l Arbitration for Biz Disputes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government adopted a bill to revise the arbitration law at a cabi...
March 1, 2023
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Ueda Faces Hurdles in Ending BOJ Massive Monetary Easing Policy
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Economist Kazuo Ueda faces significant hurdles in ending the country’s massive ...
February 27, 2023
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Japan Core Consumer Prices Up 4.2 % in Jan.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s core consumer prices climbed 4.2% from a year earlier in January, due t...
February 24, 2023
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Snowmelt Eyed To Increase Power Generation In Northern Japan
MORIOKA ― The Kitakami River Integrated Dam Management Office in Morioka has launched a trial to inc...
February 24, 2023
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Many Japanese Suppliers Face Price Cut Requests from Clients
Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)—Many small suppliers in Japan have received requests for price cuts fro...
February 23, 2023
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Japan Crude Steel Production Down for 13th Month
Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)—Japanese crude steel production in January fell 6.9 % from a year before...
February 23, 2023
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Hurdles Remain In Push To Raise Wages Of Nonregular Workers
Some major companies have announced plans to increase the wages of nonregular employees in the upcom...
February 21, 2023
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Japan, U.K. Economy Experts Discuss Reform of Capitalism
LONDON — Prominent economists and business experts from Japan, the United Kingdom and other parts of...
February 21, 2023
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Undeclared Income of Wealthy Hits Record High in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Undeclared income of wealthy people in Japan totaled ¥83.9 billion in the year ...
February 21, 2023
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BOJ to Start New Test on Digital Currency in April
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Bank of Japan has said that it will start a new test on the feasibility of ...
February 19, 2023
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BOJ to Start New Test on Digital Currency in April
Tokyo —The Bank of Japan has said that it will start a new test on the feasibility of a central bank...
February 18, 2023
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Panel Calls on Govt to Sell All Shoko Chukin Shareholdings
TOKYO — An industry ministry experts panel came up with a report Friday proposing the Japanese gover...
February 18, 2023
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Japan Vintage Video Games Growing in Popularity Among Youngsters, Foreigners
Japanese video game consoles and software from the 1980s and ’90s are shooting up in price, with som...
February 18, 2023
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Major Electronics Unions Demand 7,000-Yen Pay Scale Hike
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Major Japanese electronics makers’ labor unions sought a monthly pay scale hike o...
February 17, 2023
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