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Economy
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Sales of goods picking up as COVID-19 threats diminish
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sales of goods targeting people going out this summer are starting to pick up i...
June 15, 2022
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Japan to support WTO proposal to curb farming subsidies
GENEVA (Jiji Press) — The government will support a proposal discussed at a World Trade Organization...
June 15, 2022
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Japan biz world concerned over yen’s plunge
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese businesses across a variety of industries are increasingly worried abo...
June 14, 2022
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Japan big firms’ biz sentiment improves in April-June
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Business sentiment among major Japanese companies improved in April-June, a gov...
June 13, 2022
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Japan resumes entry of foreign tourists
Japan reopens to tourists on Friday, as the tourism sector looks to kickstart efforts to make the co...
June 10, 2022
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Japan restaurant operators making further inroads in Asia
BANGKOK — Leading Japanese restaurant chains are making forays into Asian markets in the hope of tap...
June 8, 2022
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Philippines to call for banana price rise in Japan
The Philippine government plans to seek the understanding of a Japanese retail association regarding...
June 7, 2022
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BOJ’s Kuroda defends remark on households’ acceptance of price hikes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday defended his remark a day earlie...
June 7, 2022
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Japan Govt Spokesman Mum on Kuroda’s Remark on Price Hikes
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno on Tuesday refrained from commen...
June 7, 2022
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Goal to raise minimum wage to ¥1,000 by fiscal 2025 to be included in Kishida’s ‘new capitalism’ action plan
The government aims to raise the national average of minimum hourly wage to at least ¥1,000 by fisc...
June 2, 2022
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Consumer sentiment up in May
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Consumer sentiment in Japan improved for the second straight month in May, gove...
June 2, 2022
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Listed companies recruiting outside directors over stricter code
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Listed companies in Japan are increasingly adding outside directors to their bo...
June 2, 2022
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Yamanashi Pref. to produce hydrogen as its local specialty using abundant sunshine
Yamanashi, which prides itself on having some of the longest sunshine hours of any prefecture, is pu...
June 1, 2022
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New organization eyed to promote use of health data
More than 50 large Japanese companies and startups involved in telecommunications, healthcare and a...
June 1, 2022
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Japan April jobless rate falls to 2.5%
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 2.5 % in April, down 0.1 ...
May 31, 2022
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