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  • 5 major power firms to raise household rates

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    TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese factories saw output rise for the second straight month in March as stron...

    April 28, 2022

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    April 27, 2022

  • Japan jobless rate hits lowest in almost 2 yrs, economic outlook still shaky

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    April 26, 2022

  • Japan services producer prices hit 21-year high

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Services producer prices in Japan rose 1.3% from a year before to a 21-year hig...

    April 26, 2022

  • Japanese high-end bread boom hit by competition, Ukraine crisis

    The high-end, loaf bread bakery shop boom in Japan seems to have reached a turning point. The number...

    April 26, 2022

  • Govt-set price of dental filling material to rise 8% amid supply concerns

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    April 25, 2022

  • International flight bookings showing signs of recovery

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    April 23, 2022

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    April 22, 2022

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    TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan will hold an auction on May 10 to sell 760,000 kiloliters, or 4.8 million ba...

    April 22, 2022

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    April 21, 2022

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  • Russia-Ukraine conflict buffeting Japan’s used-car market

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    April 20, 2022

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    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese farmers are being hit by higher prices of grain, fertilizers and other...

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