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Major Japan Firms Agree To Big Wage Hikes, Impact On BOJ Policy In Focus

Major Japan Firms Agree To Big Wage Hikes, Impact On BOJ Policy In Focus (仕事)
REUTERS
 
Many of Japan's biggest companies from tech conglomerates to Toyota have met union demands for substantial wage hikes for a third consecutive year, seeking to help workers cope with infla...

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Japan Aims To Boost Food Sales Among Tourists, Overseas

Japan Aims To Boost Food Sales Among Tourists, Overseas (仕事)
NHK
 
The government is said to have set its first targets to boost spending on Japanese cuisine by visitors to the country and in overseas nations.
Sources say the goal is to boost tourist spendin...

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Japan Aims To Increase Rice Exports 8-Fold To 350,000 Tons In 2030

Japan Aims To Increase Rice Exports 8-Fold To 350,000 Tons In 2030 (仕事)
KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government plans to increase the country's rice exports by nearly eight-fold to 350,000 tons, worth 92.2 billion yen ($623 million), in 2030 from 2024, according to a poli...

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Japan Oct.-Dec. GDP Revised Down to 2.2 Pct Annual Rise

Japan Oct.-Dec. GDP Revised Down to 2.2 Pct Annual Rise (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s gross domestic product in October-December last year increased 0.6 pct from the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, or 2.2 pct at an annual rate, the Cabinet Office ...

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Japan Marks 14th Anniversary Of Quake-Tsunami, Nuclear Disasters

Japan Marks 14th Anniversary Of Quake-Tsunami, Nuclear Disasters (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan on Tuesday marked 14 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked the country's northeast and triggered a nuclear crisis, with residents in one of the hardest-hit are...

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Japan Adopts Basic Policy for New Foreign Worker Training Program

Japan Adopts Basic Policy for New Foreign Worker Training Program (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Japanese government adopted Tuesday its basic policy for operating a new skill development program for foreign workers that will replace the existing technical intern scheme.
The polic...

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Japan Auctions Emergency Rice Reserves As Prices Soar

Japan Auctions Emergency Rice Reserves As Prices Soar (ニュース)
THE JAKARTA POST
 
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The Japanese government began a rare auction on Monday of its emergency rice stockpiles in a bid to help drive down the surging price of the national staple.
Rice shortages d...

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Japan's Territory Museum To Reopen In April After Renovation

Japan's Territory Museum To Reopen In April After Renovation (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan's National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty is set to reopen in mid-April after renovation.
The government will update the museum's displays for the Northern Territories, or the f...

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Japan To Set Up Framework With Pacific Island Nations

Japan To Set Up Framework With Pacific Island Nations (ニュース)
ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Devavesi Waqa are expected to agree on establishing the framework in their talks scheduled to be...

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Japan's Shortage Of Full-Time Workers At Worst Level Since COVID

Japan's Shortage Of Full-Time Workers At Worst Level Since COVID (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese firms are feeling the most acute shortage of full-time workers since the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than half of firms understaffed, according to a private-sector survey.
A...

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Japan Box Office: Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales Debuts at No.1

Japan Box Office: Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales Debuts at No.1 (ニュース)
CRUNCHY ROLL
 
 
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales, the 44th theatrical film from the Doraemon anime franchise, opened in 383 theaters in Japan on March 7 and made a first-place debut in...

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Frozen Mackerel Can Be Grilled, Steamed, Simmered; Chef Shares Recipe Using Seafood Favorite

Frozen Mackerel Can Be Grilled, Steamed, Simmered; Chef Shares Recipe Using Seafood Favorite (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Frozen mackerel is a popular ingredient because it can be used easily in a variety of dishes, not to mention simple grilling.
The Finance Ministry’s trade statistics showed about 77,20...

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LDP To Revise Draft Budget After PM Ishiba's Policy Turnaround

LDP To Revise Draft Budget After PM Ishiba's Policy Turnaround (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided to revise the draft budget for the next fiscal year starting in April after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reversed course on his plan t...

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Majority In Japan Expect Stronger Economic Ties Under Trump

Majority In Japan Expect Stronger Economic Ties Under Trump (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
 
A majority of Japanese expect U.S.-Japan economic relations to strengthen under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a Japanese Foreign Ministry survey.
A...

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Seven & I Announces Restructuring, New CEO To Fend Off $47 Billion Takeover Bid

Seven & I Announces Restructuring, New CEO To Fend Off $47 Billion Takeover Bid (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, appointed its first foreign CEO and handed him the task of overhauling its business to fend off a $4...

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