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Japan, U.S. Name 3 Inaugural Investment Projects; Reached Agreement After Considerable Difficulty

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan and the United States have chosen three inaugural projects to kick off a $550 billion (about ¥84 trillion) investment package in the United States.
The two nations agreed on the investment package in July during talks over U.S. tariff measures. The $550 billion in investments a...

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Lawson To Enter India In 2027; Plans 100 Stores By 2030

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Major Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc will enter the Indian market, planning to open its first store in Mumbai in 2027 and launch a total of 100 stores in the country by 2030, a company official said.
 
Starting with five directly operated stores in Mumbai in 2027, th...

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FCEV Sales In Japan Fall 83% As Refuelling Stations Close

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AUTOMOTIVE WORLD
 
Japan's hydrogen car market is caught in a familiar spiral: fewer stations mean fewer buyers, which in turn makes fewer stations viable. By Stewart Burnett
Annual sales of fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in Japan fell 83% between 2021 and 2025 to just 431 units, as a collap...

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Japan To Revise Economic Security Law To Support Projects Abroad

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Japanese government plans to revise the economic security promotion law to support companies with economic security-linked projects overseas.
This will be the first revision of the law, established in 2022.
The move comes amid a rapidly changing international environment, as the...

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Japan's US Exports Fall For Second Straight Month

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NHK
 
Japan's exports to the United States fell for the second straight month in January, indicating the lingering impact of the Trump administration's tariff measures.
Finance Ministry figures released on Wednesday show shipments to the US were down 5 percent from a year earlier to 1.46 trillion...

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Japan Boosts Pay, Job Security For Lowly Paid Embassy Chefs

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ASAHI
 
Japan is turning up the heat on its “gastrodiplomacy” by making embassy chefs’ posts more attractive and better paid. 
After years of chronic shortages in the kitchens of its embassies and consulates, the Foreign Ministry has rolled out a sweeping overhaul to attract and retain the chefs ...

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Nojima Eyes Mergers And Acquisitions Deals Worth Up To ¥300 Billion

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese home electronics retailer Nojima is eager to boost its merger and acquisition activities, ready to spend up to ¥300 billion per deal, sources have said.
"There is a possibility of spending ¥200 billion to ¥300 billion" per deal, President Hiroshi Nojima, 75, said in a recen...

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Sony’s Entertainment Focus Becomes Even Clearer; Shift Away from Consumer Products Marks Move Toward Entertainment

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Sony Group Corp. has continually been downsizing its once stellar consumer electronics business and clarifying its shift to the entertainment industry, which includes games and music.
Last month, the company announced that it would spin off its television business. Following that ann...

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U.S. Restaurant Chain Anna Miller's To Reopen In Japan After 3-Year Hiatus

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JAPAN TODAY
 
U.S. restaurant chain Anna Miller's will reopen in Japan for the first time in three years on Friday, with its distinctive staff uniforms unchanged from the previous run, according to its Japanese operator.
A media preview of the American cuisine and pie specialty restaurant was hel...

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Toyota Gears Up For Bigger Role At Air Taxi Maker Joby

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Toyota is safeguarding its nearly $1 billion investment pledge to air taxi maker Joby Aviation by troubleshooting production processes and mulling a deeper manufacturing role.
The Japanese automaker, which last year became Joby’s largest shareholder, has a team of almost 200 employe...

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