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Cheaper Stockpiled Rice Starts Hitting Store Shelves In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese government's stockpiled rice released through direct contracts with retailers began hitting store shelves Saturday, with consumers flocking to the cheaper products.
Major supermarket operator Ito-Yokado Co and home appliance company Iris Ohyama Inc were the first to sta...

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Core Consumer Prices In Tokyo Rise At Fastest Pace In Over 2 Years

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Core consumer prices in Tokyo climbed 3.6 percent in May from a year earlier, rising at the fastest pace in over two years, official data showed Friday, as the cost of rice remained on a sharp upward trajectory.
The rise in Tokyo's core consumer price index, excluding volatile fresh...

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Japan Eyes More Rice Exports As Domestic Consumption Set To Decline

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government on Friday vowed to explore new overseas markets and provide support for more efficient production as part of efforts to increase rice exports in response to an envisioned long-term contraction in domestic consumption.
In the annual white paper on food and agri...

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Japan’s Cooperation in Alaska LNG Development Project Emerges in Japan-U.S. Tariff Negotiations; But Industry Concerns Exist

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s cooperation in the development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the U.S. state of Alaska has emerged as a bargaining chip in the ongoing Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations.
While U.S. President Donald Trump is expecting Japan, South Korea and other countries to participate in th...

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Troubled Automaker Nissan Banks On Hybrid EV Technology

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Corp is banking on its latest “e-Power” technology for a turnaround.
A kind of hybrid, e-Power comes equipped with both an electric motor and gasoline engine, much like the Toyota Motor Corp Prius. It’s different from a Prius in that it d...

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Japan PM Ishiba Aims To Advance U.S. Tariff Talks; Eyes The Outcome At G-7 Summit

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CNBC
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday said Tokyo aims to advance tariff talks with the United States, with the goal of achieving an outcome during the Group of Seven summit next month.
Japan’s top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held a third round of Japan-U.S. talks in Washing...

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Japanese Govt Eyes U.S. Cooperation in Reviving Shipbuilding Industry

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The government will launch measures to revive the shipbuilding industry, which has been declining for a long time, according to sources. It will support the private sector in the construction and repair of shipbuilding docks and in starting businesses overseas.
China has an overwhelm...

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Nissan Considering Selling Headquarters Building In Yokohama

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Nissan Motor Co is considering selling its headquarters building in Yokohama to help cover costs related to plant closures and other restructuring efforts, sources familiar with the matter said.
The struggling automaker may also book an additional 60 billion yen in restructuring cos...

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Aichi Rice Production Under Siege from Warming Climate; Record Heat Stunts Crop Growth, Causes Greater Pest Activity

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Amid nationwide high rice prices, Aichi Prefecture is striving to increase rice production. The prefecture, though, faces a formidable threat from pests, whose damage is intensified by global warming, making it more difficult to combat them.
The prefecture has set its production targ...

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Japan’s Kobe Steel To Cut Investments In Decarbonization

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GMK CENTER
 
The decision was made due to a slowdown in the global emissions reduction trend
Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel has announced some changes to its investment plans for the three-year financial period between 2024 and 2026 due to rising global uncertainty. In this way, the company aims ...

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