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Japanese Economy Grows Faster Than Expected In First Quarter
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JAPAN TODAY
Japanese economic growth surpassed expectations at the start of 2026, official data showed on Tuesday, but Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is mulling an extra budget as concerns grow over inflation due to the Middle East war.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world's fourth-biggest ...
Japanese economic growth surpassed expectations at the start of 2026, official data showed on Tuesday, but Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is mulling an extra budget as concerns grow over inflation due to the Middle East war.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world's fourth-biggest ...
- 19/5 20:13
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Lawson Testing New Multilingual System To Help Tourists Make Purchases
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JAPAN TIMES
Lawson is testing a new multilingual shopping guide system for foreign tourists who may not be familiar with the protocol for purchasing certain items.
The trial run was launched on March 24 at three of their stores in Tokyo — namely, Ikebukuro, Ginza and Shinjuku — and will continu...
Lawson is testing a new multilingual shopping guide system for foreign tourists who may not be familiar with the protocol for purchasing certain items.
The trial run was launched on March 24 at three of their stores in Tokyo — namely, Ikebukuro, Ginza and Shinjuku — and will continu...
- 19/5 19:55
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Naphtha Shortage Concern Hits Car Manufacture Industry, Impacting Thinner Supplies, Hiking Tire Prices
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JAPAN NEWS
The de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is having a ripple effect on the car manufacture and repair industries in Japan.
Imports of naphtha, which is made from crude oil, are coming to standstill, and the shortage of naphtha-derived thinners is becoming a noticeable problem amo...
The de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is having a ripple effect on the car manufacture and repair industries in Japan.
Imports of naphtha, which is made from crude oil, are coming to standstill, and the shortage of naphtha-derived thinners is becoming a noticeable problem amo...
- 18/5 20:32
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Restaurants In Japan Hit By Visa Pause For High-Demand Foreign Workers
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JAPAN TODAY
Restaurant operators in Japan have been forced to review their approach to hiring foreign workers since the government suspended the issuance of special visas needed to work in the sector, as the number of holders nears its preset quota.
The sudden suspension by Japan's immigration ...
Restaurant operators in Japan have been forced to review their approach to hiring foreign workers since the government suspended the issuance of special visas needed to work in the sector, as the number of holders nears its preset quota.
The sudden suspension by Japan's immigration ...
- 18/5 19:49
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Japan’s Calbee Potato Chip Maker to Change Packaging to Black and White Because of Naphtha Shortage Due to Middle East Situation
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JAPAN NEWS
Calbee, Inc. plans to change the packaging of flagship products, including Potato Chips, to black and white, it was learned Monday.
The decision to decolorize is due to ongoing shortages of solvents and resins. The cause is a lack of naphtha, a key raw material for printing ink, as a...
Calbee, Inc. plans to change the packaging of flagship products, including Potato Chips, to black and white, it was learned Monday.
The decision to decolorize is due to ongoing shortages of solvents and resins. The cause is a lack of naphtha, a key raw material for printing ink, as a...
- 16/5 20:34
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Ink Shortage Causes Japan Firm To Simplify Ketchup Packaging
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JAPAN TODAY
Japanese food and beverage maker Kagome Co said Thursday it will begin selling some of its tomato ketchup products in simplified packaging due to a tightening supply of ink caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
The new packaging of Kagome Tomato Ketchup comes amid a shortage of...
Japanese food and beverage maker Kagome Co said Thursday it will begin selling some of its tomato ketchup products in simplified packaging due to a tightening supply of ink caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
The new packaging of Kagome Tomato Ketchup comes amid a shortage of...
- 16/5 18:28
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Japan Economy Projected to Have Grown 1.8 Pct in 1st Quarter
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NIPPON
Japan's economy is projected to have grown at an annualized pace of 1.8 pct in the first three months of the year in inflation-adjusted real terms to mark the second consecutive quarter of expansion, according to average estimates by 10 private think tanks.
While the impact of the war in...
Japan's economy is projected to have grown at an annualized pace of 1.8 pct in the first three months of the year in inflation-adjusted real terms to mark the second consecutive quarter of expansion, according to average estimates by 10 private think tanks.
While the impact of the war in...
- 14/5 21:26
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Axiom Space And Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Announce Japan-Based Joint Venture
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SPACE NEWS
Building on the strategic partnership that Axiom Space and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. signed in September, and following Mitsui’s investment in Axiom Space, the partners have initiated the formation of a joint venture in Japan to accelerate on-orbit services to commercial and government cust...
Building on the strategic partnership that Axiom Space and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. signed in September, and following Mitsui’s investment in Axiom Space, the partners have initiated the formation of a joint venture in Japan to accelerate on-orbit services to commercial and government cust...
- 14/5 20:45
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OECD Calls for Japan's Careful Macroeconomic Policy Management
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NIPPON
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development suggested in a report Wednesday that Japan's macroeconomic policies "be calibrated carefully."
As the East Asian economy is shifting toward "a new equilibrium in terms of higher prices and wages," careful policy adjustments are re...
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development suggested in a report Wednesday that Japan's macroeconomic policies "be calibrated carefully."
As the East Asian economy is shifting toward "a new equilibrium in terms of higher prices and wages," careful policy adjustments are re...
- 13/5 19:44
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Japan Sells Foreign Stocks In April Amid Inflation Worries
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TRADING VIEW
Japanese investors became net sellers of foreign stocks in April for the first time in four months, as concerns over rising energy costs linked to the Iran war and broader inflation risks weighed on sentiment toward overseas equities.
Data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance on...
Japanese investors became net sellers of foreign stocks in April for the first time in four months, as concerns over rising energy costs linked to the Iran war and broader inflation risks weighed on sentiment toward overseas equities.
Data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance on...
- 13/5 19:04
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