JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp has launched a new RAV4 model, installing for the first time a new software system that will enable customers to upgrade their vehicles without having to buy a new one.
The latest RAV4, symbolic of Toyota's push for software-centric vehicles, is available in plug-i...

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XINHUA
 
Japan's core consumer prices in November rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier, driven higher by food and energy prices, government data showed Friday.
The increase in the nationwide consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food, followed a 3.0 percent rise in October.
 
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JAPAN NEWS
 
The first official shop in Southeast Asia for the Tomica miniature car series opened on Thursday in Kuala Lumpur.
Tomy Co., better known as Takara Tomy, opened the shop at a commercial complex in central Kuala Lumpur. This is the second foreign country in which the manufacturer has o...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The government has launched efforts toward public-private collaboration with Europe, Southeast Asia and Australia to strengthen economic security.
It aims to counter China’s repeated aggressive behavior by advancing international cooperation in industries where Japan holds strengths ...

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NIPPON
 
 
Financial assets held by Japanese households as of the end of September grew 4.9 pct from a year earlier to 2,286 trillion yen, hitting a record high for two quarters in a row, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.
The balance improved for the 11th straight quarter, reflecting higher st...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
 
IBM Japan President Akio Yamaguchi has been chosen to succeed Takeshi Niinami as chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, known as Keizai Doyukai.
Yamaguchi, 61, is set to take the position after his appointment was approved in principle at a board meeting on Tues...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A quarterly survey of major Japanese manufacturers released Monday shows business sentiment improving to its best level in four years, even after President Trump raised tariffs on goods from the U.S. ally to a baseline level of 15%.
The Bank of Japan is bound to take the results of i...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Masayoshi Son reduced the SoftBank Group shares he’s pledged to lenders by $2.1 billion in recent months, lowering his collateral after bets on artificial intelligence propelled the latest comeback in his volatile technology fortune.
Son trimmed his committed shares by 19.4 million ...

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NIPPON
 
The Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions compiled a draft proposal on Friday to seek a monthly pay scale hike of at least 12,000 yen in next year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations.
JAW, which consists of labor unions of auto-related companies, will maintain demands as stro...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan is considering allocating about 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for next fiscal year's defense budget, including plans to deploy long-range missiles and drones, sources close to the matter said Friday.
The figure would surpass the record 8.7 trillion yen in the initial budget for ...

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