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Japan Logs Trade Deficit of 1,223 B. Yen in Fiscal 1st Half

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan logged a customs-cleared trade deficit of ¥1,223.8 billion in April-September, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday.
Exports in the first half of fiscal 2025 rose 0.2 pct year on year to ¥53,653.3 billion . While exports of semiconductors and other electr...

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Tokyo Losing Another Iconic Arcade With Announced Closure Of 40-Year-Old Ikebukuro Game Center

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is one of the last bastions of video game arcade culture, but these are tumultuous times for the industry. It’s not just little local arcades that have been closing their doors, as even multi-story, once-landmark game centers in major urban centers have begun fading away, and ...

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Average Price Of Rice In Japan Falls For Fourth Straight Week

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday dropped ¥63 from the previous week to ¥4,142 per 5 kilograms, the agriculture ministry has said.
The average was down for the fourth straight week, but it remained above ¥4,000 for the ...

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Honda Announces 4 Motorcycle Models Including ‘Super Cub’ Compliant with New Moped License Regulation

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JAPAN NEWS
 
 
Honda Motor Co. announced Thursday that it will sequentially release four new motorcycle models starting in November, including the new 110cc displacement Super Cub series motorcycle made to be compatible with a new moped license.
Their maximum output is limited to 4 kilowatts to c...

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Household Disaster Supplies in Japan Found Inadequate

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NIPPON
 
Many Japanese households remain underprepared for disasters, with emergency toilets in short supply particularly, a survey released by the Cabinet Office on Friday showed.
In the survey, respondents were asked to select multiple items that they keep in stock for at least three days to pr...

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Companies Show off Japanese Food at Event in Sao Paulo

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese businesses showed off their food products at an event in Sao Paulo on Monday as demand for authentic washoku Japanese cuisine is growing in Brazil.
 
OK Corporation Co., a company based in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, known for its tuna fishing port, will start selling the fi...

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Pokemon Brushes Up Decades-Old Formula With 'Legends: Z-A'

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JAPAN TODAY
 
New challenges will test Pokemon trainers' reactions in their virtual beast battles, as the near-30-year-old saga's latest installment hits Nintendo consoles on Thursday.
"Pokemon Legends: Z-A" will for the first time play out its matchups in real time, rather than the turn-by-turn ...

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Japan Markets Brace for More Political Uncertainty Following News of Komeito Ending Coalition with LDP

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Tokyo’s financial markets are bracing for more uncertainty in the domestic political landscape following Komeito’s announcement that it had decided to end its 26-year coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party.
Tokyo markets were shaken on Friday, marked by an appreciating yen and s...

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Japanese Companies Employing Various Strategies To Retain College Hires

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Having wrapped up recruitment activities and orientation for upcoming university graduates who will join the workforce next spring, many Japanese companies are now focusing on ensuring their young hires do not quit within a few years, a growing trend that has become a corporate head...

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Nikkei Ends Sharply Lower On Political Uncertainty After Coalition Breakup

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KYODO NEWS
 
Tokyo stocks ended sharply lower Tuesday, with the Nikkei index briefly sinking over 3 percent, as selling was spurred amid political uncertainty in Japan after the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided late last week to end their alliance.
The 225-i...

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