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Japan Confiscates Record 1 Ton Of Dried Cannabis From Vietnam

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NHK
 
NHK has learned that Japanese authorities have confiscated about one ton of dried cannabis that was shipped to Tokyo Port from Vietnam.
It is the largest single seizure of illegal drugs in Japan, according to available statistics to date.
The health ministry's Narcotic Control Department ha...

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Japan Mcdonald's Happy Sets Wasted In Pokemon Card Frenzy

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JAPAN TODAY
 
McDonald's Co (Japan) has found that its campaign to give away Pokemon trading cards with its Happy Set combo meals prompted some customers to buy the meals in bulk solely to obtain the cards for resale, while discarding the food.
The fast-food chain, which revealed the blunder on M...

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Popular Japanese Character 'Npochamu' Aims For Overseas Expansion

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese character "Npochamu," marketed as a goofy and rotund yoghurt fairy, is aiming to capitalize on its popularity overseas, with trading house Itochu Corp gaining merchandising rights for countries and regions in Asia and North America.
Npochamu and friend Kimimaro are already ...

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The Shape Of Pocky Is Now Legally Trademarked In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Every box of Pocky has a picture of the chocolate-covered pretzel sticks on it, but you could make the argument that it’s sort of redundant. In the 59 years that it’s been on the market, Pocky has become one of Japan’s most beloved sweet snacks, and you’d have a hard time finding so...

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Competition Intensifying Among Chinese Carmakers over EV Sales in Indonesia, Thailand; Japanese Automakers Concerned About Market Share Loss

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Competition is intensifying among Chinese automakers over electric vehicles sales in Indonesia and Thailand, the No. 1 and No. 3 automobile markets in Southeast Asia.
The increase in competition has been prompted by government incentives in Indonesia and Thailand aimed at boosting th...

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IQM And TOYO To Drive Quantum Computing In Japan

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EE NEWS EUROPE
 
IQM Quantum Computers, a global leader in full-stack superconducting quantum computers, and TOYO Corporation have signed a distribution agreement to accelerate quantum computing adoption for the Japanese market.
With the agreement, Toyo, a leading company in measurement technolog...

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Asian Shares Trade Mostly Higher After Stocks On Wall Street Extend Losses

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Wednesday, after discouraging signs about the U.S. economy sent Wall Street shares declining, and
Investors are sifting through a slew of corporate earnings reports to assess how businesses may have been affected by U.S. President Don...

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Seven & i to Add 1,000 Stores in Japan

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NIPPON
 
Seven & i Holdings Co. said Wednesday that it will increase the number of its convenience stores in Japan by 1,000 and open 1,300 new stores abroad by fiscal 2030.
The Japanese retailer plans to increase annual sales from its domestic delivery service through convenience stores by more t...

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Suzuki Motor Halts Domestic Shipments Of 5-Door Jimny Nomade

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Suzuki Motor has suspended domestic shipments of its five-door Jimny Nomade, the latest addition to its flagship Jimny series of four-wheel-drive compact sport utility vehicles, it was learned Tuesday.
The company had already stopped accepting new orders shortly after its launch due...

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Canon Opens Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems Factory North of Tokyo; Improving Processes with Nanoimprint Technology

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Canon Inc. unveiled its new factory in Utsunomiya primarily for manufacturing lithography systems, which use light to expose minute circuit patterns onto semiconductor substrates, to the press on Wednesday.
It is the first time for Canon to establish a new semiconductor manufacturing...

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