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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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US-Japan Agree Excessive FX Volatility Is Undesirable

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IDN FINANCIAL
 
The United States and Japan agreed that excessive volatility in foreign exchange markets is undesirable, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday.
The statement was viewed as a signal of support for Japan’s intervention efforts to prop up the weakening yen, according to...

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Japan's Discontinued Giant Panda Snack Growing Popular Overseas

  • Category:Gourmet
NIPPON
 
A Meiji Co. biscuit snack that was discontinued in Japan more than 40 years ago has become a hit overseas.
The Hello Panda snack is currently sold at stores in the United States and other countries outside Japan, with sales of the giant panda-embossed cream-filled biscuits tripling in 20...

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Japan Group Launches Online Timber Market

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A Japanese group of forestry organizations launched an online timber marketplace in February to match forest owners with buyers nationwide.
About 30 businesses, mainly buyers, had registered on the platform by the end of April, with timber listings and transactions expected to incre...

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Honda To Freeze Plan For EV Plant Construction In Canada

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Honda Motor Co will freeze its plan to build an electric vehicle factory in Canada due to slow U.S. demand for such cars, sources close to the matter said.
The company, which earlier canceled development of three EV models for production in North America, originally planned to inves...

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