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‘Human Washing Machine’ Displayed at Expo Set to Go Overseas After Sale to Upcoming U.S. Wellness Resort

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The “Mirai Ningen Sentakuki” (human washing machine of the future), a fully automatic bathing machine exhibited at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, will be exported for the first time this spring.
The decision was prompted by an importer’s official visiting the Expo shortly after its open...

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Japan Average Pump Price Falls to 170.20 Yen as Subsidies Resume

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The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan fell by 7.50 yen from a week earlier to 170.20 yen per liter as of Monday, the industry ministry said Wednesday.
After hitting a record high of 190.80 yen on March 16 amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the average pump p...

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RI-Japan MoU Worth Rp392 Trillion

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GOTRADE
 
Indonesia and Japan have signed 10 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) valued at USD23.1 billion or Rp392.7 trillion, marked during President Prabowo Subianto's official visit to Japan. This move highlights the importance of strategic cooperation amid global economic changes.
The MoUs a...

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Japan End-Feb. Private Rice Inventories Up 1.5 Times

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Japan's private-sector rice inventories totaled 3 million tons at the end of February, up 1.5 times from a year earlier, the agriculture ministry said in a survey report Tuesday.
Rice sales have remained sluggish, partly due to high prices, causing inventories to swell to their highest l...

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Japan Official Hints at Possible Market Intervention

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Japanese Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura on Monday hinted at the possibility of Japanese authorities intervening in foreign exchange and other markets after the dollar rose above 160 yen over the weekend.
"There are voices that speculative movements ar...

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Mitsubishi UFJ Group to Raise Mandatory Retirement Age to 65

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JAPAN NEWS
 
 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. will raise the mandatory retirement age at its subsidiary banks and securities firms to 65 starting in fiscal 2027 as part of efforts to secure excellent employees regardless of age.
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. will revise its system ...

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Uniqlo Chairman Yanai Says Dodgers a ‘Turbo Engine’ for North American Business

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers and Japanese fast-fashion retailer Uniqlo have signed a partnership deal that includes the team’s ballpark adding Uniqlo Field to its name.
Tadashi Yanai, chairman and chief executive officer of the retailer’s parent company Fast Retailing ...

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Japan Firms Weigh Merging Power Chip Businesses

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese industrial conglomerate Toshiba said Friday it will start negotiations with Mitsubishi Electric and chipmaker Rohm to merge their power semiconductor businesses, as international competition over the sector heats up.
The move comes as Japan has been pushing for a greater pre...

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Luggage Storage Services in Japan Diversify in Effort to Boost ‘Hands-free’ Tourism, Address Overtourism

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The number of foreign visitors to Japan is rising, and in response, luggage storage services are becoming more diversified, resulting in the growing popularity of “hands-free” sightseeing.
Multiple services are available in Ueno in Taito Ward, Tokyo, an area bustling with tourists.
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Japan Begins 1st Release of State Oil Reserves in 4 Years

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Japanese government began releasing the country's state oil reserves on Thursday, in an effort to ensure a stable supply of oil products amid Iran's de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
This is the first such release since the previous one in response to Russia's invasion of...

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