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Japan Business Lobby Chief Hopes For Gov't Efforts To End Deflation

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The head of Japan's biggest business lobby on Sunday expressed hope that the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take necessary measures to fully combat the country's decades-long deflation.
In a speech at the annual convention of Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Part...

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TSMC Explores Advanced Chip Packaging Expansion In Japan

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WIO NEWS
 
Taiwan's semiconductor giant, TSMC, is reportedly considering establishing advanced chip packaging capacity in Japan, marking a potentially significant move that could further energise Japan's semiconductor industry.
According to Reuters, sources familiar with the matter disclosed that...

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Fukushima N-Plant Completes Water Discharge for 1st Year

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Sunday that its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has completed its fourth and final round of treated water release into the ocean for the initial year.
The tsunami-crippled nuclear plant discharged about 31,200 tons of treated water,...

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Bank of Japan Considering Major Changes to Monetary Policy; May Lift Negative Interest Rate Policy

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Bank of Japan has begun considering major changes to its monetary easing measures, including lifting the negative interest rate policy, at its policy-setting meeting next week, according to sources.
The central bank has said that it will consider whether to shift its policy cours...

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Nissan, Honda To Explore Partnership In Electric Vehicles

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese auto giants Nissan and Honda said Friday they had agreed to explore a strategic partnership in electric vehicles and other areas.
Analysts said the move was aimed at catching up with Chinese rivals who have stolen a march in EVs while Japanese firms have lost ground by focu...

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Yonago Waterbird Sanctuary: A Bird Watching Paradise

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Yonago, the largest city in western Tottori Prefecture, is a nature lover’s paradise with convenient access to Mount Daisen, the Sea of Japan and Nakaumi—the fifth-largest lake in the country.
Nakaumi’s brackish waters support a rich ecosystem that includes hundreds of species of bi...

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Gains From Rising Stocks Proving Elusive For Most Japanese

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JAPAN TODAY
 
As the Nikkei stock index keeps soaring to record highs above the peaks marked in 1989, investing is once more drawing interest in a country that has usually preferred the safety of savings.
But unlike the stock-buying craze that drew in so many people at the height of the bubble ec...

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Mercedes-Benz Fined 1.2 Billion Yen For Misrepresenting Safety In Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
 
Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency on Tuesday ordered the Japanese arm of Mercedes-Benz AG to pay about 1.23 billion yen ($8.3 million) in fines for misrepresenting the safety features of some of its sports utility vehicles.
It was the largest administrative fine based on the country'...

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Japan Logs ¥438 Billion Current Account Surplus in January

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan posted a current account surplus of ¥438.2 billion in January against the year-before deficit of ¥2,013.6 billion, as its trade deficit halved on a halt to materials price rises, data showed Friday.
Japan logged a surplus in the current account, the broadest measure of trade an...

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“Shunto” Pay Hike Demands Top 5% for 1st Time in 30 Yrs

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The weighted average of wage hikes requested by 3,102 member unions of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, in this year’s “shunto” labor-management negotiations came to 5.85%, preliminary data showed Thursday.
It is the first time in 30 years for the average to exceed 5...

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