JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp group remained the world's top-selling automaker in 2025 for a sixth straight year on the back of robust demand for hybrid vehicles in North America, outperforming German rival Volkswagen AG, data showed Thursday.
Toyota's annual global sales, including minivehicle...

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NHK
 
Consumer prices in Tokyo rose at a slower pace in January compared to the previous month. The abolition of a provisional gasoline tax helped bring down costs.
Preliminary figures from the internal affairs ministry show the Consumer Price Index for the capital's 23 wards rose 2 percent from ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
From the foot of Mt. Fuji to a new cafe in Tokyo by way of the Philippines, matcha brand Chotto Matcha has taken an unconventional route to reaching customers in Japan. 
Chotto Matcha founders, sisters Sakura and Misaki Motohashi, opened a branch of their brand’s matcha cafe in Tokyo...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Up to $6 million (¥900 million) will be offered to Japanese companies to assist in developing AI for robots, the Japanese subsidiary of the cloud division of Amazon.com, Inc. announced on Tuesday.
Selected companies will receive a reduction of up to 50% in Amazon Web Services (AWS), ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's annual wage negotiations effectively kicked off on Tuesday, with the focus on whether the momentum for pay hikes will continue, reaching the rate of 5 percent or higher for the third straight year in the inflation-hit economy.
Yoshinobu Tsutsui, chairman of the country's mos...

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NIPPON
 
Online piracy and counterfeit products related to Japanese anime, games and other content caused estimated damage of 10.4 trillion yen in and outside the country in 2025, an industry ministry survey showed Monday.
The government aims to increase overseas sales at the Japanese content ind...

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NHK
 
Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index rose for the first time in six trading days on Thursday. Investors turned bullish after US President Donald Trump backed away from imposing tariffs on countries that oppose his plan to acquire Greenland.
The Tokyo benchmark ended the day up 1.7 percent at 53,6...

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ASAHI
 
Japan posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025, according to government data released Thursday, as concerns continued to grow over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and Japan’s political rift with neighboring China.
For the full year, Japan logged a 2.65 trillion yen...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Sales from seven major Japanese convenience store chains hit a record 12.06 trillion yen ($76.34 billion) in 2025, bolstered by the development of high-value-added products, increased inbound tourism and sales tied to the World Exposition in Osaka, an industry body said Tuesday.
The...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Indonesia’s Trade Ministry has linked 30 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with major Japanese retailers to expand export access for Indonesian fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), targeting one of Asia’s most demanding consumer markets.
The ministry partnered with the Japan E...

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