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84% Of Firms In Japan See Economic Growth In 2022

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JAPAN TIMES
 
About 84% of major companies in Japan expect the country's economy to grow in 2022, driven by recovering personal consumption amid hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic will subside, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
In the survey of 106 companies, including Toyota Motor Corp. and SoftB...

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Pandemic-Hit Airlines Expand Horizons In Search Of Profit

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
With their flight operations suffering losses amid the pandemic, airlines are finding creative ways to branch into new businesses or wring the last drops of value out of retiring aircraft.
With the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus compounding their worries, airlines are a...

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Japan Business Leaders Voice Resolve To Tackle Key Growth Challenges

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KYODO NEWS
 
The leaders of Japan's major business organizations on Saturday expressed their resolve to address pressing challenges facing the country to support growth in 2022, ranging from digitalization and decarbonization to regional revitalization and deregulation.
"We will aim to establish ...

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Major Retailers In Japan Pin Hopes On New Year Sales

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Major retailers are pinning their hopes on New Year’s shopping with some shops planning to resume sales of fukubukuro lucky bags and in-person events as the number of coronavirus infections has decreased.
However, with an outbreak of the omicron variant, the retailers are likely ...

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Land-Based Fish Farming To Be Covered By Insurance

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. plans to sell an insurance policy for operators of land-based fish farming in Japan, starting in January next year.
The insurance policy will cover losses and assist the business if fish cannot be shipped out. Tokio Marine & Nichido said ...

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Japan's November Jobless Rate Rises To 2.8% As People Seek Better Jobs

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's unemployment rate in November edged up to 2.8 percent from the previous month as an economic recovery from the coronavirus fallout prompted more people to leave their jobs in search of better ones, the government said Tuesday.
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate rose 0.1 pe...

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Japan’s Famed Koshien Stadium Switching To Leds

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo — Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, will be illuminated by light-emitting diodes with high energy-saving performance from next spring, replacing old lighting fixtures known for their “cocktail light” luminous quality at night games.
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When The Chips Are Down: Mcdonald's Rations Fries In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A new kind of chip shortage has hit Japanese supply chains, with McDonald's forced to ration fries in the country as COVID-19 and floods in Canada squeeze potato imports.
McDonald's Japan said it will only sell small-sized French fries for a week from Friday to avoid shortages.
"Due...

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Kirin May Seek Japan Aid In Beer Business Dispute With Myanmar Military Entity

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The top executive of Kirin Holdings Co. said Tuesday the company may ask the Japanese government for help to resolve a dispute over ending its beer business partnership with a Myanmar military-linked entity.
Kirin Holdings President and CEO Yoshinori Isozaki said in an interview tha...

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Daihatsu To Electrify All New Vehicles By 2030

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Daihatsu Motor Co. said Monday that all of its new models for the domestic market will be electric vehicles (EV) or hybrids by 2030.
The company also said it plans to launch an electric mini-vehicle by 2025. Utilizing subsidies from central and local governments, Daihatsu aims to...

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