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Japan's stock market has surged and luxury cars are selling fast in Tokyo after eight years of economic stimulus under Abenomics, but that new wealth is concentrated in a small slice of society rather than broadly distributed, data show.
Addressing that divide has become a high priority...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Flying cars are expected to be used as a means of transportation to the site of the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo 2025.
Yet many problems remain to be solved before the technology can come to a street — or a sky — near you. It is not yet clear when these futuristic vehicles will be int...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's largest business lobby recently released a report it says shows the benefits that can come from allowing people to take on secondary employment, with the arrangement delivering a happier and more productive workforce while addressing some of the nation's demographic challeng...

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Japan's new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said on Sunday he won't seek to change the country's taxes on capital gains and dividends for now as he intends to pursue other steps for better wealth distribution, such as raising wages of medical workers.
Kishida, who has vowed to rectify we...

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Japanese oil company Eneos Holdings Inc (5020.T) plans to buy Japan Renewable Energy for about 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion) from Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
The deal would mark the first major purchase...

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MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE
 
Xandrie SA, parent company of France-born high-quality music streaming platform Qobuz, has acquired Japan’s e-onkyo music, a high-resolution music download platform, from Japanese electronics manufacturer Onkyo Corporation.
The acquisition marks the acceleration of Qobu...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Demand for gaming chairs is expanding in Japan, on the back of the spread of esports and heightened home office demand amid the pandemic.
Originally developed for pro gamers who spend long hours in front of computer screens, the comfortable ergonomic chairs are now being used by ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Hokkaido Air System’s (HAC) latest ATR 42-600 left Toulouse has arrived in Japan, with a brand new One World Alliance livery and using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
The aircraft is the third ATR 42-600 that the airline, operated by Japan Airlines, has received since its first del...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Automaker Toyota Motor Corp. outsold General Motors Co. in the United States for the first nine months of 2021 as the Detroit automaker grappled with production problems stemming from the semiconductor chip shortage.
Toyota during the first nine months sold 1.86 million vehicles ...

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Japan's business mood improved for a fifth straight quarter in September with manufacturers perking up on robust global demand, a central bank survey showed on Friday, boding well for the next administration's bid to pull the economy out of the doldrums.
Steady progress in vaccinations ...

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