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Post-Emergency Precautions Expected To Slow Economic Recovery

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The nation moved a step toward the normalization of economic activities when the state of emergency for Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures was lifted on March 21.
However, full-fledged economic recovery is likely to take time, as many restaurants and retail stores are planni...

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Post-Emergency Precautions Expected To Slow Economic Recovery

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The nation moved a step toward the normalization of economic activities when the state of emergency for Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures was lifted on March 21.
However, full-fledged economic recovery is likely to take time, as many restaurants and retail stores are planni...

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Japan Biopharma Firm Looks To Ship Astrazeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine It Is Producing Within 1 Month

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JAPAN NEWS
 
JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. is planning to ship undiluted solution of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca PLC within a month, the biopharmaceutical firm’s Chairman and President Shin Ashida said Wednesday.
“Nearly 100 employees have been assigned to...

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Japan's Car Makers Assess Impact Of Renesas Auto Chip Plant Fire

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota, Nissan, Honda and other Japanese carmakers scrambled on Monday to assess the impact on their production of a fire at a Renesas Electronics chip plant that could aggravate a global semiconductor shortage.
Renesas has said it will take at least a month to resume production at ...

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Japan Temporarily Sets Higher Tariffs On U.S. Beef Imports

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is temporarily raising tariffs on U.S. beef imports as volumes have exceeded levels agreed to between the two nations for the fiscal year ending on March 31, Japan's agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.
From Thursday, the tariff will rise to 38.5% from 25.8% for 30 days thr...

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Shares Of Japanese Tech Giant Rakuten Jump 20% After Stake Sale To Walmart, Tencent

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CNBC
 
Key PointsShares of Japanese tech giant Rakuten jumped 20% on Monday after it announced plans to raise $2.2 billion in a bid to better compete with its U.S. rivals.Rakuten said in Friday it will issue new shares to Japan Post, Tencent and Walmart.Hiroshi Mikitani, Rakuten’s founder, chairm...

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Meiko Implements Mobile Ticketing On Its Network In Japan

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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT
 
Japanese operator Meiko Bus has implemented a mobile ticketing system across its network, including on its busy Shirahama Onsen route.
Meiko Bus has implemented a mobile ticketing system on its network, including on its popular Shirahima Onsen route. The Shirahama area, on...

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Japanese Tech Giant Rakuten To Raise $2.2 Billion By Issuing New Shares To Walmart, Tencent And Japan Post

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CNBC
 
Key PointsRakuten said it will issue 211,656,500 shares at 1,145 Japanese yen ($10.5) per share.Founded in 1997, Rakuten has over 70 businesses and 1.4 billion members worldwide.Its e-commerce site is one of the most popular in Japan but the company’s market value is a fraction of Amazon’s...

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Digital Technology Veteran Yoshiyuki Ueda Joins ON24 as Country Manager of Japan

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YAHOO NEWS
 
Ueda brings more than 20 years of digital experience to ON24 to help accelerate customers' digital transformation initiatives
ON24 (NYSE: ONTF) today announced that Yoshiyuki Ueda has joined the company as country manager of Japan. He is responsible for developing strategic customer ...

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Japan's 'Solidarity' Quake Tax May Be Model To Foot Pandemic Bill

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is paying for the huge cost of rebuilding areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami with a special "solidarity" tax that could become a model to shoulder the much bigger spending needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Households are bearing the brunt of the bill, ...

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