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World's Biggest Wealth Fund Puts Kirin Holdings On Watch List Over Myanmar Link
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JAPAN TODAY
The Norwegian central bank said on Wednesday it had put Kirin Holdings Ltd Co on a watch list for possible exclusion from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund over the beverage giant's business ties to Myanmar's military.
Kirin on Feb. 5 said it would end its partnership with Mya...
The Norwegian central bank said on Wednesday it had put Kirin Holdings Ltd Co on a watch list for possible exclusion from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund over the beverage giant's business ties to Myanmar's military.
Kirin on Feb. 5 said it would end its partnership with Mya...
- March 4, 2021
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Japan Job Availability Up, Unemployment Down In January
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's job availability increased and the unemployment rate fell in January, government data showed Tuesday, indicating the immediate impact of the country's second pandemic-related state of emergency was limited.
The job availability ratio rose to 1.10 in January from 1.05...
TOKYO - Japan's job availability increased and the unemployment rate fell in January, government data showed Tuesday, indicating the immediate impact of the country's second pandemic-related state of emergency was limited.
The job availability ratio rose to 1.10 in January from 1.05...
- March 3, 2021
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Softbank To Merge Paypay And Line Pay Apps In Japan
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SofBank Group Corp.’s telecom arm, which on Monday completed the merger of its Japanese internet business with messaging service owner Line Corp., plans to combine the payment apps of those two entities.
The company will fold Line Pay into PayPay, backed by SoftBank Corp., its Yahoo J...
SofBank Group Corp.’s telecom arm, which on Monday completed the merger of its Japanese internet business with messaging service owner Line Corp., plans to combine the payment apps of those two entities.
The company will fold Line Pay into PayPay, backed by SoftBank Corp., its Yahoo J...
- March 1, 2021
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Little-Known Fees Help Japan's Trust Banks Dominate Profitable Niche Market
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JAPAN TIMES
When Honda Motor Co. stopped using Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. as its stock transfer agent last year, the automaker was hit with a roughly ¥426 million termination fee, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The break fee — ¥2,000 ($19) per shareholder — is a little-k...
When Honda Motor Co. stopped using Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. as its stock transfer agent last year, the automaker was hit with a roughly ¥426 million termination fee, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The break fee — ¥2,000 ($19) per shareholder — is a little-k...
- March 1, 2021
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Japan Partly Ending Pandemic Emergency, Keeps It For Tokyo
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AP NEWS
The state of emergency Japan set up to curb the spread of the coronavirus will be lifted in six urban areas this weekend and remain in the Tokyo area for another week, a government minister said Friday.
Partially lifting the emergency, and just a week early, underlines Japan’s eagerness...
The state of emergency Japan set up to curb the spread of the coronavirus will be lifted in six urban areas this weekend and remain in the Tokyo area for another week, a government minister said Friday.
Partially lifting the emergency, and just a week early, underlines Japan’s eagerness...
- February 27, 2021
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Japan Requests Airlines Stop Using Boeing 777s With P&W4000 Engines
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - U.S. regulators announced extra inspections on Boeing Co 777 jets using the same type of engine that shed debris over Denver on Saturday, while Japan went further and suspended their use while it considers what action to take.
The regulatory moves involving Pratt & Whitney 4...
TOKYO - U.S. regulators announced extra inspections on Boeing Co 777 jets using the same type of engine that shed debris over Denver on Saturday, while Japan went further and suspended their use while it considers what action to take.
The regulatory moves involving Pratt & Whitney 4...
- February 23, 2021
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Japan's Vaccine Supplies Limited, Delaying Shots For Nation's Elderly
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ABC NEWS
Japan will only receive limited doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the first months of the rollout and shots for the elderly will be distributed gradually, the country's inoculation chief says.
Pfizer, the maker of Japan's only approved COVID-19 vaccine, is ramping up production in Europe,...
Japan will only receive limited doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the first months of the rollout and shots for the elderly will be distributed gradually, the country's inoculation chief says.
Pfizer, the maker of Japan's only approved COVID-19 vaccine, is ramping up production in Europe,...
- February 22, 2021
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Japan Sees Recovery from Pandemic Slump
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The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of 12.7% in the final quarter of the year.
The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of 12.7% in October-December, marking the second straight quarter of growth, amid a recovery from the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to ...
The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of 12.7% in the final quarter of the year.
The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of 12.7% in October-December, marking the second straight quarter of growth, amid a recovery from the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to ...
- February 17, 2021
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Nikkei Ends Above 30,000 Mark For 1st Time In Over 30 Years
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Upbeat corporate earnings, hopes for a U.S. recovery and robust growth data for Japan's pandemic-hit economy injected fresh vigor into the Tokyo stock market Monday, pushing the Nikkei index to close above the 30,000 mark for the first time in more than 30 years.
The 225-iss...
TOKYO - Upbeat corporate earnings, hopes for a U.S. recovery and robust growth data for Japan's pandemic-hit economy injected fresh vigor into the Tokyo stock market Monday, pushing the Nikkei index to close above the 30,000 mark for the first time in more than 30 years.
The 225-iss...
- February 16, 2021
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Pandemic Proves A Blessing For Some Firms, But Ruin For Others
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JAPAN TIMES
Japanese firms are facing two drastically different business conditions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with those struggling amid weak demand seeing no way out of the crisis.
While manufacturers are generally seeing booming business thanks to demand from domestic consumers...
Japanese firms are facing two drastically different business conditions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with those struggling amid weak demand seeing no way out of the crisis.
While manufacturers are generally seeing booming business thanks to demand from domestic consumers...
- February 14, 2021
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