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Yomiuri 333 Stock Index Raises Investor Expectations in Japan; Equal Weighting To Provide New Perspective

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The government and investors have expressed their high hopes for the Yomiuri Stock Index (Yomiuri 333), saying it will expand people’s investment options.
The Yomiuri Shimbun announced Thursday that it will establish the Yomiuri 333 in March next year to indicate the price movements ...

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Japanese Food Firm Marumiya Recalls Kamameshi-related Product after Finding Foreign Object, Possibly Cockroach

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Marumiya Corp. announced that it will recall about 15,000 of its pre-packaged ingredient boxes for making kamameshi rice called “Tori Gobo Kamameshi no Moto.”
The recall comes after a foreign object that appeared to be a cockroach was found in one of the products.
The company said no...

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Trading House Itochu Looks To Finance Seven & I Management Buyout

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Trading house Itochu Corp is considering helping finance the potential buyout of Seven & i Holdings Co by its management, responding to a request from the founding family of the Japanese retail giant, sources close to the matter said Monday.
Itochu, the parent of convenience store c...

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U.N. Panel’s Stance On Japan’s Imperial Succession Refuted

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ASIA NEWS
 
At a press conference held after a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya expressed his displeasure at the committee’s report that recommended the law be amended.
The reverberations from a U.N. committee’s recommendation that the Japanese government amend the Imperial...

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Japan’s Nikkei Ends Higher As Investors Assess Positive US Data

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LIVE MINT
 
Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Monday as local investors found comfort from recent U.S. data that signalled strong business activity in the world's largest economy.
A measure of U.S. business activity raced to a 31-month high in November, boosted by hopes for lower inter...

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Japan To Draw Up New Strategy To Beef Up Defense Industry, Exports

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan has started devising a strategy to strengthen its defense industry and promote exports of equipment, hoping to lay out medium to long-term goals for a sector that has struggled with small market scale and other challenges, government sources said Friday.
The so-called national ...

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Japan Government To Approve $140 Billion Stimulus

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THE SUN
 
  
 
Japan’s minority government was expected Friday to approve a $140-billion stimulus drive aimed at putting more money in consumers’ pockets after the ruling party’s worst election result in 15 years.
The October 27 contest saw voters -- angry over corruption in the Liberal Democrati...

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Japan Inflation Slows For 2nd Month In Oct On Energy Subsidies

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's core consumer prices in October climbed 2.3 percent from a year earlier, increasing at a slower pace for the second straight month as government subsidies curbed a rise in energy bills, government data showed Friday.
The increase in the nationwide core consumer price index, ...

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Tokyo Metro, Sumitomo Corp. to Join Operator of London’s ‘Elizabeth Line’ through 7-Year Contract

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A Joint Venture, which comprises Tokyo Metro Co., Sumitomo Corp. and a major U.K. passenger transport provider, will be entrusted to operate the Elizabeth line from May 2025, Transport for London announced on Tuesday.
It will be the first time Tokyo Metro takes on the operation of a ...

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Uniqlo Chief Says Fast Fashion Must Change With The Times

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Forty years after its founding, Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo has more than 2,500 stores worldwide. Sales at its parent company, Fast Retailing Co, recently topped 3 trillion yen annually for the first time.
The name Uniqlo comes from joining the words for “unique” and “clothing...

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