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Japanese Brokers Say Goodbye To 'Hanko' Seals On Contracts

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NIKKEI ASIAN
 
TOKYO -- SMBC Nikko Securities, a top Japanese brokerage house, will allow clients to open an account without the need to provide 'hanko' seals on their contracts at all its branches starting this month. All they will need is a Nikko sales representative to fill in a form on an iPa...

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Japan Looking To Restrict Use Of Chinese Apps, Including Tiktok

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MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE
 
Japanese politicians are reportedly looking at restricting the use of Chinese-made apps including ByteDance-owned TikTok over data security concerns.
According to Japanese news outlet NHK, the group of lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party want to submit pr...

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New UK-Japan Trade Deal Set To Protect Business Encryption Keys

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NEW STATES MAN
 
The UK’s post-Brexit trade deal with Japan is taking shape, with both countries agreeing to advanced digital standards that ban either government from demanding companies to hand over encryption keys (used to guard proprietary tech and data), disclose algorithms, or set up local ...

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Pandemic Gets Japan's Automated Delivery Services On The Road

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan is paving the way for autonomous delivery robots to become part of everyday life, with social distancing efforts required during the coronavirus pandemic making the push all the more vital.
The coronavirus crisis has increased the appeal of services that allow for redu...

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Dentsu To Not Join Industry Ministry Biddings For Time Being

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. has said it will not take part in the biddings for new projects planned by the industry ministry for the time being.
The decision, announced Wednesday, was made in response to public criticism over the dubious process of how the company took on a task r...

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Delayed Olympics Leaves Japan’s Hotels Deserted And Economy In A Limbo

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THE PRINT
 
 The government had expected the Games to fuel a surge in overseas visitors to 40 million this year. Now, it may not even reach 5 million.
Tokyo: The Olympic cauldron will remain unlit and its stadium empty on Friday as the virus-triggered postponement of the Tokyo Games leaves disapp...

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Indonesia’s Horticultural Products More Expensive Than Neighbors, Says Japan’s Nanyang

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JAKARTA POST
 
Indonesia’s exports of horticultural products such as fruit, vegetables and spices to Japan remain uncompetitive because of high prices, officials have said.
Japanese food products importer Nanyang Trading Co.’s president Katsunari Kasugai on Tuesday said that Indonesian frozen hor...

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Japan Buying Company Sees More Opportunities After Olympus Deal

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RECEIVE NEWS
 
TOKYO – Japan Industrial Partners is an organization that is reshaping the biggest names in Asian production, but loves to reaffirm a low profile.
With a number of 30 and a small workplace in Marunouchi, Tokyo’s financial district, the buyer’s apple doesn’t reveal the most importan...

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With Shift Toward Merit-Based Pay, Japan's Hitachi To Drop Old Ways

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REUTERS
 
Hitachi Ltd (6501.T) is moving to scrap a remnant of one of Japan Inc’s most famous practices: seniority-based pay.
The change reflects Hitachi’s transformation from a hardware-focused manufacturer into a services business and highlights the realisation that for many Japanese firms old-...

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UK Asks Japan For Huawei Alternatives In 5G Networks

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THE CHRONICLES
 
The British government asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies, the Nikkei said on Sunday, a further step in a global technology and security war between the United States and China.
Britain named NEC Corp <6701.T> and Fujitsu Ltd <6702.T> a...

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