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Japan’s Move To Lower South Korea Trade Status Takes Effect
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BUSINESS INQUIRER
TOKYO — Japan’s downgrading of South Korea’s trade status took effect Wednesday, a decision that has already set off a series of reactions hurting bilateral relations.
Japanese manufacturers now must apply for approval for each technology-related contract for South Korean expo...
TOKYO — Japan’s downgrading of South Korea’s trade status took effect Wednesday, a decision that has already set off a series of reactions hurting bilateral relations.
Japanese manufacturers now must apply for approval for each technology-related contract for South Korean expo...
- August 28, 2019
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Japan’s Land Of Dreamers, Robots And Folding Start-Ups
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FINANCIAL TIMES
Four years ago, a Tokyo-based start-up called Seven Dreamers stole the show at Japan’s biggest technology trade fair with Laundroid — an artificial intelligence robot that could neatly fold clothes.
Despite Laundroid taking well over five minutes to process a single T-shirt, t...
Four years ago, a Tokyo-based start-up called Seven Dreamers stole the show at Japan’s biggest technology trade fair with Laundroid — an artificial intelligence robot that could neatly fold clothes.
Despite Laundroid taking well over five minutes to process a single T-shirt, t...
- August 27, 2019
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The Anime Movie ‘Weathering With You’ Is Becoming One Of Japan’s Biggest Hits Of All Time, And Will Compete At Next Year’s Oscars
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BUSINESS INSIDER
· The anime movie “Weathering with You” has made nearly $100 million in Japan and is the country’s tenth-biggest movie of all time since opening last month.
· The Japan Motion Picture Producers Association announced on Monday that “Weathering with You” will be Japan’s ent...
· The anime movie “Weathering with You” has made nearly $100 million in Japan and is the country’s tenth-biggest movie of all time since opening last month.
· The Japan Motion Picture Producers Association announced on Monday that “Weathering with You” will be Japan’s ent...
- August 27, 2019
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Japanese Utilities Start Selling Uranium Fuel Into Depressed Market
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan’s nuclear operators are starting to sell some of their huge holdings of uranium fuel, as chances fade of restarting many more reactors eight years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The sales so far have been small, but were made at values well below their purchas...
TOKYO - Japan’s nuclear operators are starting to sell some of their huge holdings of uranium fuel, as chances fade of restarting many more reactors eight years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The sales so far have been small, but were made at values well below their purchas...
- August 26, 2019
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BOJ Seen As Likely To Ramp Up Its Stimulus Measures As Early As Sept
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STRAITS TIMES
TOKYO • Japan's key consumer prices continued to rise at the same pace last month, hovering at a two-year low amid increasing speculation that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) may ramp up its stimulus as early as next month.
Prices excluding that for fresh food rose 0.6 per cent last month...
TOKYO • Japan's key consumer prices continued to rise at the same pace last month, hovering at a two-year low amid increasing speculation that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) may ramp up its stimulus as early as next month.
Prices excluding that for fresh food rose 0.6 per cent last month...
- August 24, 2019
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Japan, U.S. Reach Framework Trade Pact, No Tariff Cuts On Japan Cars - Nikkei
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EURONEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States and Japan have reached the broad framework of a trade agreement, with Washington maintaining tariffs on Japanese autos but Tokyo cutting tariffs on U.S. beef and pork, Japan’s Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert L...
TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States and Japan have reached the broad framework of a trade agreement, with Washington maintaining tariffs on Japanese autos but Tokyo cutting tariffs on U.S. beef and pork, Japan’s Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert L...
- August 24, 2019
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Number Of S. Koreans Visiting Japan Dropped 7.6% In July
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — The number of South Koreans visiting Japan dropped 7.6 percent in July, underscoring the toll a trade spat is taking on commerce in both countries.
The decline in South Korean tourists dented an otherwise positive result, with the total number of visitors to J...
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — The number of South Koreans visiting Japan dropped 7.6 percent in July, underscoring the toll a trade spat is taking on commerce in both countries.
The decline in South Korean tourists dented an otherwise positive result, with the total number of visitors to J...
- August 23, 2019
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Japan Post Reveals 104,000 Aflac Policies Improperly Sold, Bringing Total From Insurance Debacle To 287,000
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JAPAN TIMES
Scandal-hit Japan Post Co. improperly sold around 104,000 insurance policies issued by U.S. partner Aflac Inc., sources close to the matter said Wednesday, bringing the total for inappropriately sold policies to 287,000 nationwide.
As the debacle expands, the problems are being blam...
Scandal-hit Japan Post Co. improperly sold around 104,000 insurance policies issued by U.S. partner Aflac Inc., sources close to the matter said Wednesday, bringing the total for inappropriately sold policies to 287,000 nationwide.
As the debacle expands, the problems are being blam...
- August 23, 2019
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In High-Tech Japan, Cash Is Still King
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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
TOKYO: Once a pioneer in cashless transactions, Japan is now lagging behind as the world's biggest economies increasingly embrace electronic payments - because its ageing population still prefers physical money.
Four out of five purchases are still made with cash in Japan, des...
TOKYO: Once a pioneer in cashless transactions, Japan is now lagging behind as the world's biggest economies increasingly embrace electronic payments - because its ageing population still prefers physical money.
Four out of five purchases are still made with cash in Japan, des...
- August 22, 2019
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Japan Sow Stocks Rebound After Years of Decline from PEDv
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PORK BUSINESS
Has Japan’s hog industry finally shaken off the worst effects of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) outbreak of 2013? The Foreign Agricultural Service/Tokyo thinks so, as sow stocks recover to levels not seen in recent years, according to the August USDA FAS Global Agricul...
Has Japan’s hog industry finally shaken off the worst effects of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) outbreak of 2013? The Foreign Agricultural Service/Tokyo thinks so, as sow stocks recover to levels not seen in recent years, according to the August USDA FAS Global Agricul...
- August 21, 2019
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