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Japan Set To Resume Commercial Whaling
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission on Sunday and will resume commercial whaling on Monday for the first time in 31 years. Whaling ships are set to leave from ports in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Kushiro, Hokkaido.
The IWC, which Japan joined in 19...
Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission on Sunday and will resume commercial whaling on Monday for the first time in 31 years. Whaling ships are set to leave from ports in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Kushiro, Hokkaido.
The IWC, which Japan joined in 19...
- July 1, 2019
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Japan Big Manufacturers' Mood Hits Near 3-Year Low As Trade War Bites
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THE GUARDIAN
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence worsened to a nearly three-year low in the quarter to June, a central bank survey showed, in yet another sign of the growing economic toll exerted by slowing global demand and the U.S.-China trade war.
But service-se...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence worsened to a nearly three-year low in the quarter to June, a central bank survey showed, in yet another sign of the growing economic toll exerted by slowing global demand and the U.S.-China trade war.
But service-se...
- July 1, 2019
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Japan Is Leading On Business Climate Engagement. Will Ambitious Policies Follow?
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ECO BUSINESS
Japan is the first country where the government is explicitly providing support for companies to set science-based targets, placing companies in a central position to help the country reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
The Japanese government has announced its long-term climate a...
Japan is the first country where the government is explicitly providing support for companies to set science-based targets, placing companies in a central position to help the country reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
The Japanese government has announced its long-term climate a...
- July 1, 2019
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Kumamon, Japan’s Billion-Dollar Bear, Ventures Abroad
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NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW
Watch out Mickey Mouse, Kumamoto's popular mascot is going global KUMAMOTO, Japan / BANGKOK -- A small prefecture in western Japan is taking its bear mascot global, in a challenge to entertainment juggernauts like Walt Disney who dominate the world’s $123 billion character l...
Watch out Mickey Mouse, Kumamoto's popular mascot is going global KUMAMOTO, Japan / BANGKOK -- A small prefecture in western Japan is taking its bear mascot global, in a challenge to entertainment juggernauts like Walt Disney who dominate the world’s $123 billion character l...
- June 28, 2019
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Kansai Manufacturers Aim To Solve Global Issues With Homegrown Tech
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THE JAPAN NEWS
In the Kansai region, where the Group of 20 summit meeting will be held, there are a large number of manufacturing companies with unique technologies that can contribute to solving global issues.
The combined gross regional product of Osaka Prefecture and seven nearby prefectures...
In the Kansai region, where the Group of 20 summit meeting will be held, there are a large number of manufacturing companies with unique technologies that can contribute to solving global issues.
The combined gross regional product of Osaka Prefecture and seven nearby prefectures...
- June 27, 2019
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Walmart Considers Reducing Its Holdings In Japan, Public Listing For Seiyu
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TALK BUSINESS
Walmart has struggled to grow share in Japan since entering that market in 2002. Walmart increased its stake in Seiyu in 2008 becoming the sole owner of the retail business. There has been speculation Walmart was considering a sale of Seiyu to focus more on growth in India and Chi...
Walmart has struggled to grow share in Japan since entering that market in 2002. Walmart increased its stake in Seiyu in 2008 becoming the sole owner of the retail business. There has been speculation Walmart was considering a sale of Seiyu to focus more on growth in India and Chi...
- June 27, 2019
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Japan Is Taking Extreme Measures To Defuse Its Demographic Time Bomb
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BUSINESS INSIDER
In Japan, people aren’t having sex.That means they’re not having babies either, and the declining fertility rate is creating a demographic time bomb.The Japanese government is going to all sorts of lengths to defuse it, from offering free childcare to organizing speed-dating e...
In Japan, people aren’t having sex.That means they’re not having babies either, and the declining fertility rate is creating a demographic time bomb.The Japanese government is going to all sorts of lengths to defuse it, from offering free childcare to organizing speed-dating e...
- June 25, 2019
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Building Enduring Ties With Customers
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The banking sector’s business environment has seen fundamental changes. What is the plan for Resona Holdings, Inc. — managing the group’s four consolidated subsidiary banks mainly operating in the Tokyo metropolitan and Kansai areas — to survive? For this installment of Leaders, ...
The banking sector’s business environment has seen fundamental changes. What is the plan for Resona Holdings, Inc. — managing the group’s four consolidated subsidiary banks mainly operating in the Tokyo metropolitan and Kansai areas — to survive? For this installment of Leaders, ...
- June 24, 2019
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Japanese Businesses See Economy Peaking Out, Want More Stimulus
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's economy is likely to stop expanding this year and into next with the Sino-U.S. trade war and a planned sales tax hike expected to crimp activity, a Reuters poll of Japanese companies found, with most calling for fresh stimulus to prop up growth.
The gloomy outlook su...
TOKYO - Japan's economy is likely to stop expanding this year and into next with the Sino-U.S. trade war and a planned sales tax hike expected to crimp activity, a Reuters poll of Japanese companies found, with most calling for fresh stimulus to prop up growth.
The gloomy outlook su...
- June 21, 2019
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Japanese Mob Muscles Into Bubble Tea Sector
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ASIA TIMES
When you join the cool kids and pay US$5 for that cup of trendy bubble tea in Tokyo, are you making a financial contribution to the yakuza, Japan’s notorious gangster fraternities?
This is a question many have been asking recently after the weekly magazine Shukan Post ran a story ent...
When you join the cool kids and pay US$5 for that cup of trendy bubble tea in Tokyo, are you making a financial contribution to the yakuza, Japan’s notorious gangster fraternities?
This is a question many have been asking recently after the weekly magazine Shukan Post ran a story ent...
- June 21, 2019
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