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Japan Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Consumer sentiment in Japan weakened for the 12th straight month in September, hitting its lowest level since the survey started in April 2013, a Cabinet Office survey showed Wednesday.
The seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index dropped 1.5 points from the previous month to 3...

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Consul-General Of Japan Visits Kenora, Talks Business With Locals

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KENORA DAILY MINER AND NEWS
 
Consul-General to Japan Takako Ito was in Kenora late last week to speak with Kenora residents about strengthening social and economic ties between Japan and Canada.
The Consul-General of Japan in Toronto paid a visit to Kenora last week with hopes of strengthening t...

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Japan Delivers Long-Delayed Consumption Tax Hike

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BBC
 
Japan has increased its consumption tax for the first time in five years, bringing the long-delayed policy into effect despite concerns it may knock the economy.
On Tuesday, the country raised its sales tax rate from 8% to 10%.
The new rate applies to nearly all goods and services, though m...

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Registers, Rates And Points: Tax Hike Woes For Japanese Retailers

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Cash register shortages, differing tax levels and a complicated points system: from Oct 1, Japan will have a new consumption tax and its complex regulations have left some retailers baffled.
The long-awaited and twice delayed consumption tax hike will move from eight percent...

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‘Scattered-Style’ Hotel Business Spreading

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A unique hotel business to offer services at accommodations and eateries scattered about within walking distance is spreading in Japan.
Often reutilizing traditional Japanese houses as hotel facilities, the business aims to allow guests to walk around a city ...

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Inflation By Stealth: How Japan's Firms Fight The Frugal Retail Psyche

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JOURNAL PIONEER
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - After years of soggy inflation and the long reign of Japan's tight-fisted shoppers, businesses in the world's third-largest economy are adopting new methods to lift prices, from artificial intelligence to simple packaging tweaks.
Despite many rounds of stimulus...

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Japan's Richest Man Fears Brexit Could Turn UK Into 'Sick Man Of Europe'

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CNN
 
London (CNN Business)Japan's richest man has warned that Brexit is "practically impossible" and could take the United Kingdom back to the economic stagnation of the 1970s when the country was often described as the "sick man of Europe."
Tadashi Yanai, the billionaire founder and CEO of Fast...

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New LCC Terminal Opens At Centrair

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKONAME, Aichi (Jiji Press) — A new terminal for low-cost carriers was opened at Chubu Centrair Airport near Nagoya on Friday, raising expectations for a boost to the number of foreign visitors to the Chubu region.
Terminal 2 at the Centrair airport is the third dedicated LCC te...

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Commercial Land Prices Outside Japan's 3 Largest Urban Areas Rise For 1st Time In 28 Years

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The average price of land for commercial use outside Japan's three largest metropolitan areas -- Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya -- has risen for the first time since 1991, as an influx of foreign tourists has been reviving the country's real estate scene, according to government da...

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More Than 270 Flights Cancelled Due To Typhoon

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NHK WORLD
 
Typhoon Tapah has caused the cancellation of 276 domestic flights to and from Okinawa area airports as of 9 a.m. Saturday.
They include 92 All Nippon Airways flights and 48 operated by Japan Airlines.
Other affected carriers are Skymark Airlines with 34 flights, Japan Air Commuter wit...

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