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Japan's Coincident Index Suggests Economy At "Turning Point"

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THE STAR
 
TOKYO (Reuters): Japan's coincident indicator index fell for a third straight month in January, prompting the government to downgrade its outlook on Thursday as the index indicated the economy could have reached the peak of its long-term business cycle.
Calculated from a range of data,...

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Nissan Wary Of Ghosn Rekindling Coup Theory

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Nissan Motor Co. has been wary of renewed criticism toward it since its former Chairman Carlos Ghosn was released on bail Wednesday.
Ghosn is said to believe that his arrest was the result of a coup carried out by senior Nissan officials who were against his plan to integrate Nis...

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Japan's Fourth Quarter GDP Seen Revised Up On Stronger Business Spending: Reuters Poll

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REUTERS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s economy likely expanded faster than initially estimated in the fourth quarter due to stronger business investment, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday.
But a batch of weak recent data such as exports and factory output has raised concerns that weakening global dem...

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Cabinet Approves Bill To Lower Mobile Phone Fees In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday approved a proposed legal revision to lower fees for mobile phone services amid criticism that Japanese carriers charge too much compared to other countries.
The proposed bill to revise the telecommunications business law w...

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Japan's Suntory Enters 'Water Plus' Market

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BANGKOK POST
 
Thais have had a positive attitude towards Japanese culture for a long time. Whether music, games, food, lifestyle, trends or quality products, Thais frequently list Japanese as their favourite in these categories.
Suntory, the world's fourth-largest food and beverage producer, is ...

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Seven-Eleven To Test Shorter Hours In Labor-Short Japan

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NIKKEI ASIA
 
McDonald's and other stores also move away from 24-hour operations.
TOKYO -- Seven-Eleven Japan is reassessing its mainstay 24-hour business model as franchise owners grapple with severe personnel shortages, testing shorter store hours at select locations to gauge the impact on earn...

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Japan Jan Industrial Output Falls 3.7% Month-On-Month

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THE STAR
 
TOKYO: Japan's industrial output fell 3.7 percent in January, posting a third straight month of declines in a sign slowing external demand is taking its tolls on factory activity, government data showed on Thursday.
The fall in output compared with a median market forecast for a 2.5 pe...

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It’s Not Just The EU That Is Alienated By Brexit. It’s Japan Too

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Nissan, Honda and Hitachi were the pillars of an Anglo-Japanese accord dating back to the 1980s. That deal is now in ruins
The damage becomes more palpable by the day. So, far from winning a £350m-a-week boost to the NHS, we find that the mere prospect of Brexit is costing the econ...

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R&D Means Good Medicine At Low Prices / Focus On Strength Of Expertise

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
While large-scale corporate acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry have taken place globally one after another, Osaka city-based Shionogi & Co., Ltd. has pursued a different path by focusing on research and development — rather than on expanding its business scale — and enjo...

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Nissan Governance Committee To Propose Limits On Chairman Post

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co's third-party governance committee will propose reducing the power of the chairman's post following the dismissal of Carlos Ghosn, who exercised strong influence over the alliance with Renault SA, people familiar with the matter said.
The committee was set up...

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