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Japanese Cooperative Opens Bonito Plant in France
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JAPAN TODAY
CONCARNEAU, France — They came all the way from Japan to France with a crazy idea: establishing a factory for authentic dried bonito flakes (“katsuobushi”), a key ingredient in Japanese cuisine that is very rare in Europe.
Dried bonito fish has a distinct umami flavor and is the mai...
CONCARNEAU, France — They came all the way from Japan to France with a crazy idea: establishing a factory for authentic dried bonito flakes (“katsuobushi”), a key ingredient in Japanese cuisine that is very rare in Europe.
Dried bonito fish has a distinct umami flavor and is the mai...
- December 17, 2016
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Tokyo Stocks Edge Higher After Fed Rate Hike
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Tokyo’s benchmark index squeaked out another fresh high for the year on Thursday, boosted by the yen’s slide after the US Federal Reserve announced a long-awaited rate hike and said there would be more next year.
The dollar surged to fresh 10-month highs against the yen—boos...
TOKYO — Tokyo’s benchmark index squeaked out another fresh high for the year on Thursday, boosted by the yen’s slide after the US Federal Reserve announced a long-awaited rate hike and said there would be more next year.
The dollar surged to fresh 10-month highs against the yen—boos...
- December 16, 2016
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UNIQLO Appoints Japan's Youngest Everest Summiteer as Global Brand Ambassador
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — UNIQLO on Wednesday announced that it has appointed Marin Minamiya as its first female global brand ambassador. She was 19 when she reached the summit of Mt Everest in May this year—the youngest Japanese national to achieve this feat.
UNIQLO said it will continue to suppor...
TOKYO — UNIQLO on Wednesday announced that it has appointed Marin Minamiya as its first female global brand ambassador. She was 19 when she reached the summit of Mt Everest in May this year—the youngest Japanese national to achieve this feat.
UNIQLO said it will continue to suppor...
- December 10, 2016
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Ruling Bloc OK’s Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The ruling bloc has decided to adopt a plan to extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen line via Obama, Fukui Prefecture, and Kyoto, informed sources said Wednesday.
A subgroup of the project team of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its Komeito ally will draw up...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The ruling bloc has decided to adopt a plan to extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen line via Obama, Fukui Prefecture, and Kyoto, informed sources said Wednesday.
A subgroup of the project team of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its Komeito ally will draw up...
- December 10, 2016
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Caps On Overtime Don’t Worry 45% of Major Firms Surveyed
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Major companies are divided over the introduction of upper limits on overtime hours, which is being discussed by the government as part of working-style reforms, a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey showed.
According to the survey, 47 percent of major companies said they were concerne...
Major companies are divided over the introduction of upper limits on overtime hours, which is being discussed by the government as part of working-style reforms, a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey showed.
According to the survey, 47 percent of major companies said they were concerne...
- December 7, 2016
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Tax System Revisions Aim to Boost Business Restructuring
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The government and ruling parties plan to revise the tax system in a bid to provide a boost to the business restructuring of Japanese companies, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
Under the current tax system, when a company separates its business divisions or subsidiaries and make...
The government and ruling parties plan to revise the tax system in a bid to provide a boost to the business restructuring of Japanese companies, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
Under the current tax system, when a company separates its business divisions or subsidiaries and make...
- December 3, 2016
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Japan Factory Output Inches Up in October
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japan’s factory output inched up in October, expanding for the third month in a row, government data showed Wednesday.
Industrial production grew 0.1% on-month, following a 0.6% increase in September.
“Activity is now well above the lows reached earlier this year, but there ...
TOKYO — Japan’s factory output inched up in October, expanding for the third month in a row, government data showed Wednesday.
Industrial production grew 0.1% on-month, following a 0.6% increase in September.
“Activity is now well above the lows reached earlier this year, but there ...
- December 1, 2016
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Tax System Revisions Aim to Boost Business Restructuring
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The government and ruling parties plan to revise the tax system in a bid to provide a boost to the business restructuring of Japanese companies, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
Under the current tax system, when a company separates its business divisions or subsidiaries and make...
The government and ruling parties plan to revise the tax system in a bid to provide a boost to the business restructuring of Japanese companies, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
Under the current tax system, when a company separates its business divisions or subsidiaries and make...
- December 1, 2016
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Equal Tax Rates for Sake, Wine Considered
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The government and ruling parties are considering the unification of tax rates on sake and wine, aiming to simplify the nation’s complicated liquor tax system, according to sources.
They plan to gradually reduce the tax rate on sake while increasing the tax on wine. Such revision...
The government and ruling parties are considering the unification of tax rates on sake and wine, aiming to simplify the nation’s complicated liquor tax system, according to sources.
They plan to gradually reduce the tax rate on sake while increasing the tax on wine. Such revision...
- November 25, 2016
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Majority of Japanese Believe Nation's Economy is Worsening: Poll
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — A majority of Japanese think the country’s economy is worsening due to slumping consumer spending and slowing wage increases, according to results of a nationwide poll published by local newspapers.
In the survey conducted Nov 5 and 6, 58% said they think the economy is falt...
TOKYO — A majority of Japanese think the country’s economy is worsening due to slumping consumer spending and slowing wage increases, according to results of a nationwide poll published by local newspapers.
In the survey conducted Nov 5 and 6, 58% said they think the economy is falt...
- November 24, 2016
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