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Gov't To Import 4,000 Tons of Butter To Ease Shortage

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced a plan to increase butter imports by 4,000 tons in preparation for the Christmas and Valentine seasons.
The ministry implemented a similar policy last year as milk production declined in Hokkaido and other pre...

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Takata Lifelines Scrutinized by Carmakers Stuck in Cost Bind

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Takata Corp. and some of the world’s biggest carmakers face an extensive, expensive to-do list as they try to resolve the worst safety crisis in the auto industry’s history.
Executives for the Tokyo-based maker of air bags are scheduled to meet in Japan with Honda Motor Co. and of...

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Companies Aim For Barrier-free Society

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese companies are reinforcing their efforts and developing products that can contribute to the realization of a “barrier-free society,” including eliminating uneven surfaces in passageways and improving services at shops, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games....

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Japan Move Shows Limit of Central Bank Powers

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Japan’s central bank has revealed yet another exotic weapon to generate growth, but skeptics say all it shows is that the armoury is empty and a long battle against deflation is being lost.
With the European Central Bank apparently set to embark down a similar path and the F...

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JAL Unveils Doraemon Jet For Flights to China

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Airlines unveiled a special aircraft adorned with Doraemon graphics in Tokyo on Wednesday for use in flights between Japan and China.
It will be the first time for an aircraft featuring the popular Japanese manga character, which is also recognized by m...

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Japan Logs Surprise Trade Deficit in August

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 TOKYO —Japan’s exports tumbled and the country logged a surprise trade deficit in August, data showed on Wednesday, reviving concerns about the economy just before the Bank of Japan wraps up a closely watched meeting.
Shipments overseas fell 9.6% from a year earlier as a strong yen...

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BOJ Adds Long-term Interest Rate Target to Massive Asset-buying Program

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — The Bank of Japan overhauled its monetary policy framework on Wednesday, switching to targetting interest rates and sidelining more than three years of massive money printing that did little to jolt the economy out of a decades-long funk.
But the BOJ held off on deepening ne...

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Takata Said to Plan Shortlist of Bidders

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Bloomberg) —Takata Corp., the embattled Japanese air-bag supplier that’s put itself up for sale after triggering the auto industry’s biggest safety recall, aims to shortlist two to three candidates by October, according to people familiar with the process.
Bidders for Toky...

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BOJ Signals Shift Away From Surprise Policy Tactics with New Transparency

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — The Bank of Japan is ditching the tactic under Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda of surprising markets with its monetary decisions.
That’s the conclusion of BOJ watchers sifting through speeches and media appearances with Kuroda and other officials in recent weeks, which h...

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Japan's Economy Barely Grows in April-June: Revised Data

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Japan’s economy barely grew in the April-June quarter, revised data showed Thursday, supplying the latest failing report card for the prime minister’s policy blitz. Growth in the world’s third-largest economy came in at 0.2 percent on-quarter, slightly better than a 0.0 perc...

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