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ANA Sees 30 Years of Overseas Flights

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
By Mitsuhiko Totsuka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
All Nippon Airways — which marked on Thursday 30 years since it launched regular international flights — is expected to surpass Japan Airlines in terms of overseas flight passenger numbers for fiscal 2015.
ANA has been in good s...

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Ups & Downs / Yoshiaki Kawashima, President of Mi Cafeto Co. / Pursuit of Great Coffee Began in Latin America

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The career of Mi Cafeto Co. President Yoshiaki Kawashima, 59, as a coffee distributor has been built through his unique experiences in Latin America. The following are excerpts from an interview with the man now known as a “coffee hunter,” which was conducted ...

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Sharp Shares Plunge After Takeover Thrown Into Question

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Sharp shares nosedived Friday, after the Taiwanese multinational that owns Foxconn said it would delay its multi-billion-dollar takeover to review new information it had received about the ailing Japanese giant.
Analysts had cheered Hon Hai Precision’s bid for Sharp—the firs...

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Japan Aso: G20 to discuss China, Oil, U.S. Monetary Policy

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REUTERS
 
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies will discuss China's excess capacity, tumbling oil prices, and U.S. monetary policy when they meet in Shanghai next week.
"China's excess capacity and its excess financial credit, ...

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Japan's Sharp To Vote On Rival Takeover Bids On Thursday: Sources

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REUTERS
 
Sharp Corp (6753.T) plans to choose between rival rescue offers as soon as Thursday, as a favoured bid from Taiwan's Foxconn continues to be challenged by a Japanese state-backed investment fund, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The board of the ailing electronics maker ...

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Japan, U.S. Reach Deal On Daytime Haneda Slots

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The Japanese and U.S. governments agreed on Thursday to set a total of 10 new daytime slots for round-trips between the two countries at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.
The agreement was reached in civil aviation talks between the two countries that started Tuesday.
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Japan’s Daicel and Britain’s BAE Target Helicopter Air Bags for U.S. Army

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THE JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese air bag component maker Daicel Corp. and Britain’s biggest defense firm, BAE Systems, are designing an air bag for military helicopters that they hope to sell to the U.S. Army, according to three sources with knowledge of the proposal.
The two companies will finalize a ...

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2 Major Brewers Enjoy Record Sales in 2015

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
 
Jiji Press
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Two of the four major Japanese brewers enjoyed record consolidated sales and operating profits in 2015, powered by brisk overseas performance, their latest earnings data have shown. The two are Suntory Holdings Ltd. and Asahi Group Holdings Ltd...

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Japan's Economy Contracts In Fourth Quarter

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BBC WORLD
 
Japan's economy contracted in the final three months of 2015, adding to a string of setbacks for the government's economic reform policy. Between October and December, it shrank by 0.4% compared with the previous quarter, official figures show.
Expectations for the numbers were for a ...

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Tokyo Stocks Plunge More Than 5%

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO —  Tokyo stocks dived more than 5% on Friday morning, playing catch-up with a global sell-off after a one-day holiday amid deepening worries about the world economy.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunged 5.34%, or 838.74 points, to 14,874.65 at the...

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