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Self-checkout Machines Spreading
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THE JAPAN NEWS
More and more people are checking themselves out at supermarkets and other stores with the growing introduction of self-checkout machines (see below).
The machines help reduce the number of cashiers and help stores cope with a shortage of sales staff, which is an issue for the re...
More and more people are checking themselves out at supermarkets and other stores with the growing introduction of self-checkout machines (see below).
The machines help reduce the number of cashiers and help stores cope with a shortage of sales staff, which is an issue for the re...
- April 26, 2016
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Japan in Depth / Organizational Power Won The Day
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
SAPPORO — With the victory of a candidate backed by them, the ruling parties will now aim to further consolidate their forces for the House of Councillors election this summer.
Opposition parties are set to accelerate efforts to step up their united-front offe...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
SAPPORO — With the victory of a candidate backed by them, the ruling parties will now aim to further consolidate their forces for the House of Councillors election this summer.
Opposition parties are set to accelerate efforts to step up their united-front offe...
- April 26, 2016
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The EU: In or Out - What Japanese Firms Think About Brexit
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Almost certainly the vast majority of UK-based Japanese-owned businesses want Britain to stay in the European Union (EU) after the in–out EU membership referendum planned for June 23.
However, few of them have stated this publicly and no Japanese firm has yet said it would m...
TOKYO — Almost certainly the vast majority of UK-based Japanese-owned businesses want Britain to stay in the European Union (EU) after the in–out EU membership referendum planned for June 23.
However, few of them have stated this publicly and no Japanese firm has yet said it would m...
- April 25, 2016
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Mitsubishi Motors Admits Employees Falsified Fuel-efficiency Data
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JAPAN TIMES
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday it had found evidence that employees falsified fuel-efficiency data for four minicar models and that it had suspended manufacturing and sales of the cars.
“We think the manipulation was done intentionally. . . . (People in charge) wanted to mak...
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday it had found evidence that employees falsified fuel-efficiency data for four minicar models and that it had suspended manufacturing and sales of the cars.
“We think the manipulation was done intentionally. . . . (People in charge) wanted to mak...
- April 23, 2016
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Exports Fall On Yen’s Rise, Weaker Demand
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s exports fell for a sixth straight month in March as slowing growth in China, soft demand for electronic components for products such as the iPhone and a strengthening yen threatened to hold back the country’s economic recovery.
Electronics makers are unl...
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s exports fell for a sixth straight month in March as slowing growth in China, soft demand for electronic components for products such as the iPhone and a strengthening yen threatened to hold back the country’s economic recovery.
Electronics makers are unl...
- April 22, 2016
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Analysis / Mileage Competition Spurred MMC Manipulation
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC), which announced Wednesday it had falsified data on fuel efficiency for four minivehicle models, has been in fierce competition over better mileage to attract cost-conscious consumers.
The company overstated the fuel economy of th...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC), which announced Wednesday it had falsified data on fuel efficiency for four minivehicle models, has been in fierce competition over better mileage to attract cost-conscious consumers.
The company overstated the fuel economy of th...
- April 22, 2016
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Plants Shut Down After Quake, Fueling Economic Fears
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Some of Japan’s biggest firms including Sony and Toyota shut down operations in southern Japan Friday after the region’s deadly earthquake, but analysts said while the economy could be affected the impact would be far less than previous disasters.
At least nine people were k...
TOKYO — Some of Japan’s biggest firms including Sony and Toyota shut down operations in southern Japan Friday after the region’s deadly earthquake, but analysts said while the economy could be affected the impact would be far less than previous disasters.
At least nine people were k...
- April 20, 2016
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Luxury Or Bust For Foreign Automakers in Japan
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Tokyo businessman Randal Furudera isn’t about to swap his German-made BMW M5 for a “boring” Japanese car, although he’ll give them some grudging respect for their ho-hum dependability.
Deep-pocketed buyers like Furudera are driving sales in Japan of high-end foreign brands, ...
TOKYO — Tokyo businessman Randal Furudera isn’t about to swap his German-made BMW M5 for a “boring” Japanese car, although he’ll give them some grudging respect for their ho-hum dependability.
Deep-pocketed buyers like Furudera are driving sales in Japan of high-end foreign brands, ...
- April 20, 2016
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Mori Building to Turn Toranomon Into Global Business Hub
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JAPAN TRENDS
Mori has made its mission to create “cities-within-the-city” complexes, most notable in Roppongi but also in Aoyama with the Omotesando Hills.
In mid-2014 Mori Building opened the Toranomon Hills complex, the latest addition to the ever-changing Tokyo skyline.
But Toranomon Hills i...
Mori has made its mission to create “cities-within-the-city” complexes, most notable in Roppongi but also in Aoyama with the Omotesando Hills.
In mid-2014 Mori Building opened the Toranomon Hills complex, the latest addition to the ever-changing Tokyo skyline.
But Toranomon Hills i...
- April 18, 2016
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Market Would Have Been Worse Without Negative Rate, Kuroda Says
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JAPAN TIMES
The nation’s financial markets would have been in worse shape if the Bank of Japan had not adopted a negative interest rate, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said, rejecting suggestions the new policy has been counterproductive.
“I really don’t think that the introduction of the negative in...
The nation’s financial markets would have been in worse shape if the Bank of Japan had not adopted a negative interest rate, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said, rejecting suggestions the new policy has been counterproductive.
“I really don’t think that the introduction of the negative in...
- April 18, 2016
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