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Japan Camera Makers Battle Smartphone Onslaught
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Highschooler Nao Noguchi is a perfect illustration of why Japanese camera sales have plunged the past few years—she uses her smartphone for everything and cannot understand why anyone would bother with a separate device for photos.
“It is easy to take your smartphone out of ...
TOKYO — Highschooler Nao Noguchi is a perfect illustration of why Japanese camera sales have plunged the past few years—she uses her smartphone for everything and cannot understand why anyone would bother with a separate device for photos.
“It is easy to take your smartphone out of ...
- February 12, 2016
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Sales of Evolving Kotatsu Heat Up
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The traditional kotatsu electric heater is a low table with a heat source underneath and a thick blanket on top so people can sit on the floor, often stretch out their legs underneath and get through the winter.
However, this type of kotatsu can be a bit hard ...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The traditional kotatsu electric heater is a low table with a heat source underneath and a thick blanket on top so people can sit on the floor, often stretch out their legs underneath and get through the winter.
However, this type of kotatsu can be a bit hard ...
- February 9, 2016
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Ups & Downs / Junichi Sato, President of Kakuyasu Co. / ‘Door-to-door’ Business Key to Expansion
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JAPAN TODAY
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Junichi Sato, 57, president of liquor store chain operator Kakuyasu Co., has been expanding the company’s business by offering delivery services through a well-organized store network. The following are excerpts from an interview with Sato.
Mountain of debts
My f...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Junichi Sato, 57, president of liquor store chain operator Kakuyasu Co., has been expanding the company’s business by offering delivery services through a well-organized store network. The following are excerpts from an interview with Sato.
Mountain of debts
My f...
- February 9, 2016
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Panasonic Cuts Sales Target On Slowing China, Emerging Economies
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JAPAN TODAY
Tokyo (AFP) — Panasonic on Wednesday cut its full-year revenue forecast, citing a slowdown in China and other emerging economies, but added that net profit soared in the nine months to December.
The Japanese electronics giant—which has been undergoing a huge restructuring to close t...
Tokyo (AFP) — Panasonic on Wednesday cut its full-year revenue forecast, citing a slowdown in China and other emerging economies, but added that net profit soared in the nine months to December.
The Japanese electronics giant—which has been undergoing a huge restructuring to close t...
- February 4, 2016
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Shibuya Retailers Use Tech To Speed Up Inbound Tourist Sales
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JAPAN TRENDS
To speed up service for customers from overseas, Shibuya 109 and 109 Men’s have introduced a new duty-free POS system called RefundPro.
While the hike in the sales tax from 5% to 8% affected domestic retail sales, tourists are exempt and can claim the tax back from their purchases ...
To speed up service for customers from overseas, Shibuya 109 and 109 Men’s have introduced a new duty-free POS system called RefundPro.
While the hike in the sales tax from 5% to 8% affected domestic retail sales, tourists are exempt and can claim the tax back from their purchases ...
- February 1, 2016
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Toyota Keeps Top Global Automaker Crown, Selling 10.15 mil Vehicles In 2015
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Toyota on Wednesday kept the title of world’s biggest automaker for the fourth straight year after saying it sold 10.15 million vehicles globally in 2015, driving past Volkswagen and General Motors. Dented by a pollution-cheating scandal, Volkswagen earlier logged sales of 9...
TOKYO — Toyota on Wednesday kept the title of world’s biggest automaker for the fourth straight year after saying it sold 10.15 million vehicles globally in 2015, driving past Volkswagen and General Motors. Dented by a pollution-cheating scandal, Volkswagen earlier logged sales of 9...
- January 30, 2016
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‘Robodogs’ To Help In Disasters
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri ShimbunScientists at Tohoku University and other institutions have developed a system featuring a high-tech vest that can be attached to search dogs and transmit information from rescue sites through its camera, global positioning system and other devices.
Subsidized...
The Yomiuri ShimbunScientists at Tohoku University and other institutions have developed a system featuring a high-tech vest that can be attached to search dogs and transmit information from rescue sites through its camera, global positioning system and other devices.
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- January 29, 2016
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Appetite For ‘Nonstandard’ Foods, Fish Growing
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THE JAPAN NEWS
By Wakako takeuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Many vegetables and fish are labeled unfit for sale because of their irregular sizes or imperfections. These products were generally discarded until recently, when a movement to make use of them took hold. Many so-called nonstanda...
By Wakako takeuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Many vegetables and fish are labeled unfit for sale because of their irregular sizes or imperfections. These products were generally discarded until recently, when a movement to make use of them took hold. Many so-called nonstanda...
- January 28, 2016
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Suzuki Unveils Ignis Compact Crossover
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Suzuki Motor Corp has unveiled the Ignis compact crossover.
For the vehicle, the company employed a new platform designed for the
A-segment. The platform is also used for the Solio compact car. The fuel efficiency of the Ignis is 28.8km/L.
While the Solio is sold only in Jap...
TOKYO — Suzuki Motor Corp has unveiled the Ignis compact crossover.
For the vehicle, the company employed a new platform designed for the
A-segment. The platform is also used for the Solio compact car. The fuel efficiency of the Ignis is 28.8km/L.
While the Solio is sold only in Jap...
- January 27, 2016
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Rich Buyers Stifle Tokyo Housing Sales
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Bloomberg
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Rich buyers taking advantage of record low borrowing costs have pushed prices in Tokyo beyond the reach of many ordinary buyers, taking the wind out of property sales.
While the average sales price of an apartment in greater Tokyo rose 9.1 percent ...
- January 27, 2016
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