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Japan Basic Industries Union To Seek 15,000-Yen Pay Scale Hike
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NIPPON
The Japan Federation of Basic Industry Workers' Unions decided Wednesday to demand a monthly pay scale increase of 15,000 yen in this year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations.
The unified demand is at the same level as the previous year, which was a record high, to cope with price increa...
The Japan Federation of Basic Industry Workers' Unions decided Wednesday to demand a monthly pay scale increase of 15,000 yen in this year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations.
The unified demand is at the same level as the previous year, which was a record high, to cope with price increa...
- 4/2 19:46
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Japan Oct.-Dec. GDP Growth Projected at 1.6 Pct
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NIPPON
Japan’s real gross domestic product in October-December last year likely grew 0.4 pct from the previous quarter for an annualized rise of 1.6 pct, according to the average estimate by 10 private think tanks.
The Japanese economy is believed to have returned to positive growth for the fir...
Japan’s real gross domestic product in October-December last year likely grew 0.4 pct from the previous quarter for an annualized rise of 1.6 pct, according to the average estimate by 10 private think tanks.
The Japanese economy is believed to have returned to positive growth for the fir...
- 3/2 21:05
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Rising Costs Push Japan Stores To Cacao Alternatives Before Valentine's Day
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JAPAN TODAY
With Valentine's Day approaching, Japan's major department stores are turning to alternative methods and ingredients to curb the prices of chocolates, the country's most popular gift of the season, as cacao and logistics costs continue to climb.
Matsuya Co's department store in Toky...
With Valentine's Day approaching, Japan's major department stores are turning to alternative methods and ingredients to curb the prices of chocolates, the country's most popular gift of the season, as cacao and logistics costs continue to climb.
Matsuya Co's department store in Toky...
- 3/2 20:47
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ANA's Net Profit Rises 3.9% On Robust Travel Demand
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JAPAN TODAY
ANA Holdings Inc. said Friday its net profit in the nine months ended in December rose 3.9 percent from a year earlier to 139.24 billion yen, driven by the solid international flight business on the back of Japan's inbound tourism boom.
Revenue in the April-December period climbed 1...
ANA Holdings Inc. said Friday its net profit in the nine months ended in December rose 3.9 percent from a year earlier to 139.24 billion yen, driven by the solid international flight business on the back of Japan's inbound tourism boom.
Revenue in the April-December period climbed 1...
- 1/2 20:35
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Narita Airport, Startup in Japan Demonstrate Machine to Compress Clothes for Tourists to Prevent People from Abandoning Suitcases
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JAPAN NEWS
Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA) and SJOY Co., an apparel startup, jointly conducted a test of a machine to compress clothes to small sizes in the airport from Jan. 13 to 15.
There have been many cases recently in which foreign tourists have left behind old baggage in a...
Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA) and SJOY Co., an apparel startup, jointly conducted a test of a machine to compress clothes to small sizes in the airport from Jan. 13 to 15.
There have been many cases recently in which foreign tourists have left behind old baggage in a...
- 1/2 18:10
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Toyota Tops Global Auto Sales For 6th Straight Year In 2025
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JAPAN TODAY
Toyota Motor Corp group remained the world's top-selling automaker in 2025 for a sixth straight year on the back of robust demand for hybrid vehicles in North America, outperforming German rival Volkswagen AG, data showed Thursday.
Toyota's annual global sales, including minivehicle...
Toyota Motor Corp group remained the world's top-selling automaker in 2025 for a sixth straight year on the back of robust demand for hybrid vehicles in North America, outperforming German rival Volkswagen AG, data showed Thursday.
Toyota's annual global sales, including minivehicle...
- 30/1 20:55
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Consumer Inflation In Tokyo Slows To 2% In January
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NHK
Consumer prices in Tokyo rose at a slower pace in January compared to the previous month. The abolition of a provisional gasoline tax helped bring down costs.
Preliminary figures from the internal affairs ministry show the Consumer Price Index for the capital's 23 wards rose 2 percent from ...
Consumer prices in Tokyo rose at a slower pace in January compared to the previous month. The abolition of a provisional gasoline tax helped bring down costs.
Preliminary figures from the internal affairs ministry show the Consumer Price Index for the capital's 23 wards rose 2 percent from ...
- 30/1 20:32
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Sister Entrepreneurs Bring Matcha Culture From Philippines Back To Japan
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KYODO NEWS
From the foot of Mt. Fuji to a new cafe in Tokyo by way of the Philippines, matcha brand Chotto Matcha has taken an unconventional route to reaching customers in Japan.
Chotto Matcha founders, sisters Sakura and Misaki Motohashi, opened a branch of their brand’s matcha cafe in Tokyo...
From the foot of Mt. Fuji to a new cafe in Tokyo by way of the Philippines, matcha brand Chotto Matcha has taken an unconventional route to reaching customers in Japan.
Chotto Matcha founders, sisters Sakura and Misaki Motohashi, opened a branch of their brand’s matcha cafe in Tokyo...
- 29/1 20:56
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Amazon’s Cloud Division to Offer Up to ¥900 Mil. in Support for Japanese Companies Developing AI for Robots
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JAPAN NEWS
Up to $6 million (¥900 million) will be offered to Japanese companies to assist in developing AI for robots, the Japanese subsidiary of the cloud division of Amazon.com, Inc. announced on Tuesday.
Selected companies will receive a reduction of up to 50% in Amazon Web Services (AWS), ...
Up to $6 million (¥900 million) will be offered to Japanese companies to assist in developing AI for robots, the Japanese subsidiary of the cloud division of Amazon.com, Inc. announced on Tuesday.
Selected companies will receive a reduction of up to 50% in Amazon Web Services (AWS), ...
- 27/1 20:57
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Japan Annual Wage Talks Begin As Focus Turns To 5% Or Higher Pay Hike
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan's annual wage negotiations effectively kicked off on Tuesday, with the focus on whether the momentum for pay hikes will continue, reaching the rate of 5 percent or higher for the third straight year in the inflation-hit economy.
Yoshinobu Tsutsui, chairman of the country's mos...
Japan's annual wage negotiations effectively kicked off on Tuesday, with the focus on whether the momentum for pay hikes will continue, reaching the rate of 5 percent or higher for the third straight year in the inflation-hit economy.
Yoshinobu Tsutsui, chairman of the country's mos...
- 27/1 20:02
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