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Japan Textile Maker Toray Draws Curtain on Campaign Girls

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NIPPON
 
Japanese textile maker Toray Industries Inc. said Wednesday that it will end the use of promotional models known as Toray campaign girls after 43 years.
The Toray campaign girl program, launched in 1981, will be discontinued in December this year as it has achieved its aims, the company ...

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Japan Business Circle Calls for China Resuming Visa-Free Travel; Keizai Doyukai Visit to Country Marks 1st in 8 Years

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The delegation of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) on Monday called for China to exempt Japanese short-term visitors from visa requirements soon in its first visit to the country in eight years.
Doyukai Chairperson Takeshi Niinami among others met Chines...

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Tokyo Stock Exchange Extends Closing Time For 1st Time In 70 Years

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Tokyo Stock Exchange has extended its trading hours by 30 minutes starting Tuesday without any trouble on the first day, as it aims to make the bourse more attractive to foreign investors and boost dealing activity.
With the first extension of its closing time in 70 years, the T...

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Nissan, Mitsubishi to Establish Joint Venture for Level 4 Autonomous Driving Service; EV Batteries also Within Scope

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JAPAN NEWS
 
 
Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. have decided to establish a joint venture by the end of fiscal 2024 to provide services involving self-driving cars and electric vehicles, it has been learned.
The two companies aim to provide a service to transport passengers using Level 4 aut...

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Japan Gov't-Backed Agency Opens Kyiv Office To Promote Trade, Business

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A Japanese trade promotion agency has opened an office in Kyiv to facilitate private businesses' entry into Ukraine, in one of Japan's latest efforts to support the war-ravaged country's economy amid Russia's prolonged invasion.
The government-backed Japan External Trade Organizatio...

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How Japan's Youngest CEO Transformed Hello Kitty

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BBC
 
Hello Kitty, arguably Japan's best loved creation, is celebrating her 50th anniversary.
But all has not always been well at Sanrio, the Japanese company behind the character. The business has been on a spectacular journey of financial peaks and valleys.
Hello Kitty has been ranked the secon...

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Dollar Profits From Japan Political Uncertainty, Pound Awaits UK Budget

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REUTERS
 
The dollar hit three-month highs against the yen on Tuesday as the loss of a parliamentary majority for Japan's ruling coalition in weekend elections muddied the political and monetary picture, while sterling was firm ahead of a new British budget.
The Chinese yuan, which touched its we...

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JR West Develops Knife-Resistant Umbrella to Protect Passengers; Company Upping Security Ahead of Osaka-Kansai Expo

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JAPAN NEWS
 
West Japan Railway Co. has developed a stab-resistant umbrella that will be used to protect passengers and crew members from knife-wielding assailants on trains.
JR West will from November start placing two of these protective umbrellas in crew cabins on about 600 trains running on c...

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BOJ Chief Warns Of Risks Of Raising Interest Rates Too Slowly

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Wednesday warned of the risks of moving too slowly in raising interest rates, saying striking the right balance is crucial for the Japanese economy to grow in a sustainable way.
"Uncertainties are everywhere, any time...when there's huge uncertai...

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Japan's Rising Ramen Prices Give Election Voters Food For Thought

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VOA
 
Taisei Hikage is fighting a losing battle at his Tokyo ramen shop - not to attract customers, but to keep a lid on the price he charges for Japan's national comfort food in the face of an incessant rise in ingredient and fuel costs.
Since opening his shop in the west of the capital a year a...

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