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No End in Sight to Soaring Food Prices; Rising Costs for Labor, Logistics, Materials Continue to Be Passed on to Customers
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JAPAN NEWS
Food prices continue to rise, driven primarily by high raw material costs, as well as increasing logistics and labor costs, leading to predictions of repeated further price hikes going forward.
Food prices, initially pushed up due to changing international conditions, are continuin...
Food prices continue to rise, driven primarily by high raw material costs, as well as increasing logistics and labor costs, leading to predictions of repeated further price hikes going forward.
Food prices, initially pushed up due to changing international conditions, are continuin...
- 27/10 21:09
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World's First Yen-Pegged Stablecoin Debuts In Japan
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REUTERS
The world's first stablecoin pegged to the yen launched in Japan on Monday, a small but significant move in a country where many consumers still prefer to use traditional payment means like cash and credit cards.
JPYC, a Japanese startup, began issuing the stablecoins - also called JPYC...
The world's first stablecoin pegged to the yen launched in Japan on Monday, a small but significant move in a country where many consumers still prefer to use traditional payment means like cash and credit cards.
JPYC, a Japanese startup, began issuing the stablecoins - also called JPYC...
- 27/10 20:16
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Compact Digital Cameras Snapping Back to Popularity in Japan, Catching Eyes with User-Friendliness, Textured Photos
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JAPAN NEWS
Compact digital cameras are getting a surprise boost in popularity after having been eclipsed by smartphones for some time.
The number of compact digital cameras shipped into the domestic market in 2024 slightly increased, the first rise in seven years.
In addition to their high degr...
Compact digital cameras are getting a surprise boost in popularity after having been eclipsed by smartphones for some time.
The number of compact digital cameras shipped into the domestic market in 2024 slightly increased, the first rise in seven years.
In addition to their high degr...
- 26/10 19:33
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Japan Logs Trade Deficit of 1,223 B. Yen in Fiscal 1st Half
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JAPAN NEWS
Japan logged a customs-cleared trade deficit of ¥1,223.8 billion in April-September, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday.
Exports in the first half of fiscal 2025 rose 0.2 pct year on year to ¥53,653.3 billion . While exports of semiconductors and other electr...
Japan logged a customs-cleared trade deficit of ¥1,223.8 billion in April-September, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday.
Exports in the first half of fiscal 2025 rose 0.2 pct year on year to ¥53,653.3 billion . While exports of semiconductors and other electr...
- 22/10 16:55
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Tokyo Losing Another Iconic Arcade With Announced Closure Of 40-Year-Old Ikebukuro Game Center
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan is one of the last bastions of video game arcade culture, but these are tumultuous times for the industry. It’s not just little local arcades that have been closing their doors, as even multi-story, once-landmark game centers in major urban centers have begun fading away, and ...
Japan is one of the last bastions of video game arcade culture, but these are tumultuous times for the industry. It’s not just little local arcades that have been closing their doors, as even multi-story, once-landmark game centers in major urban centers have begun fading away, and ...
- 20/10 19:41
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Average Price Of Rice In Japan Falls For Fourth Straight Week
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JAPAN TIMES
The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday dropped ¥63 from the previous week to ¥4,142 per 5 kilograms, the agriculture ministry has said.
The average was down for the fourth straight week, but it remained above ¥4,000 for the ...
The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday dropped ¥63 from the previous week to ¥4,142 per 5 kilograms, the agriculture ministry has said.
The average was down for the fourth straight week, but it remained above ¥4,000 for the ...
- 18/10 20:57
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Honda Announces 4 Motorcycle Models Including ‘Super Cub’ Compliant with New Moped License Regulation
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JAPAN NEWS
Honda Motor Co. announced Thursday that it will sequentially release four new motorcycle models starting in November, including the new 110cc displacement Super Cub series motorcycle made to be compatible with a new moped license.
Their maximum output is limited to 4 kilowatts to c...
Honda Motor Co. announced Thursday that it will sequentially release four new motorcycle models starting in November, including the new 110cc displacement Super Cub series motorcycle made to be compatible with a new moped license.
Their maximum output is limited to 4 kilowatts to c...
- 17/10 20:56
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Household Disaster Supplies in Japan Found Inadequate
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NIPPON
Many Japanese households remain underprepared for disasters, with emergency toilets in short supply particularly, a survey released by the Cabinet Office on Friday showed.
In the survey, respondents were asked to select multiple items that they keep in stock for at least three days to pr...
Many Japanese households remain underprepared for disasters, with emergency toilets in short supply particularly, a survey released by the Cabinet Office on Friday showed.
In the survey, respondents were asked to select multiple items that they keep in stock for at least three days to pr...
- 17/10 19:56
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Japan Markets Brace for More Political Uncertainty Following News of Komeito Ending Coalition with LDP
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JAPAN NEWS
Tokyo’s financial markets are bracing for more uncertainty in the domestic political landscape following Komeito’s announcement that it had decided to end its 26-year coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party.
Tokyo markets were shaken on Friday, marked by an appreciating yen and s...
Tokyo’s financial markets are bracing for more uncertainty in the domestic political landscape following Komeito’s announcement that it had decided to end its 26-year coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party.
Tokyo markets were shaken on Friday, marked by an appreciating yen and s...
- 15/10 17:23
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Japanese Companies Employing Various Strategies To Retain College Hires
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JAPAN TODAY
Having wrapped up recruitment activities and orientation for upcoming university graduates who will join the workforce next spring, many Japanese companies are now focusing on ensuring their young hires do not quit within a few years, a growing trend that has become a corporate head...
Having wrapped up recruitment activities and orientation for upcoming university graduates who will join the workforce next spring, many Japanese companies are now focusing on ensuring their young hires do not quit within a few years, a growing trend that has become a corporate head...
- 14/10 21:20
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