REUTERS
 
Nearly a quarter of Japanese companies have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) in their businesses, while more than 40% have no plan to make use of the cutting-edge technology, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday.
The survey, conducted for Reuters by Nikkei Research, pitched a range o...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan plans to increase jet fuel production and imports to address a pick-up in demand from flights amid a boom in tourism, according to a draft government plan presented on Tuesday.
The initiative aims to tackle a recent jet fuel shortage affecting commercial flights, which has hin...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Kansai municipalities and other stakeholders agreed on Monday to increase takeoff and landing slots at Kansai International Airport by introducing new flight paths over Awaji Island.
Ahead of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, a council comprising municipalities and business stakeholders ha...

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CNA
 
The yen jumped briefly against the dollar on Friday (Jul 12), putting traders on alert for signs of fresh intervention by Japanese authorities, who likely stepped in the previous day to prop up a currency still close to its lowest in 38 years.
The dollar fell as much as 1 per cent to a one-...

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REUTERS
 
Walt Disney unveiled plans on Tuesday to launch a new cruise ship that will set sail from Tokyo starting in fiscal 2028, adding a ninth vessel to the brand's growing fleet.
The new ship, to be modelled after the Wish that is the largest vessel in the group, is a partnership with Orienta...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's real wages in May fell 1.4 percent from a year earlier, declining for a record 26th straight month, as the sharpest base wage growth in 31 years was offset by inflation, government figures showed Monday.
The drop in May was larger than a revised 1.2 percent fall in April, wi...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's capsule toy industry has come a long way from the corner of the supermarket, as it enjoys a new boom at home that is spurring multiple market players to set their sights on overseas expansion.
It follows the industry's massive growth in the years around the pandemic, as spec...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Major tire manufacturers are releasing products that are exclusively for electric vehicles, partly because more electric trucks are being used in the logistics industry due to labor shortages and environmental concerns.
Demand is also increasing for replacement tires for passenger E...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The average land price in Japan rose 2.3 percent in 2024 from a year earlier, government data showed Monday, surpassing 2 percent for the first time and marking the highest annual rate of increase since the current calculation method was introduced in 2010.
The third consecutive year...

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BUSINESS TIMES
 
JAPAN began circulating its first new banknotes in 20 years on Wednesday, featuring three-dimensional portraits of the founders of financial and female education institutions in an attempt to frustrate counterfeiters.
The notes use printed patterns to generate holograms of the po...

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