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Toyota Exceeds Global Production of 300 Million Cars

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Toyota Motor Corp. announced Monday that its cumulative global production exceeded 300 million units as of the end of September.
The company passed the milestone 88 years and two months after the company’s predecessor, Toyoda Automatic Loom Works’ Automotive Production Division, ship...

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University Of Tokyo Asks Firms To Stop Pressuring Job-Hunting Students

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The University of Tokyo has called on companies to stop using pressure tactics on job-hunting students to get their preferred candidates to give up considering rival firms.
The request by Japan's most prestigious university comes as such practices have become problematic in recent y...

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Japan’s Fading Rally Drives Some Investors To Cheap China Shares

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TOP NEWS
 
 
Japanese stocks have trounced their Chinese peers this year, but some investors are betting the tide is about to turn.
Headwinds are growing for Japanese equities including deteriorating global growth and concern the era of yen weakness that has bolstered exporters’ earnings may be n...

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Japan To Create Manga-Support Fund

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ASIA NEWS
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he intended to include the expenses in an economic stimulus package to be approved by the Cabinet on Thursday.
The government plans to financially support the nation’s manga culture.
Speaking Wednesday at a meeting of a bipartisan manga caucus, Prime ...

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Japan Oks Osaka Expo Construction Budget Of Up To 235 Bil. Yen

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KYODO NEWS
 
The government announced on Thursday that it has approved the projected 235 billion yen ($1.6 billion) cost for constructing the venue for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, nearly double the organizer's initial estimate.
The cost will be split among the three parties -- the central...

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Japan's Two Major Airlines Log Profit Jump As COVID Curbs Removed

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's two biggest airlines on Tuesday posted a significant recovery in profits in the April-September period as travel demand continued to pick up amid the removal of COVID-19 restrictions in the country.
ANA Holdings Inc. saw its group net profit more than quadruple from a year e...

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Japan’s NRA OKs Extension of Sendai N-Reactor Lifetimes

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JAPAN NEWS
 
 
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday approved an extension of the operating lifetimes of two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Sendai nuclear power plant nearing 40 years since the start of operation.
The approval will allow the company to extend the lifetimes of...

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Japan Jobless Rate Dips To 2.6% In Sept, 1st Improvement In 3 Months

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's unemployment rate fell to 2.6 percent in September from 2.7 percent a month earlier, marking the first improvement in three months, as the country's economy continued to recover from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Tuesday.
The job availabilit...

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Indonesia, Japan Seek To Strengthen Trade, Economic Ties

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Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan met with Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura in Osaka on Saturday to discuss efforts to strengthen trade and economic ties, including how Indonesia gained market access in the country for its processed fish in a win-win coo...

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Japan Views Economy On Moderate Recovery Path, Warns Of Mideast Risks

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KYODO NEWS
 
The government on Monday maintained its view that the Japanese economy is "recovering at a moderate pace," but warned of risks from the conflict in the Middle East.
The Cabinet Office kept the same assessment for the sixth straight month. It retained its views on most of the key comp...

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