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Toyota Halts All Japan Assembly Plants Due To Glitch

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BBC
 
Japanese motor industry giant Toyota has suspended operations at all of its assembly plants in its home country due to a glitch in its production system.
The move has brought domestic production at the world's biggest-selling car maker to a standstill.
The malfunction has meant the firm has...

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Japanese Restaurants In Hong Kong Expect Dip In Business With Import Ban On Seafood From Japan

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CNN
 
One observer believes the supply shortage, however, will not lead to a spike in prices.
Some Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong are expecting a 30 per cent dip in business, after the city's import controls on seafood from 10 Japanese prefectures kicked in on Thursday (Aug 24). 
This comes as...

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Seibu Department Store in Tokyo May Face Strike from Thursday

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The labor union of Sogo & Seibu Co. is considering staging a strike at the company’s flagship Seibu Ikebukuro department store in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward as early as Thursday, it was learned Friday.
With the strike, the union hopes to request Sogo & Seibu to continue department store op...

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Beijing Seafood Dealers Shocked By Total Japan Import Ban

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Fish dealers at a Beijing market appear shocked after China banned all seafood imports from Japan in response to its release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
With Chinese state media reports and social media...

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Aeon to Check Fukushima Fishery Products for Tritium

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Retail giant Aeon Co. said Tuesday that it will start voluntary inspections of fishery products from Fukushima Prefecture for tritium, a radioactive substance.
Aeon decided on the move because Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is set to release into the Pacific Ocean treated...

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Approval of New Alzheimer’s Drug Could Be Turning Point for Dementia Treatment

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Expectations are growing that the health ministry’s approval of Lecanemab, a new drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, could be a turning point for the treatment of dementia.
The manufacture and sale of Lecanemab, jointly developed by Eisai Co. of Japan and Biogen Inc. of th...

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Weak Yen Gives Japan's Automakers Temporary Relief From China Pain

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese automakers are getting much-needed cover from an old standby, as the weaker yen helps prop up profits amid declining sales in China and the increasingly tough shift to electric vehicles.
Toyota, Honda and Nissan recently reported earnings that topped analyst estimates by 6%...

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Startup Connects Travelers with Short-Staffed Hotels

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A new type of travel is spreading in Japan, in which tourists help out at hotels for money and enjoy sightseeing, as the industry struggles to secure workers amid a post-pandemic tourism recovery.
A startup is offering a service to refer travelers to short-staffed accommodation facil...

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Over 50% Of Seniors In Japan Wishing To Be In Work Unemployed: Survey

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Over 50 percent of those aged 60 through 74 years old in Japan over recent years have remained unemployed despite wishing to be in work, a recent survey by a human resources company has found, even as the country faces a labor shortage.
It also found that around two-thirds of the co...

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Japan's Core Consumer Prices Rise 3.1% In July From Year Earlier

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's core consumer prices in July rose 3.1 percent from a year earlier, well above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent target, as food and service price hikes kept the overall inflationary trend intact, government data showed Friday.
The nationwide core consumer price index, excluding ...

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