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Japan’s Allure Of Rich Heritage, Culture And Experiences Driving Growth In Superyacht Cruising

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MARINE NEWS BUSINESS
 
Kenta Inaba, GMBA Japan, provides an update on the Japanese superyacht sector at the recent GMBA conference Singapore.
Japan, with its vast coastline and abundant maritime resources, is becoming a prime destination for Superyachts. Japan has often been referred to as an Oce...

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Line App Operator Shareholders May Settle Talks Without Stake Change

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese and South Korean shareholders of LY Corp, the Tokyo-based operator of the popular Line messaging app, may conclude talks on reviewing their capital relationship without any plan to change their equal stakes, a South Korean government source said Tuesday.
Japan's SoftBank Co...

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Sony Net Profit Dips On-Year But Beats Estimate

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Sony said Tuesday that annual net profit dipped 3.5 percent on-year but beat its forecast as takings in games and music offset losses in the financial and chip sectors.
The entertainment and electronics behemoth has been in the spotlight after reports said it was working with Apollo...

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Japan To Provide 140 Billion Yen Loan To Jakarta For Rapid Train Project

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government said Monday it will provide a loan of up to about 140.7 billion yen ($900 million) for the construction of the second train line in Jakarta under Indonesia's mass rapid transit system project.
The construction of the 84.1-kilometer East-West Line project consi...

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Teleworking In Japan Falls After COVID; Hybrid Working On Rise

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The ratio of teleworkers in Japan continued to fall as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes while more turn to "hybrid work" combining remote work and in-office work, a fiscal 2023 government survey showed.
The online survey, conducted by the transport ministry in October and November, found...

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JAL Looks To Diversify Workplace, Businesses Under 1st Female CEO

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan Airlines Co's newly appointed top executive Mitsuko Tottori said she will press ahead with diversity in its workplace and businesses, as she looks to devise the carrier's post-COVID growth strategy as its first female CEO.
Tottori said she is confident that JAL will have femal...

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Japan's National Debt Hits Record 1,297 T. Yen at End of FY 2023

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NIPPON
 
The outstanding amount of Japan's national debt hit a record 1,297,161.5 billion yen at the end of March, or the end of fiscal 2023, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
The national debt expanded by 26,662.5 billion yen from a year earlier, due to an increase in newly issued government bon...

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Muslim Tatami Prayer Mats for Muslims Interweaves Japanese Culture and Islam; Set to Be Used at 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A prayer mat made of tatami developed for Muslims is being used at prayer rooms in Osaka City. The product is anticipated to interweave Japanese and Islamic culture when it will be used in the prayer room to be set up at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo venue.
The mats are made by Kambe Co...

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Nippon Steel Delays Closing Of Acquisition Of U.S. Steel Until Late This Year

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Nippon Steel Corp said Friday it has postponed the expected closing of its $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by three months after the U.S.
Department of Justice requested more documentation related to the deal.
Nippon Steel said the deal, already approved by U.S. Steel's shareho...

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Japanese Seafood Exports to China Sink 57% in FY23; U.S. Becomes Largest Seafood Export Destination

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The value of Japanese seafood exports to China in fiscal 2023 fell to about 40% of the previous year’s level, an analysis of trade statistics for fiscal 2023 released by the Finance Ministry revealed.
China in fiscal 2022 was Japan’s largest seafood export destination, comprising abo...

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