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Japan Signs Pact to Boost Direct Investment from Britain

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NIPPON
 
Japan's Cabinet Office on Wednesday signed a memorandum of cooperation with the British government, to boost direct investment from Britain into Japan.
Under the memorandum, Japan will promote information sharing and exchanges with the British government, British companies and investors,...

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Japanese Solar Panel Makers Eye Business Opportunities after Ordinance Mandates Installation on New Houses

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese solar panel manufacturers are taking a proactive approach as they see business opportunities following the decision by the Tokyo metropolitan government and the Kawasaki city government to require that newly built houses have solar panels installed in April.
Although Chinese...

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Lawson To Offer Overnight Stay At Parking Lots For People In Vehicles

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc said on Monday that it will launch a new paid service to offer its stores' parking lots to travelers spending the night in their vehicles amid soaring accommodation costs.
The company will hold a trial at six outlets in Chiba Prefecture...

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Nissan Mulls EV Partnership With Taiwan's Foxconn

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NISSAN
 
Nissan Motor Co is exploring a partnership with Taiwan's electronics giant Foxconn in the electric vehicle sector, a source familiar with the matter said Sunday.
The plan under consideration would involve producing Foxconn's EVs at Nissan's signature Oppama plant near Tokyo, which had pr...

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Japan's Average Pay Up Over 5% For 2nd Year In A Row

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese companies agreed to raise wages by an average 5.25 percent in this year's spring wage talks, the second straight year to exceed 5 percent, the country's largest labor union said Thursday, although salary growth failed to keep pace with ongoing inflation.
The Japanese Trade ...

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New Banknotes Account for Only 30% of All Bills in Circulation; Increased Use of Cashless Payments Seen as Cause of Slow Adoption Rate

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s newest issued banknotes marked their first anniversary on Thursday, yet the new bills still only account for about 30% of all bills in circulation.
Although more vending machines and other devices have become compatible with the new bills, the replacement of older banknotes h...

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Inbound Tourism Fuels Land Price Surge Across Japan; High Hopes for Development Projects Ahead

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Strong demand from inbound tourism has significantly driven up land prices in tourist destinations nationwide, a trend extending to areas around the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo.
According to an announcement by the National Tax Agency on Tuesday, land prices rose year-on-year in 35 prefect...

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Harley-Davidson Japan to Be Fined for Unfair Trade Practices; Company Enriched Itself by Setting Overly High Sales Quotas for Dealers

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has decided to issue a cease and desist order against Harley-Davidson Japan K.K. (HDJ), a Tokyo-based motorcycle sales company, for unfair trade practices in violation of the antimonopoly law, sources report.
According to the sources, HDJ unilaterally ...

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China Partially Lifts Ban On Japanese Seafood Imports

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BBC
 
China has lifted a ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan, which was imposed two years ago due to concerns over the release of treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Beijing said it will "conditionally resume" the imports from Japan with the exception of 10 of the ...

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Japan Hits M&A Record Of $232 Billion, Driving Asia Deals Rebound

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is driving Asia's M&A rebound in 2025 with a record $232 billion worth of deals in the first half, and bankers expect the trend to sustain fueled by multi-billion dollar take-private arrangements, outbound investments and private equity activity.
Management reforms to tackle c...

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