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Japan Renews Commitment To Food And Nutrition Assistance In Lesotho

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AFRICAN BUSINESS
 
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a JPY 250 million (approximately US$ 2 Million) contribution by the Government of Japan to strengthen food assistance support to 60,000 pre-primary school children through the Government of Lesotho’s national school f...

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Japan Tech Giant Softbank Posts $23 Billion Quarterly Loss

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AP NEWS
 
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted a $23.4 billion loss in the April-June quarter as the value of its investments sank amid global worries about inflation and interest rates.
SoftBank Group Corp.’s loss of 3.16 trillion yen was a reversal from its 762 billion yen profit i...

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Japan Intends To Keep Stake In Sakhalin-1 Oil Project - Industry Minister

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INVESTING.COM
 
Japan intends to keep a stake in the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia, industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said on Monday, after Russia temporarily banned Western investors from selling shares in key energy projects.
The project contributed to diversifying Japan's energy supp...

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Japan's Planned Record Minimum Wage Hike Opens Path To Sustained GDP Growth

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REUTERS
 
 Committee recommends average minimum wage hike of record 3.3%Rise reflects PM Kishida's resolve to redistribute wealthMinimum wage rise follows offer for higher pay by big firmsWage hikes must be sustainable rather than one-off -analyst 
Japan's average minimum wage is set to rise at a...

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Mitsubishi Heavy Warns Survival Of Japan’s Defence Industry At Stake

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FINANCIAL TIMES
 
 
Ukraine conflict has increased scrutiny during debate over military spending in country
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan’s biggest defence contractor, has warned that the survival of the country’s struggling defence sector is at stake as the government debates a historic inc...

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US, Japan Launch Economic Dialogue And Agree To Cooperate On Next-Gen Semiconductors

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CNA
 
Long-time allies the United States and Japan launched a new high-level economic dialogue on Friday (Jul 29) aimed at pushing back against China and countering the disruption caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The two countries agreed to establish a new joint research center for next-ge...

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International Flight Reservations Jump 4.6-Fold For Summer

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Reservations for international flights for the Bon summer holiday period have increased 4.6-fold from the year-before levels, data released by major Japanese airlines showed Friday.
International flight bookings numbered some 275,000 between Aug. 6 and 16, hitting 73% seat occupancy ...

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Japanese Government Urges Businesses To Raise Wages On Par With Price Hikes

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan on Friday urged companies to raise wages on par with price hikes of around 2 percent, a level the central bank has set as its inflation target, so that the world's third-largest economy can complete its exit from deflation.
The government said in its Annual Report on the Japan...

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Warm Water Spray Seat Shipments Reach 100M Units In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association, which is composed of Japanese companies engaged in the manufacturing of toilets is proud to announce that the number of warm water spray seat shipments since the industry began tracking statistics (1987) has reached 100 million unit...

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Yotel To Open First Hotel In Japan

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BUSINESS TRAVELLER
 
The Yotel brand is set to debut in Japan in 2024.
Yotel Tokyo will be located in the city’s Ginza neighbourhood and include 244 rooms, the brand’s signature robot concierge Yobot, motorised SmartBeds and contactless technologies from reservation up to check-out.
There will al...

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