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Major Firms Offer Higher Pay Increases After Talks

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Many major Japanese automakers and electronics firms fully accepted labor unions’ pay demands while major steelmakers and heavy machinery companies revived a pay scale increase as this year’s shunto labor-management wage talks reached their climax on Wednesday.
Those companies of...

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Toyota To Suspend Additional Production In March On Chip Shortage

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ASAHI
 
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday there will be an additional domestic production suspension in March due to semiconductor shortages.
Toyota will suspend production on one line at a factory for eight weekdays starting March 22 through the end of the month. The production of about...

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Japan’s Nozomi Shinkansen Bullet Train Celebrates 30 Years Of Fast-Tracking

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Nozomi Shinkansen bullet train marked its 30th anniversary on Monday.
The Tokaido Shinkansen line train made its debut in 1992, eclipsing the then super-express Hikari service by 19 minutes.
The newest iteration of the train connects Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations in about 150...

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Food Prices Rising; Inevitably To Affect Households

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
There are no signs of a halt to the rise in food prices in Japan as the costs of raw materials soar unchecked due to pandemic-linked and weather factors.
So far, food manufacturers have largely been able to absorb these cost increases, but this has run its course. Russia’s invasi...

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Wayback Burgers Opens In Japan

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Tokyo--(ANTARA/Business Wire)- One of the fastest growing burger franchises in the United States is starting expansion into Asia with a restaurant opening in Omotesando, Japan.
Wayback Burgers Japan plans to open 60 restaurants over the next 20 years, and also holds development opti...

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Uniqlo Keeps Russian Shops Open As Clothes A 'Necessity'

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BBC
 
The owner of Uniqlo has defended its decision to keep its Russian shops open, saying that clothing is a "necessity of life".
Uniqlo has 49 stores in Russia and while it will "monitor the situation" it has no plans to suspend trading.
A number of Western firms such as Zara and H&M, have halt...

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Japan's ANA Lines Up Low-Cost Carrier In Bet On Post-COVID Tourism Boom

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JAPAN TIMES
 
ANA Holdings Inc. plans to launch a new international low-cost carrier in late 2023 or early 2024, joining its rival Japan Airlines Co. in a bet on a revival in tourism as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic fades.
ANA said on Tuesday the carrier, Air Japan, would fly mid-range inte...

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Japan Logs Biggest Current Account Deficit Since 2014 As Oil Import Costs Surge

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CNA
 
Japan recorded its largest current account deficit since the start of 2014 in January as a jump in oil import costs offset gains in investment income, with continuing uncertainty due to the Ukraine crisis and COVID-19 pandemic.
The current account data highlighted the dependence of Japan's ...

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Bill Covering Handling Of Internet Data Adopted By Japan Government

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The government on Friday adopted a bill that would mandate that businesses notify internet users when sending information on them to third parties, including browsing histories.
The bill is designed to protect people by creating rules on the handling of information that is currently...

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Japan's Honda, Sony Joining Forces On New Electric Vehicle

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ABC NEWS
 
Two big names in Japanese electronics and autos are joining forces to produce an electric vehicle together
Sony Corp. and Honda Motor Co. agreed to set up a joint venture this year to start selling an electric vehicle by 2025, both sides said Friday.
The plan is to bring together Honda...

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