JAPAN TODAY
 
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its 2024 growth forecast for Japan to 0.3 percent, down 0.4 percentage point from its estimate three months ago, citing negative developments such as temporary auto supply disruptions.
The latest estimate in the IMF's World Economic...

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JAPAN NEWS
Japan has recently been hit by insufficient supply of rice. Declining supplies due to severe heat last summer combined with the return of inbound tourists has led to emptied supermarket shelves and purchase restrictions.
Although shipments of rice harvested in 2024 will likely ease the...

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CNA
 
The yen strengthened steadily against the dollar on Wednesday, with traders suspecting another round official buying after Japanese authorities last week likely stepped in to haul the currency away from 38-year lows.
The dollar was last down 1.22 per cent at 156.34 yen, its lowest in around...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tabelog, one of Japan’s largest restaurant search and reservation sites, has launched an online reservation service for visitors to Japan, which supports English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) and Korean.
With reservations available at over 35,000 restaurants, it is the large...

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TEMPO
 
 Japan welcomed 2.79 million visitors in February, a record for the month and the most for any month since the COVID-19 pandemic began, boosted by travel during the Lunar New Year holidays.
The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure was up from 2.69 million in January, data f...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan Airlines (JAL) has requested for approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to set the level of fuel surcharge on international passenger tickets purchased in Japan between December 1, 2023 and January 31, 2024.
JAL sets fuel surcharge lev...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Registration for free flight tickets from several cities in Japan will begin on Monday, as part of Hong Kong’s campaign to lure back visitors and revitalize the tourism sector that was hit hard during the pandemic.
Cathay Pacific, the city’s flagship carrier, will give away a total ...

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REUTERS
 
Japanese truck maker Isuzu Motors (7202.T) said on Thursday it was not planning to move a factory to Indonesia from Thailand, a day after the Indonesian industry minister signalled it would.
"While our company continues to focus on Indonesia as a major market, there are no plans to relo...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A survey conducted by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry found 62.3% of small and mid-sized companies have raised their wages since April, an increase of 11.4 percentage points from the previous survey in June last year.
According to the survey results announced Wednesday, mo...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
In April, Japan Railways Group shocked international travelers thinking about taking a trip to Japan by announcing a gigantic price increase for the Japan Rail Pass.
Long considered one of the best deals available for inbound tourists looking to see a large swath of the country, the...

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