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Japan February Services PMI Shows New Business Grows At Fastest Pace In Almost Six Years

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REUTERS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese services sector activity expanded in February as new business grew at the fastest pace in almost six years, a business survey showed on Tuesday, a sign that domestic demand remains in good health in early 2019.
The Markit/Nikkei Japan Services Purchasing Manag...

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Antitrust Watchdog To Question Amazon Japan Over New Rewards Program

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THE JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan’s antitrust watchdog will question Amazon Japan over its plan to offer reward points on all products sold on its site, on the suspicion that small merchants will be forced to shoulder the cost of the points, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
The Japan Fair Trade Co...

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Honda: Is Japan Losing Faith In The UK?

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BBC
 
There is rarely a single reason why a company takes a very significant decision.
Many will be quick to pin the blame for Honda's decision to close its Swindon plant solely on Brexit, but there are other forces at work.
A new trade deal between the EU and Japan will see tariffs on cars expor...

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Japan's Exports Fall Most In 2 Years As Asian Shipments Weaken

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THE BUSINESS TIMES
 
[TOKYO] Japan's exports posted their biggest decline in more than two years in January, adding to concerns about slowing global demand and trade frictions as business confidence softens and orders for the country's machinery goods fell sharply.
Ministry of Finance data out on...

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Valentine's Day: Japan Falling Out Of Love With 'Obligation Chocolates'

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BBC
 
Around the world, people use chocolate treats to express sweet nothings on Valentine's Day.
But in Japan, it's a little more complicated. On Valentine's Day, only women give chocolate, and not just to their partners, but to their male colleagues too.
Critics say the practice sucks all the f...

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Bookings Soar For 10-Day Golden Week

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Overseas travel reservations are surging in Japan for this year’s 10-day Golden Week period from April 27 to May 6, during which the Imperial succession is set to take place.
As of late January, the number of overseas trip reservations in the period had jumpe...

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UK Offered Nissan Brexit Assurances, 80 Mil Pounds For Car Investment

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JAPAN TODAY
 
LONDON - Britain promised Nissan up to 80 million pounds ($104 million) of support and offered Brexit-related assurances to help secure a major investment from the Japanese carmaker in 2016, according to a well-guarded letter released on Monday.
Nissan said in October 2016 that it w...

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JAL Establishes Corporate Venture Capital Fund

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan Airlines has established a corporate venture capital fund (CVC) firm, it has called Japan Airlines Innovation Fund.
The company will look to invest in startup companies around the globe that will help JAL "to create new values that are one step ahead of its competitors...

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Travel Agent Plans To Be Big In Japan For Rugby World Cup

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INDEPENDENT.IE
 
Rugby's Six Nations may not have even started, but one Irish travel agency is already looking further ahead and preparing for the thousands of Irish rugby fans set to travel to Japan later this year to follow their team at the Rugby World Cup.
Players in next month's Six Nations ...

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Student Entrepreneurs In Japan To Be Eligible For 1-Yr Visa Extension

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government is launching a new initiative aimed at growing the number of foreigners who want to use their experience studying in Japan to start businesses here.
The program would grant budding entrepreneurs “designated activities” (see below) visas that would allow them to ext...

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