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Japan Maker of Quake Shock Absorbers Reports Data Fabrication; Products Installed in Hundreds of Buildings Nationwide

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese shock absorber-maker KYB Corp. said Tuesday it fabricated quality data for seismic absorption and control devices installed in nearly 1,000 buildings across the quake-prone country.
KYB, which mainly manufactures shock absorbers used in cars and trains, operates in 24 count...

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SpaceX's First Private Passenger is Japanese Fashion Magnate Maezawa

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TOKYO KEIZAI
 
HAWTHORNE, Calif./TOKYO (Reuters) - SpaceX, Elon Musk's space transportation company, on Monday named its first private passenger on a voyage around the moon as Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the founder and chief executive of online fashion retailer Zozo.
A former drummer in...

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iPhone XS, XS Max Released in Japan

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Eagerly awaited sales of Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max smartphones kicked off in Japan on Friday.
The country’s three major mobile carriers — NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp. and Softbank Corp. — are gearing up to attract customers by offering se...

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BOJ's Suzuki - Need To Watch Policy Impact On Bond Market

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TOKYO KEIZAI
 
 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Hitoshi Suzuki said on Wednesday central bankers need to pay more attention to how the bond market is affected by its ultra loose monetary policy, which is likely to be in place for a long time.
"It is taking time for prices to rise, so monet...

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ANA Offering Space Meals During Japan-U.S. Flights

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
NARITA, Chiba (Jiji Press) — All Nippon Airways and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, jointly started on Wednesday to offer Japanese space meals during flights between Narita International Airport and Houston.
The service, set to continue until Sept. 20, is part of...

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Japan Semiconductor Company Renesas to Buy U.S. Firm IDT for $6.7 bil

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese semiconductor firm Renesas on Tuesday announced a deal to buy California-based IDT in a cash deal valued at $6.7 billion.
The deal is expected to be closed in the first half of next year, following approval by IDT shareholders and the relevant regulatory authorities...

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Japan’s April-June GDP Upgraded to Annualized 3.0% Growth

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The economy grew at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the April-June quarter, the fastest pace in more than two years and much faster than initially reported thanks to an upswing in capital expenditure, the government said Monday.
The upward revision from a 1.9 percent expansion conf...

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Support For Working Women Growing in Japan, But Smaller Companies Lag Behind

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Programs to support women in the workforce are expanding in Japan, nearly three years after the enactment of a new law aimed at making the country’s business environment more female-friendly.
The law took partial effect in September 2015 and came into full force in April 2016. Under...

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JOGMEC Suffers ¥160 bil. In Losses

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Twenty-three natural resource exploration and development companies, in which a government-affiliated body has invested, have given up on their development plans in the initial stage, according to a survey conducted by the Board of Audit.
The Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Co...

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Together With Indian Startup Paytm, SoftBank Plans To Create Mobile Payment Service in Japan By Year-end

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
 
BANGALORE, INDIA – SoftBank Group Corp. plans to announce within days that it will start a mobile digital payments service in Japan by the end of 2018, as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son seeks to expand in the sector, people familiar with the matter said.
The service, a collab...

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