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TOKYO  -  Almost three-quarters of Japanese firms said the recent data falsification scandal involving KYB Corp, a maker of earthquake shock absorbers, has hurt Japan's corporate image, a Reuters poll found, although few saw any impact on their businesses.
KYB last month admitted it...

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BRUSSELS – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday delivered a full-throated appeal for maintaining the multilateral free trade system led by the World Trade Organization to counter U.S. protectionist policies and China’s assertive approach to trade.
It is important to uphold the multil...

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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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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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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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 (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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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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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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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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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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