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Osaka 2025 Expo Bid Promoted at U.N. Event
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THE JAPAN NEWS
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — An event was held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday to promote Osaka’s bid to host the 2025 World Expo.
Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mitsunari Okamoto promoted the city to foreign diplomats...
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — An event was held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday to promote Osaka’s bid to host the 2025 World Expo.
Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mitsunari Okamoto promoted the city to foreign diplomats...
- July 18, 2018
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Export Growth Likely in June
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) — The nation is expected to report a third month of solid export growth in June, thanks to global demand for semiconductors and electronic parts, a Reuters poll showed, supporting views the economy is recovering from a first-quarter contraction.
Both exports and i...
TOKYO (Reuters) — The nation is expected to report a third month of solid export growth in June, thanks to global demand for semiconductors and electronic parts, a Reuters poll showed, supporting views the economy is recovering from a first-quarter contraction.
Both exports and i...
- July 14, 2018
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Major Japan Firms Dish Out 2.53 Percent Wage Hike on Average During Spring Labor Talks
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JAPAN TIMES
Major companies agreed to raise monthly employee pay by ¥8,539, or 2.53 percent, on average for unionized workers in this year’s shunto spring labor-management talks, a survey showed Tuesday.
The average pay hike topped 2 percent for five years in a row and exceeded ¥8,000 for the f...
Major companies agreed to raise monthly employee pay by ¥8,539, or 2.53 percent, on average for unionized workers in this year’s shunto spring labor-management talks, a survey showed Tuesday.
The average pay hike topped 2 percent for five years in a row and exceeded ¥8,000 for the f...
- July 11, 2018
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Nissan Admits Tampering with Data
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Nissan Motor Co. said Monday that it had tampered with data on fuel economy and exhaust emissions at its five plants in the country, including the Tochigi plant in Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture.
The automaker altered data of 1,171 vehicles, which is more than half for which it c...
Nissan Motor Co. said Monday that it had tampered with data on fuel economy and exhaust emissions at its five plants in the country, including the Tochigi plant in Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture.
The automaker altered data of 1,171 vehicles, which is more than half for which it c...
- July 10, 2018
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Tokyo Blockchain Conference Looks to Uses of Technology Beyond Headline-Grabbing Cryptocurrencies
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JAPAN TIMES
The rise of cryptocurrencies has shone the spotlight on their underlying technology, which is known as the blockchain.
A wide number of startups are now pitching services using the technology, which is often touted as the next major development since the internet.
This trend was vis...
The rise of cryptocurrencies has shone the spotlight on their underlying technology, which is known as the blockchain.
A wide number of startups are now pitching services using the technology, which is often touted as the next major development since the internet.
This trend was vis...
- July 7, 2018
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ANA to Cancel 113 Domestic Flights to Inspect Rolls-Royce Engines
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japanese airline ANA Holdings Inc said it will cancel 113 domestic flights between July 6 through July 12 to inspect Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc engines for compressor issues that have led to service interruptions for airlines globally.
The affected Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engin...
TOKYO - Japanese airline ANA Holdings Inc said it will cancel 113 domestic flights between July 6 through July 12 to inspect Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc engines for compressor issues that have led to service interruptions for airlines globally.
The affected Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engin...
- July 6, 2018
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Media Get Peek at Hello Kitty Bullet Train Ahead of Debut
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JAPAN TIMES
FUKUOKA – West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) showed a Hello Kitty-themed bullet train to the media Monday before its debut later this week.
The white eight-car train, which is decorated with drawings of pink ribbons to mimic the look of the popular character created by Sanrio Co., was...
FUKUOKA – West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) showed a Hello Kitty-themed bullet train to the media Monday before its debut later this week.
The white eight-car train, which is decorated with drawings of pink ribbons to mimic the look of the popular character created by Sanrio Co., was...
- June 28, 2018
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Kobe Steel Chief Apologizes To Shareholders
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THE JAPAN NEWS
KOBE (Jiji Press) — The chief of Kobe Steel Ltd. apologized to shareholders on Thursday over a product data falsification scandal involving the company.
“We deeply apologize for causing inconvenience to shareholders and clients,” Mitsugu Yamaguchi, Kobe Steel president and chief ...
KOBE (Jiji Press) — The chief of Kobe Steel Ltd. apologized to shareholders on Thursday over a product data falsification scandal involving the company.
“We deeply apologize for causing inconvenience to shareholders and clients,” Mitsugu Yamaguchi, Kobe Steel president and chief ...
- June 22, 2018
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Don Quijote Closes In On ¥1 tril. Sales Mark
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) — Discount retailer Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd. expects to hit its ¥1 trillion sales target in the next financial year, a year earlier than forecast, a senior executive said on Monday.
“We have progressed to where we can pull [the target] forward,” Mitsuo Takaha...
TOKYO (Reuters) — Discount retailer Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd. expects to hit its ¥1 trillion sales target in the next financial year, a year earlier than forecast, a senior executive said on Monday.
“We have progressed to where we can pull [the target] forward,” Mitsuo Takaha...
- June 20, 2018
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BOJ Sticks with Easing as Fed, ECB Tighten Policy
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Bank of Japan head Haruhiko Kuroda defended its decision to press ahead with the country's ultra-loose monetary policy Friday, even as the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank tighten their policies.
After a two-day meeting, the BOJ said it would retain its current...
TOKYO - Bank of Japan head Haruhiko Kuroda defended its decision to press ahead with the country's ultra-loose monetary policy Friday, even as the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank tighten their policies.
After a two-day meeting, the BOJ said it would retain its current...
- June 16, 2018
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