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Overseas Websites Awash in Fake Japanese Food Products

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Food products fraudulently mislabeled as Japanese brands that are registered under the government’s Geographical Indication (GI) protection system (see below), are being sold overseas, mainly in China.
The brands are registered by the GI system to protect the value of high-qualit...

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Japan's Household Spending Posts Biggest Drop in Nearly a Year as Wages Fall

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan’s household spending suffered the biggest annual decline in nearly a year in February as inflation-adjusted wages continued to fall, data showed on Friday, suggesting the economy’s longest run of growth since the 1980s asset bubble has peaked.
A slowdown in consumption...

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930,000 Enter Workforce as Japan's New Fiscal Year Starts Amid Gov't Scandal, Higher Food Prices

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese businesses and governments marked the first business day of fiscal 2018 on Monday, with those hit by scandals pledging revival while some food and beverage makers hiked prices on rising personnel and raw material expenses.
About 930,000 people are estimated to have ...

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Luxury Complex Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Opens

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, a major shopping and entertainment complex, opened for business on Thursday in the capital's cultural district, connecting Japan's key business, fashion and political areas.
Developed by Mitsui Fudosan Co, the 35-story high complex with four underground...

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Nikkei Tumbles as Trump's Tariff Plan Fuels Trade War Fears

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled on Friday to its lowest level in more than five months as concerns over escalating global trade tensions triggered a spike in the yen, with machinery makers hit particularly hard.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorand...

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Poll: Firms See No Tightening at BOJ Until 2019 or Beyond

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) — Three-quarters of companies say the Bank of Japan needs to exit from its super-easy monetary policy but most do not see that happening until next year or beyond, a Reuters poll found.
The results of the monthly Reuters Corporate Survey come as central bank Gov. ...

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ANA to Merge Peach, Vanilla Units to Create Japan's Largest Budget Carrier

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - ANA Holdings Inc, Japan’s biggest airline by revenue, said on Thursday it would merge its units Peach Aviation and Vanilla Air by March 2020, to sharpen the competitive edge of its budget carrier business and tap growing travel demand in Asia.
The integrated low-cost carrier...

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Mid-Career Internships at Firms on Rise

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
More and more companies are offering working adult internship programs, in which participants can experience temporarily working at firms other than their own.
Many people participate in such programs to improve their abilities and use the experience to look for a new job. By off...

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Paying a Premium: Wages in Japan Fail to Grow, Despite Boost from Foreign Firms

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - From the very outset, a critical component of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s much-vaunted Abenomics agenda has been wage increases that would in turn lead to greater consumption by the population and give the overall economy a significant boost.
Given Japan’s shrinking populati...

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Japan Logs Y3.4 Bil Trade Surplus with U.S.

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan logged a modest trade surplus in February, government data showed Monday, thanks to brisk car exports including to the United States, whose president last week launched an attack on Japanese vehicles.
The world's third-largest economy registered a surplus of 3.4 billio...

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