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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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Panasonic Changes Course Over 100 Years

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — After overcoming past crises by adapting to changing business environments, electronics maker Panasonic Corp. marked its 100th anniversary last Wednesday.
The company was launched by the late Konosuke Matsushita, a legendary corporate manager in Japan, with h...

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Leaders / Investing To Support Life Spans of 100 yrs / Way To Financial Success is Steady Accumulation

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
As the Japanese population ages, asset management is on many people’s minds. How will the largest securities firm in Japan respond to the needs of its customers? For this installment of “The Leaders” column, which highlights corporate management and senior executives, The Yomiuri...

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FSA Suspends 2 Crypto Marts

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Financial Services Agency announced Thursday that it has issued business suspension orders for the first time to two virtual currency exchanges that were so-called quasi-operators, allowed to conduct business even though their applications for registration were still being sc...

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Japanese Household Spending Rises in January

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's household spending rose 2.0 percent in January from a year earlier, according to government data released Friday, suggesting demand is gradually recovering in the world's third-largest economy.
The figure, released by the internal affairs ministry, wrong-footed marke...

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