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Japanese Households' Financial Assets Rising: Survey

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - An improving job market driven by Japan's economic recovery and booming stock prices helped increase households' net worth this year, a survey showed, suggesting the benefits of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reflationist Abenomics policies are broadening.
Households' average f...

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New Blue Cyclamen Variety Unveiled

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
NARITA, Chiba Pref. (Jiji Press) — Suntory Flowers Ltd. showed off its new brand of blue cyclamen in Narita, Chiba Prefecture on Thursday.
The cyclamen, which has many indigo petals and is named “Edo no Ao,” was unveiled to the press by the company, a unit of major Japanese food ...

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Inspections Scandal Puts Dent in Nissan’s Profits

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Nissan Motor Co. cut its annual profit forecast by almost 6 percent after announcing a recall of vehicles in Japan that went through an inspection process deemed faulty by the government.
The company halted production at domestic plants for local sales since O...

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JAL Upgrades Full-year Profit Forecast

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan Airlines (JAL) on Tuesday upgraded its full-year forecast as it booked a modest gain in half-year net profit thanks to solid domestic and international sales.
JAL said net profit rose 9.2 percent year-on-year to 78.0 billion yen ($690 million) for the six months to Sep...

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New ‘Aibo’ Model Debuts

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Sony Corp. announced Wednesday that it is scheduled to release a new doglike “aibo” robot on Jan. 11, 2018.
As production of the previous “AIBO” model ended in 2006, the new robotic dog marks Sony’s first full-fledged entry into the home robot market in 12 years.
The new robots w...

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ANA Soars To Record Profit, Upgrades Forecast

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's top airline by passenger numbers, All Nippon Airlines, upgraded its full-year forecasts on Wednesday as profits soared to new records due to solid demand.
Parent company ANA Holdings said net profits for the first-half period from April to September had more than dou...

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Global Economy / Broad Reform Needed to Boost Productivity

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The need to improve productivity as a growth driver has come under the spotlight. Although this is a task shared by the global economy, Japan’s productivity is relatively low — leaving plenty of room for improvement. Structural problems are revealed when looking at why.
The Liber...

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Kobe Steel Plant That Supplied Plane Components Being Checked

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese authorities are conducting safety checks at a Kobe Steel Ltd aluminium plant that supplied components for a domestically built aircraft and seeking to inspect other plants owned by the embattled company.
Kobe Steel's revelations of widespread tampering in the specif...

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Anime Industry Takes in Record 2.0 Trillion Yen in 2016

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Rise to 2.0009 trillion yen credited to Chinese streaming, live events,Your Name.
The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) published its “Anime Industry Report 2017,” which examines industry trends from 2016, on Tuesday.
The report confirms the previous reports that the total ma...

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Canon Boosts Profit Outlook on Medical Equipment Sales

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's Canon on Tuesday raised its annual financial projections, saying demand for its office and medical equipment offset sagging demand for digital cameras as consumers increasingly turn to picture-taking smartphones.
The camera and copier marker revised up its net profit...

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