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Trade Surplus Swells 40% in Sept. From Previous Year
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — The September trade surplus expanded nearly 40 percent from a year earlier as exports of cars and chemical products surged on brisk demand from major trading partners, the government said Thursday.
The world’s third-largest economy logged a surplus of ¥670.2 bi...
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — The September trade surplus expanded nearly 40 percent from a year earlier as exports of cars and chemical products surged on brisk demand from major trading partners, the government said Thursday.
The world’s third-largest economy logged a surplus of ¥670.2 bi...
- October 20, 2017
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Japan's Trade Surplus Expands Nearly 40% in September
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's September trade surplus expanded nearly 40% from a year earlier as exports of cars and chemical products surged on brisk demand from major trading partners, the government said Thursday.
The world's third-largest economy logged a surplus of 670.2 billion yen, up 37.7...
TOKYO - Japan's September trade surplus expanded nearly 40% from a year earlier as exports of cars and chemical products surged on brisk demand from major trading partners, the government said Thursday.
The world's third-largest economy logged a surplus of 670.2 billion yen, up 37.7...
- October 19, 2017
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Hitachi Train Launch in Britain Marked by Delays
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THE JAPAN NEWS
LONDON (Jiji Press) — New high-speed train cars manufactured by Hitachi Ltd. made an embarrassing debut in Britain on Monday, hit by delays and broken air conditioning.
The first service, which had Transport Secretary Chris Grayling on board, departed 25 minutes later than schedu...
LONDON (Jiji Press) — New high-speed train cars manufactured by Hitachi Ltd. made an embarrassing debut in Britain on Monday, hit by delays and broken air conditioning.
The first service, which had Transport Secretary Chris Grayling on board, departed 25 minutes later than schedu...
- October 18, 2017
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With Abe’s Blessing, Kuroda Seen Heading for Another Term
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — While Haruhiko Kuroda’s fate as Bank of Japan governor is seen by many as largely depending on whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stays in power, recent media surveys suggest that Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will win big in the House of Representativ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — While Haruhiko Kuroda’s fate as Bank of Japan governor is seen by many as largely depending on whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stays in power, recent media surveys suggest that Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will win big in the House of Representativ...
- October 18, 2017
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Kobe Steel Scandal Latest to Tarnish 'Made-in-Japan' Brand
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Under the once-vaunted keiretsu system of close, trust-based ties between manufacturers and suppliers, "Made-in-Japan" became a byword for industrial quality and reliability.
That reputation has eroded over recent years.
Kobe Steel is just the latest in a string of corporate...
TOKYO - Under the once-vaunted keiretsu system of close, trust-based ties between manufacturers and suppliers, "Made-in-Japan" became a byword for industrial quality and reliability.
That reputation has eroded over recent years.
Kobe Steel is just the latest in a string of corporate...
- October 16, 2017
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Sales Tax Hike 'Obvious' Choice for Japan Debt Woes: IMF
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JAPAN TODAY
WASHINGTON - Raising the sales tax is a “very obvious” choice for Japan to get its fiscal house in order, a senior IMF official said on Friday, shrugging off proposals by the country’s opposition parties to freeze a hike scheduled for 2019.
Odd Per Brekk, the International Monetary...
WASHINGTON - Raising the sales tax is a “very obvious” choice for Japan to get its fiscal house in order, a senior IMF official said on Friday, shrugging off proposals by the country’s opposition parties to freeze a hike scheduled for 2019.
Odd Per Brekk, the International Monetary...
- October 14, 2017
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Transport Ministry Says Unauthorized Staff Certified Cars at 5 Nissan Plants
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japanese Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii said on Friday that unauthorised technicians had been found certifying vehicles at five Nissan Motor Co plants that the ministry has been inspecting.
The unauthorised technicians included contract workers, Ishii told a news conferenc...
TOKYO - Japanese Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii said on Friday that unauthorised technicians had been found certifying vehicles at five Nissan Motor Co plants that the ministry has been inspecting.
The unauthorised technicians included contract workers, Ishii told a news conferenc...
- October 9, 2017
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2017 Lower House Election / Kibo Pledges Tax Hike Freeze, No N-power
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Kibo no To (Party of Hope), the new party led by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, released its pledges for the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election on Friday — including a freeze on the planned consumption tax rate hike and the realization of “zero nuclear power” by 2030.
Kibo says ...
Kibo no To (Party of Hope), the new party led by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, released its pledges for the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election on Friday — including a freeze on the planned consumption tax rate hike and the realization of “zero nuclear power” by 2030.
Kibo says ...
- October 7, 2017
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Japanese Companies Struggle to Hire, Retain Staff as Labor Shortage Worsens
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Companies in Japan's service industries are struggling to hire and retain staff as the labor market becomes the tightest in decades, and are increasingly taking unorthodox steps to alleviate the shortage.
That can include looking to housewives and the retired to come into or...
TOKYO - Companies in Japan's service industries are struggling to hire and retain staff as the labor market becomes the tightest in decades, and are increasingly taking unorthodox steps to alleviate the shortage.
That can include looking to housewives and the retired to come into or...
- October 4, 2017
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Nissan Used Unauthorized Workers in Vehicle Inspections
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nissan Motor Co. said Friday that final inspections of new finished vehicles of the firm had been conducted by employees who were not properly authorized to perform such checks.
As defects may have been overlooked, the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tour...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nissan Motor Co. said Friday that final inspections of new finished vehicles of the firm had been conducted by employees who were not properly authorized to perform such checks.
As defects may have been overlooked, the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tour...
- October 2, 2017
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