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Nagasaki Region Steps Up Efforts to Avert Potato Chip Crisis
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JAPAN TODAY
NAGASAKI - Potato growers in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan's second-largest spud-producing region, are pinning their hopes on a new disease-resistant variety to avoid another crop shortage of the kind that halted sales of chips and other snack products this year.
The prefecture plans t...
NAGASAKI - Potato growers in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan's second-largest spud-producing region, are pinning their hopes on a new disease-resistant variety to avoid another crop shortage of the kind that halted sales of chips and other snack products this year.
The prefecture plans t...
- September 11, 2017
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McDonald’s Japan Picks Up Pace of Turnaround
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — McDonald’s Japan is adding to its restaurant count in the second half of the year, underscoring a turnaround that has seen same-store sales climb for 21 straight months.
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan plans to open more restaurants than it will close in the sec...
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — McDonald’s Japan is adding to its restaurant count in the second half of the year, underscoring a turnaround that has seen same-store sales climb for 21 straight months.
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan plans to open more restaurants than it will close in the sec...
- September 8, 2017
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Ajinomoto To Open Gyoza Restaurant Mainly for Foreigners
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co. on Monday unveiled to the media a “gyoza” pot sticker restaurant set to open in Tokyo’s posh Akasaka district on Thursday, hoping to let more visitors to Japan enjoy the popular food.
The menu at the restaurant, “Gyoza It.,” run by ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co. on Monday unveiled to the media a “gyoza” pot sticker restaurant set to open in Tokyo’s posh Akasaka district on Thursday, hoping to let more visitors to Japan enjoy the popular food.
The menu at the restaurant, “Gyoza It.,” run by ...
- September 6, 2017
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Japan Goes on Defensive in Tuna Talks
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THE JAPAN NEWS
BUSAN, South Korea — A number of countries participating in a Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) subcommittee meeting have emphasized the protection of bluefin tuna and agreed to prolong restrictions on catches of the fish.
The panel also agreed to a new rul...
BUSAN, South Korea — A number of countries participating in a Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) subcommittee meeting have emphasized the protection of bluefin tuna and agreed to prolong restrictions on catches of the fish.
The panel also agreed to a new rul...
- September 5, 2017
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Debris to be Removed From Side of Fukushima Reactors
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - A state-backed entity tasked with supporting the decommissioning of the Fukushima nuclear power station proposed Thursday that melted fuel be removed from the side of three of the crippled reactors as part of the process to scrap the complex.
Based on a formal proposal, the ...
TOKYO - A state-backed entity tasked with supporting the decommissioning of the Fukushima nuclear power station proposed Thursday that melted fuel be removed from the side of three of the crippled reactors as part of the process to scrap the complex.
Based on a formal proposal, the ...
- September 1, 2017
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More People Apply for Labor Inspector Jobs After Dentsu Incident
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO Japanese authorities have seen a rise in applicants for jobs as labor-standard inspectors in the wake of the death of a young female employee of the nation's top ad agency after working excessive overtime.
The karoshi (death from overwork) incident at Dentsu Inc in 2015 shocke...
TOKYO Japanese authorities have seen a rise in applicants for jobs as labor-standard inspectors in the wake of the death of a young female employee of the nation's top ad agency after working excessive overtime.
The karoshi (death from overwork) incident at Dentsu Inc in 2015 shocke...
- August 29, 2017
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Japan Looks to Wood Pulp to Make Lighter Auto Parts
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THE JAPAN NEWS
KYOTO (Reuters) — The global push among carmakers to make ever lighter vehicles is leading some auto suppliers in Japan to turn to what seems like an unlikely substitute for steel — wood.
Japanese researchers and auto component makers say a material made from wood pulp is just on...
KYOTO (Reuters) — The global push among carmakers to make ever lighter vehicles is leading some auto suppliers in Japan to turn to what seems like an unlikely substitute for steel — wood.
Japanese researchers and auto component makers say a material made from wood pulp is just on...
- August 28, 2017
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Japan Inflation Ticks up Again, But Chiefly Due to Energy Costs
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's consumer prices rose for the seventh straight month in July, but chiefly due to energy costs, government data showed Friday.
After stripping out the volatile cost of fresh food, the inflation rate came in at 0.5 percent, in line with market expectations, according to...
TOKYO - Japan's consumer prices rose for the seventh straight month in July, but chiefly due to energy costs, government data showed Friday.
After stripping out the volatile cost of fresh food, the inflation rate came in at 0.5 percent, in line with market expectations, according to...
- August 26, 2017
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Defense Ministry Seeks Record Y5.26 Tril Budget
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's defense ministry is set to ask for record defense spending of 5.26 trillion yen ($48.12 billion) for the year starting April 1, as it upgrades ballistic missile defenses against possible North Korean military action, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.
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TOKYO - Japan's defense ministry is set to ask for record defense spending of 5.26 trillion yen ($48.12 billion) for the year starting April 1, as it upgrades ballistic missile defenses against possible North Korean military action, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.
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- August 24, 2017
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Japan Tobacco Buying Philippine Cigarette Maker for $1 bil
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan Tobacco (JT) said Tuesday it would pay nearly $1 billion to buy Mighty Corp., the Philippines' number two cigarette firm, marking its second acquisition in Southeast Asia this month.
One of the world's biggest tobacco companies, whose global brands include Winston and ...
TOKYO - Japan Tobacco (JT) said Tuesday it would pay nearly $1 billion to buy Mighty Corp., the Philippines' number two cigarette firm, marking its second acquisition in Southeast Asia this month.
One of the world's biggest tobacco companies, whose global brands include Winston and ...
- August 23, 2017
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