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Japan Seen Boosting Support to Dairy Farms After EPA Deal
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan is seen boosting subsidies and other assistance to dairy farmers after the country reached a broad accord on its envisioned economic partnership agreement with the European Union, informed sources have said.
The two sides struck the deal at bilateral mi...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan is seen boosting subsidies and other assistance to dairy farmers after the country reached a broad accord on its envisioned economic partnership agreement with the European Union, informed sources have said.
The two sides struck the deal at bilateral mi...
- July 10, 2017
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Japan, EU Conclude Talks on Free Trade Agreement
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THE JAPAN NEWS
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Japan and the European Union agreed on Thursday to a free trade pact, signaling their opposition to what they see as U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist turn.
Signed in Brussels on the eve of meetings with Trump at a G-20 summit in Hamburg, the “polit...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Japan and the European Union agreed on Thursday to a free trade pact, signaling their opposition to what they see as U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist turn.
Signed in Brussels on the eve of meetings with Trump at a G-20 summit in Hamburg, the “polit...
- July 7, 2017
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Japan Inc Scrambles for Job-hoppers to Cope with Labor Shortages
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's labor shortage has pushed job-hopping to its highest since the global financial crisis, as companies scramble for workers with experience in the rapidly-ageing economy.
Job-hopping goes against the grain of Japan's work culture, where many companies hire graduates an...
TOKYO - Japan's labor shortage has pushed job-hopping to its highest since the global financial crisis, as companies scramble for workers with experience in the rapidly-ageing economy.
Job-hopping goes against the grain of Japan's work culture, where many companies hire graduates an...
- July 6, 2017
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Japan's Inflation Ticks Up Again, But Spending Remains Weak
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's consumer prices rose for the fifth straight month in May, government data showed on Friday, but weak household spending underlined the challenges facing Tokyo's fight to rid the world's number three economy of deflation.
The country's prospects have been improving on...
TOKYO - Japan's consumer prices rose for the fifth straight month in May, government data showed on Friday, but weak household spending underlined the challenges facing Tokyo's fight to rid the world's number three economy of deflation.
The country's prospects have been improving on...
- July 4, 2017
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Sony To Restart Vinyl Record Production After Three-decade Hiatus
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Sony Corp said Thursday it will resume production of vinyl records for the first time in three decades this fiscal year through next March as the format sees a resurgence in popularity.
The electronics maker halted production of records in 1989 as compact discs became the do...
TOKYO - Sony Corp said Thursday it will resume production of vinyl records for the first time in three decades this fiscal year through next March as the format sees a resurgence in popularity.
The electronics maker halted production of records in 1989 as compact discs became the do...
- July 3, 2017
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Factory Output Tumbles at Fastest Rate Since March 2011
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s industrial output fell faster in May than at any time since the devastating earthquake of March 2011 while inventories hit their highest in almost a year, suggesting a nascent economic recovery may stall before it gets properly started.
Household spendin...
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s industrial output fell faster in May than at any time since the devastating earthquake of March 2011 while inventories hit their highest in almost a year, suggesting a nascent economic recovery may stall before it gets properly started.
Household spendin...
- July 1, 2017
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Japan Tobacco Tries to Catch Up With Rival in Vaping
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan Tobacco Inc said on Wednesday it hoped to catch up with Philip Morris International Inc in smokeless tobacco by expanding the number of smoke-free restaurants and public places that allow its vaping product.
Tobacco firms see Japan as a test ground for vaping products,...
TOKYO - Japan Tobacco Inc said on Wednesday it hoped to catch up with Philip Morris International Inc in smokeless tobacco by expanding the number of smoke-free restaurants and public places that allow its vaping product.
Tobacco firms see Japan as a test ground for vaping products,...
- July 1, 2017
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Toshiba Faces Grilling From Shareholders
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THE JAPAN NEWS
CHIBA (Jiji Press) — Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa directly apologized to shareholders on Wednesday for the company’s continuing failure to fix its fiscal 2016 earnings and a delay in sealing a contract to sell its Toshiba Memory Corp. unit.
“We deeply apologize for r...
CHIBA (Jiji Press) — Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa directly apologized to shareholders on Wednesday for the company’s continuing failure to fix its fiscal 2016 earnings and a delay in sealing a contract to sell its Toshiba Memory Corp. unit.
“We deeply apologize for r...
- June 29, 2017
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Toshiba to Further Delay Financial Report
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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toshiba Corp. submitted to regulators on Friday a request to extend the deadline for presenting its fiscal 2016 financial report from the end of this month.
The Kanto Local Finance Bureau gave its approval for the application to reset the deadline to Aug. 10....
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toshiba Corp. submitted to regulators on Friday a request to extend the deadline for presenting its fiscal 2016 financial report from the end of this month.
The Kanto Local Finance Bureau gave its approval for the application to reset the deadline to Aug. 10....
- June 27, 2017
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Indonesia Considers Restricting Used Train Car Imports from Japan
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JAKARTA — Moves to restrict imports of used Japanese train cars have surfaced in Indonesia, where Japan-built rolling stock is a mainstay of rail lines.
The Indonesian government began discussing restricting imports in response to calls for putting higher priority on domestic tra...
JAKARTA — Moves to restrict imports of used Japanese train cars have surfaced in Indonesia, where Japan-built rolling stock is a mainstay of rail lines.
The Indonesian government began discussing restricting imports in response to calls for putting higher priority on domestic tra...
- June 26, 2017
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