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Monday marked the 45th anniversary of Okinawa Prefecture’s return to Japanese sovereignty in 1972.
An increasing number of facilities previously used exclusively by U.S. forces are being returned, shrinking U.S. holdings by almost 10,000 hectares. However, 70.6 percent of all suc...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Desperate to overcome Japan's growing shortage of labor, mid-sized companies are planning to buy robots and other equipment to automate a wide range of tasks, including manufacturing, earthmoving and hotel room service.
According to a Bank of Japan survey, companies with sha...

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TOKYO - Major Japanese companies expect to set another record combined net profit for fiscal 2017 through next March following the previous year due to robust overseas demand and the yen's fall, data compiled by SMBC Nikko Securities Inc showed Friday.
Combined group net profit in t...

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TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said the automaker will take a closer look at its investments after forecasting a second straight annual decline in profit.
“In an environment where sales are stagnating, it’s tough that we need to invest in areas which...

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AICHI - JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corp (JX) says that a solar power plant with an output of about 700kW has started power transmission in Aichi Prefecture.
JX develops and runs solar power plants by using about 7,000 square meters of idled land owned by the JXTG group. This time, the...

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YOKOHAMA - The Asian Development Bank has provided Japanese retail investors with an opportunity to tackle global warming and environmental pollution while making money.
The Manila-based ADB, through Daiwa Securities Group Inc in Tokyo, has decided to issue its first "green bonds" i...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Shake Shack has no problem selling its sandwiches in Japan, but it’s decided to give away over a million yen in food anyway.
Ironically, two of the most frequently repeated axioms point to conflicting truths. “The best things in life are free,” our more optimistic mentors try to tea...

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TOKYO/SYDNEY - In February 2015, bankers working on Japan's biggest IPO in three decades woke to news that left them shaken. Their client had just closed a multi-billion dollar deal - but had kept them firmly out of the loop.
Just months ahead of its listing, state-owned Japan Post ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Family restaurant chain Coco’s has teamed up with android and robotics creator Hiroshi Ishiguro to offer tabletop robots that can entertain diners while they wait for their orders.
The small robots were tested at a Coco’s branch in Hiyoshi, Yokohama, from March 29th to April 4th. D...

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Three Taiwan nationals who were arrested on suspicion of using forged China UnionPay cards to illegally withdraw cash from automated teller machines in Japan used an unauthorized “minpaku” private residence as their hideout while repeatedly carrying out the crime, it has been lea...

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