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Credit Card Company Forms Music Idol Group, Higashi-Ikebukuro 52
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JAPAN TRENDS
How can a credit card company find a new way to advertise its services? In Japan, it would seem to mean by forming an idol group.
Higashi-Ikebukuro 52 is not the latest “sister group” spin-off of AKB48.
It’s actually a music group formed by Credit Saison.
Since AKB has claimed Akih...
How can a credit card company find a new way to advertise its services? In Japan, it would seem to mean by forming an idol group.
Higashi-Ikebukuro 52 is not the latest “sister group” spin-off of AKB48.
It’s actually a music group formed by Credit Saison.
Since AKB has claimed Akih...
- May 27, 2017
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Japan Consumer Prices Rise in April for 4th Straight Month
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's consumer prices rose again in April due largely to higher energy bills, data showed Friday, underpinning a mixed picture for policy makers' efforts to boost growth amid on-and-off deflation.
The country's prospects have been improving on the back of strong exports, ...
TOKYO - Japan's consumer prices rose again in April due largely to higher energy bills, data showed Friday, underpinning a mixed picture for policy makers' efforts to boost growth amid on-and-off deflation.
The country's prospects have been improving on the back of strong exports, ...
- May 26, 2017
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Sony Chief Promises Profitability
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (AP) — Sony’s leader promised a comeback for the electronics and entertainment company having its best profitability in two decades.
“We are a company that moves people,” said Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai, as he outlined the strategy for the company at its Tokyo head...
TOKYO (AP) — Sony’s leader promised a comeback for the electronics and entertainment company having its best profitability in two decades.
“We are a company that moves people,” said Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai, as he outlined the strategy for the company at its Tokyo head...
- May 24, 2017
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APEC Meeting Puts Trump's Trade Policy Center Stage
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JAPAN TODAY
HANOI - U.S. President Donald Trump's new trade representative held his first face-to-face meetings with some key partners on Saturday as the United States charts an "America First" policy that has upended the old global order and sparked fears of protectionism.
Robert Lighthizer me...
HANOI - U.S. President Donald Trump's new trade representative held his first face-to-face meetings with some key partners on Saturday as the United States charts an "America First" policy that has upended the old global order and sparked fears of protectionism.
Robert Lighthizer me...
- May 24, 2017
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LDP Keen To Wrap Up Draft Constitutional Revisions
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is making arrangements to compile the party’s draft revisions to the Constitution by the end of this year, a step backing up Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent announcement that he wanted an amended top law to come into force in 2020.
Given the...
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is making arrangements to compile the party’s draft revisions to the Constitution by the end of this year, a step backing up Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent announcement that he wanted an amended top law to come into force in 2020.
Given the...
- May 22, 2017
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Daiwa Considers Moving Some UK Staff to Frankfurt Ahead of Brexit
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JAPAN TODAY
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Daiwa Securities Group Inc, Japan's No. 2 brokerage firm, may decide as early as mid-June to move dozens of London-based staff to Frankfurt or another European city, ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union, its chief executive said.
The German city is Daiwa's favoured ...
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Daiwa Securities Group Inc, Japan's No. 2 brokerage firm, may decide as early as mid-June to move dozens of London-based staff to Frankfurt or another European city, ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union, its chief executive said.
The German city is Daiwa's favoured ...
- May 17, 2017
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Use of Returned U.S. Sites Vital to Okinawa Economy
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THE JAPAN NEWS
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...
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...
- May 16, 2017
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Desperately Short of Labor, Mid-sized Japanese Firms Plan to Buy Robots
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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...
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...
- May 16, 2017
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Major Japanese Firms Expect Record Combined Profit in Fiscal 2017
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JAPAN TODAY
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...
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...
- May 13, 2017
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Toyota Motor Chief Looking at Spending Cuts as Profit Slides
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THE JAPAN NEWS
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...
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...
- May 13, 2017
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