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Japan Group Launches Online Timber Market
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JAPAN TIMES
A Japanese group of forestry organizations launched an online timber marketplace in February to match forest owners with buyers nationwide.
About 30 businesses, mainly buyers, had registered on the platform by the end of April, with timber listings and transactions expected to incre...
A Japanese group of forestry organizations launched an online timber marketplace in February to match forest owners with buyers nationwide.
About 30 businesses, mainly buyers, had registered on the platform by the end of April, with timber listings and transactions expected to incre...
- 10/5 20:20
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Sushi Tech Tokyo Underway, Bringing Startups, Big Companies And Investors Together
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JAPAN TIMES
SusHi Tech Tokyo returned to the nation’s capital Monday for three days of exhibitions, panel sessions and business negotiations.
Asia’s largest startup convention, which runs from April 27 to 29 and is being held at Tokyo Big Sight, Koto Ward, features 770 exhibitions and will attr...
SusHi Tech Tokyo returned to the nation’s capital Monday for three days of exhibitions, panel sessions and business negotiations.
Asia’s largest startup convention, which runs from April 27 to 29 and is being held at Tokyo Big Sight, Koto Ward, features 770 exhibitions and will attr...
- 27/4 19:25
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Japan March Inflation Rate Rises To 1.8% On Fuel Cost Hike Amid Iran War
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's core consumer prices in March rose 1.8 percent from a year earlier on higher energy costs due to surges in crude oil prices amid the Middle East conflict, government data showed Friday.
The rise in the nationwide consumer price index, excluding volatile fresh food, followed a...
Japan's core consumer prices in March rose 1.8 percent from a year earlier on higher energy costs due to surges in crude oil prices amid the Middle East conflict, government data showed Friday.
The rise in the nationwide consumer price index, excluding volatile fresh food, followed a...
- 24/4 13:40
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Uniqlo Chairman Yanai Says Dodgers a ‘Turbo Engine’ for North American Business
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JAPAN NEWS
Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers and Japanese fast-fashion retailer Uniqlo have signed a partnership deal that includes the team’s ballpark adding Uniqlo Field to its name.
Tadashi Yanai, chairman and chief executive officer of the retailer’s parent company Fast Retailing ...
Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers and Japanese fast-fashion retailer Uniqlo have signed a partnership deal that includes the team’s ballpark adding Uniqlo Field to its name.
Tadashi Yanai, chairman and chief executive officer of the retailer’s parent company Fast Retailing ...
- 28/3 21:00
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Meitetsu Department Store Closes In Nagoya After 71-Year Run
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JAPAN TIMES
The main store of Meitetsu Department Store, a landmark at Nagoya Station in central Japan for over 71 years, closed permanently on Saturday.
The closure is part of a redevelopment plan for the Nagoya Station area, led by the department store operator's parent company, Nagoya Railro...
The main store of Meitetsu Department Store, a landmark at Nagoya Station in central Japan for over 71 years, closed permanently on Saturday.
The closure is part of a redevelopment plan for the Nagoya Station area, led by the department store operator's parent company, Nagoya Railro...
- 1/3 19:19
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Rising Prices In Japan Squeeze Household Finances
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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
As Japan depends greatly on imported food and energy, the prices of many goods tend to rise if the yen’s lower value boosts the cost of imported items.
All the major parties are vowing to lower the consumption tax rate in their campaigns for the House of Representatives electi...
As Japan depends greatly on imported food and energy, the prices of many goods tend to rise if the yen’s lower value boosts the cost of imported items.
All the major parties are vowing to lower the consumption tax rate in their campaigns for the House of Representatives electi...
- February 2, 2026
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Ikea Japan Closing Two Downtown Tokyo Flagship Stores
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JAPAN TODAY
In June of 2020, Ikea opened a new branch in the fashion-focused Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo. Launching a new venture at this time was a gamble, since the COVID pandemic was in full force and the economy’s status was murky, but on the other hand, the pivot to remote work and stay...
In June of 2020, Ikea opened a new branch in the fashion-focused Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo. Launching a new venture at this time was a gamble, since the COVID pandemic was in full force and the economy’s status was murky, but on the other hand, the pivot to remote work and stay...
- January 28, 2026
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Japan’s Department Stores Close for New Year, Giving Their Employees a Break
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JAPAN NEWS
Most major department stores were closed for the New Year, as they sought to give their employees a holiday break. When they reopened for their first sales of the year, shoppers flocked to the stores.
All Sogo & Seibu Co. stores were closed on New Year’s Day, and they reopened on Fri...
Most major department stores were closed for the New Year, as they sought to give their employees a holiday break. When they reopened for their first sales of the year, shoppers flocked to the stores.
All Sogo & Seibu Co. stores were closed on New Year’s Day, and they reopened on Fri...
- January 4, 2026
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Uniqlo Operator To Raise Starting Salary In Japan To ¥370,000
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JAPAN TODAY
Fast Retailing Co, the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, said Monday its group will hike the starting salary of new employees in Japan to 370,000 yen from 330,000 yen, raising it for the second consecutive year to spur competitiveness.
Uniqlo, GU, PLST and Link Theory are set t...
Fast Retailing Co, the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, said Monday its group will hike the starting salary of new employees in Japan to 370,000 yen from 330,000 yen, raising it for the second consecutive year to spur competitiveness.
Uniqlo, GU, PLST and Link Theory are set t...
- December 23, 2025
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Japan's Core Consumer Prices Up 3 Pct In November
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XINHUA
Japan's core consumer prices in November rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier, driven higher by food and energy prices, government data showed Friday.
The increase in the nationwide consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food, followed a 3.0 percent rise in October.
The i...
Japan's core consumer prices in November rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier, driven higher by food and energy prices, government data showed Friday.
The increase in the nationwide consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food, followed a 3.0 percent rise in October.
The i...
- December 19, 2025
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