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Rising Prices In Japan Squeeze Household Finances

  • Category:Shopping
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...

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Kanagawa Fair Held At AEON In Thailand

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Within Kanagawa Prefecture, several food-related companies are focusing their efforts on exporting food products overseas. To support the international expansion of these local companies, Kanagawa Prefecture provides opportunities for business negotiations with overseas buyers and o...

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ANA's Net Profit Rises 3.9% On Robust Travel Demand

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JAPAN TODAY
 
ANA Holdings Inc. said Friday its net profit in the nine months ended in December rose 3.9 percent from a year earlier to 139.24 billion yen, driven by the solid international flight business on the back of Japan's inbound tourism boom.
Revenue in the April-December period climbed 1...

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Narita Airport, Startup in Japan Demonstrate Machine to Compress Clothes for Tourists to Prevent People from Abandoning Suitcases

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA) and SJOY Co., an apparel startup, jointly conducted a test of a machine to compress clothes to small sizes in the airport from Jan. 13 to 15.
There have been many cases recently in which foreign tourists have left behind old baggage in a...

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Toyota Tops Global Auto Sales For 6th Straight Year In 2025

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp group remained the world's top-selling automaker in 2025 for a sixth straight year on the back of robust demand for hybrid vehicles in North America, outperforming German rival Volkswagen AG, data showed Thursday.
Toyota's annual global sales, including minivehicle...

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Consumer Inflation In Tokyo Slows To 2% In January

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NHK
 
Consumer prices in Tokyo rose at a slower pace in January compared to the previous month. The abolition of a provisional gasoline tax helped bring down costs.
Preliminary figures from the internal affairs ministry show the Consumer Price Index for the capital's 23 wards rose 2 percent from ...

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Driving Forward with Akio Toyoda: Toyota’s Development of Sports Cars Reflects Shinto Idea of Tokowaka

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Reporters who follow Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda may notice that he frequently uses phrases related to Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine complex located in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.
The automaker and Ise Jingu are both located in the Tokai region, but their relationship see...

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Sister Entrepreneurs Bring Matcha Culture From Philippines Back To Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
From the foot of Mt. Fuji to a new cafe in Tokyo by way of the Philippines, matcha brand Chotto Matcha has taken an unconventional route to reaching customers in Japan. 
Chotto Matcha founders, sisters Sakura and Misaki Motohashi, opened a branch of their brand’s matcha cafe in Tokyo...

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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...

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Amazon’s Cloud Division to Offer Up to ¥900 Mil. in Support for Japanese Companies Developing AI for Robots

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Up to $6 million (¥900 million) will be offered to Japanese companies to assist in developing AI for robots, the Japanese subsidiary of the cloud division of Amazon.com, Inc. announced on Tuesday.
Selected companies will receive a reduction of up to 50% in Amazon Web Services (AWS), ...

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