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Africa’s Renewable Energy Resources Offer Huge Investment Opportunities For Japanese Business – Dr Akinwumi Adesina

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AFDB
 
Japanese businesses should invest more in Africa, where investment opportunities and returns on investment are among the highest in the world, African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina urged participants at the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8...

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Ordinary Japanese 'Salarymen' Reach Tiktok Stardom

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WFMZ
 
They’re your run-of-the-mill “salarymen,” as company workers in Japan are called — hard-working, friendly and, well, rather regular.
But the chief executive and general manager at a tiny Japanese security company are among the nation’s biggest TikTok stars, drawing 2.7 million followers an...

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Toyota Launches New Sienta In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp has commenced sales of its completely redesigned Sienta minivan in Japan
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The Sienta was launched in September 2003 as a vehicle that combines the convenience of a minivan, with a spacious cabin and seating for seven passengers, into a compact body size.
Each gene...

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Sony Hikes Price Of PS5 In Europe, Japan, And More

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THE VERGE
 
 
It blames global economic challenges for the change
Sony is increasing its PS5 prices in the UK, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico, and Canada.
Prices are jumping by 10 percent in Europe, 21 percent in Japan, and by around 6 percent in the UK as inflation rates impact Sony and...

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Popular Manga App Seeks 2023 IPO In Tokyo At $6 Billion Value

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JAPAN TIMES
 
South Korean messaging giant Kakao’s manga business is pushing back plans to go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange until next year, aiming for a valuation of $6 billion or more.
Manga app operator Kakao Piccoma had previously planned an initial public offering for this December, but...

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Japan's Mitsui Nears Decision To Join New Sakhalin-2 Operator, Nikkei Reports

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REUTERS
 
Japanese trading firm Mitsui & Co (8031.T) is close to making a final decision to join a new Russian operator for the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, the Nikkei newspaper said, without citing sources.
Registered on Aug. 5, the new entity replaces project operator Sakhali...

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Japan July Core Consumer Prices Up 2.4%; Biggest Rise In 7.5 Years

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Core consumer prices in Japan rose 2.4 percent in July from a year earlier, marking the sharpest increase in about seven and half years amid surging material and energy prices, government data showed Friday.
The nationwide core consumer price index, excluding volatile fresh food ite...

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istyle, Amazon Join Forces

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Japanese operator of @cosme, one of the nation’s largest cosmetics and beauty portals, announced capital and business tie-ups with Amazon.com on Monday.
The U.S. tech giant will invest up to ¥14 billion in istyle Inc. through stock acquisition rights. When all the stock acquisiti...

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Japanese Firms' Earnings Momentum Unlikely To Bring Hoped-For Wage Hikes

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Solid profits at major Japanese companies in recent earnings reports are unlikely to translate into near-term wage hikes in broad sectors due to the risk of a global recession, dashing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's hopes for higher pay to blunt the impact of rising prices.
The Japa...

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Olympic Scandals Put Marketing Giant Dentsu’s Business In Spotlight

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REVEAL THE NEWS
 
 
Allegations of corruption in Olympic sponsorships involving former Densu director Haruyuki Takahashi have put the firm’s unrelenting hold on Japan’s sports marketing sector in the spotlight.
Through its role as exclusive agent, Dentsu achieved a record nearly 370 billion yen (...

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