ARCHYDE
 
 
Vending machines make it easier for Japanese tourists to shop duty-free.
Japan has long been a world leader in facilitating shopping with the help of vending machines.
This convenience is currently being extended by WAmazing Inc. to help Foreign tourists save time duty free shopping.
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BRECORDER
 
Japan confirmed on Tuesday that it made record interventions in the foreign exchange market in October, selling the dollar worth 6.35 trillion yen ($48 billion) to support the yen currency, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed.
The quarterly data showed a steep drop in the yen to a 3...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara on Sunday stressed the need to achieve an economy where inflation rises stably and sustainably, when asked whether the next central bank governor should maintain ultra-easy monetary policy.
"What's important is to create economi...

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CNA
 
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners paid over $300 million to wholly acquire Unimat Retirement Community Co (URC), a Japanese elderly care service provider, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters on Wednesday.
Seoul-based MBK announced the acquisition of URC...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan’s factory activity contracted for a third straight month in January, a private survey showed on Wednesday, although manufacturers’ outlooks remained upbeat on improved supply and price conditions.
Amid worsening global economic conditions, Japanese companies are facing calls f...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Oriental Land Co. , the operator of the Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea theme parks, said Monday that it will raise wages for its employees by an average of around 7%, effective on April 1.
Some 21,800 workers, including part-timers known as cast members, will be subject to the wage i...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Toyota Motor Corp. presidential designate Koji Sato will likely have to contend with fierce competition from various industries when he takes the company helm in April.
The auto industry is in the midst of a “once-a-century” major transformation: Growing demand for decarbonized trave...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp named Koji Sato president and CEO on Thursday, in a surprise reshuffle that sees third-generation chief executive Akio Toyoda step aside to become board chairman of the world's top-selling automaker.
The Japanese automaker said Sato, 53, would also become operating...

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KITCO
 
Gold priced in Japanese yen traded at record-high levels in Japan Wednesday, according to local prices and media reports.
The precious metal reached a new record high of 8,977 yen (USD $69.28) per gram, which was higher than the previous record of 8,969 yen (USD $69.22) per gram seen in A...

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CNA
 
A Japanese whaling firm unveiled vending machines offering whale sashimi, whale steak and whale bacon in Yokohama on Tuesday (Jan 24) in hopes of reviving sales of a food long in decline and shunned by many supermarkets.
Wearing a whale-shaped hat, Kyodo Senpaku President Hideki Tokoro gree...

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