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Japan Braces For Even Higher Inflation Amid Ukraine Crisis

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further worsened the outlook for global inflation, with the crisis already causing oil prices to soar — and economists say it may spike further.
The further rise in energy costs is expected to hurt the Japanese economy, which has already begun to fee...

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Cabinet Approves Bill To Beef Up Japan's Economic Security

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet on Friday approved a bill to boost Japan’s economic security in a bid to abate risks associated with rapidly changing geopolitical and geoeconomic circumstances.
Improving economic security is one of the primary policy agendas proposed by Kishi...

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Leaders: Okitane Usui, President And Chief Executive Officer Of Komeda Holdings Co. / Serving A Cup Of Coffee At The ‘Ultimate Relaxing Space’

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The coffee shop chain Komeda’s Coffee has managed to steadily add new stores during the coronavirus pandemic. Okitane Usui, president and chief executive officer of the parent company Komeda Holdings Co., talked to The Yomiuri Shimbun about his unique management strategy.
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Toyota Signals Readiness To Fully Meet Wage Demands

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda signaled the company’s readiness on Wednesday to fully meet demands from its labor union in this spring’s wage talks.
The Japanese automaker’s management aims to reward employees sufficiently for their efforts over the past year, Toyoda sa...

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Sake Brand Dassai Increases Workers’ Starting Pay By Over 40%, Pledges To Double Salaries

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Asahi Shuzo, the brewer that produces Dassai, one of Japan’s most popular sake brands, does things a little differently. For example, they’re the company that took out full-page newspaper ads to formally request that customers not pay high prices for their products.
That doesn’t mea...

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Seven & I Starts Work To Pick Buyer Of Dept. Store Unit

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. started work on choosing a buyer of its department store unit, Sogo & Seibu Co., on Monday, the final day of primary bid submission.
Potential buyers may include investment funds, real estate companies and railway operators.
Based on proposals ...

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Japan Business Lobby Urges Easing Of Border Controls

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NHK
 
The head of Japan's biggest business lobby is urging the government to further ease entry restrictions on new foreign arrivals.
This comes after the government decided last week to raise the cap on daily entrants to 5,000 from 3,500 starting next month.
Speaking at a news conference on Mond...

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Kishida Says Government Ready To Consider Measures To Curb Gasoline Prices

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that the government is ready to consider every possible measure, including activating the so-called trigger provision for emergency curbs on gasoline prices, to cushion the impact of high crude oil prices.
“We will not rule out any option and...

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Japan's Record US$940 Billion Budget Set For Parliament Approval In March

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CNA
 
A key Japanese parliamentary committee on Monday (Feb 21) approved the government's record US$940 billion initial spending plan for the next fiscal year, setting the stage for the budget's full passage through the legislature in March.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is counting on the budget ...

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Japan To Develop Next-Gen Hydrogen Engine For Aircraft

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will begin development of a next-generation aircraft engine that uses liquid hydrogen as fuel in fiscal 2022.
Hydrogen-powered aircraft that emit no CO2 may someday b...

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