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Japan Starts Printing New Banknotes

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NHK
 
Japan has started printing new 10,000 yen banknotes which are expected to enter circulation in the first half of fiscal 2024.
A ceremony was held on Wednesday at a plant of the National Printing Bureau in Tokyo to commemorate the start of printing. Finance Minister Aso Taro attended.
The ne...

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Japan's Capital Spending Rose In April-June, Showing First Growth In Five Quarters

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Capital spending by Japanese companies rose 5.3% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, the first increase in five quarters, rebounding from last year’s sharp fall caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, government data showed Wednesday.
Investment by all nonfinancial sectors for p...

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Pokemon Center Megastores Across Japan Shutting Down Indefinitely Because Of Coronavirus

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan’s Pokemon Center megastores are pretty amazing. Stocked with just about every plushie, toy, and trinket you could imagine for the Pokemon franchise, the happy and excited atmosphere inside is on par with a visit to a theme park, as pretty much everyone inside has a serious lov...

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Telework Cars To Be Set Up On Tokaido, Sanyo Shinkansen Trains

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Central Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. announced Thursday they will operate cars exclusively for teleworking passengers on Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen line trains from October. The companies hope to lift passenger demand that has sagged amid the coronavirus crisis....

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Samsung Galaxy A21 Simple SCV49 Unveiled In Japan, A Simple But Durable Phone

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GSM ARENA
 
Samsung quietly launched the Galaxy A21 Simple SCV49 in Japan, available through carriers au, NTT DoCoMo, UQmobile and J:COM. As the name suggests, this phone was designed to be simple to use and is aimed at older users.
There’s a lanyard eyelet on the device, something we haven’t see...

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Japan's New Digital Agency To Start With 600-Strong Team

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The central government will launch a new agency for digital transformation Wednesday with some 600 officials, including 200 from the private sector.
Through the agency, the government hopes to push ahead with measures to create a digital society in partnership with the private secto...

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Nissin Foods Says 50 Billion Cup Noodles Have Been Sold Worldwide

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's leading instant noodle maker Nissin Foods Holdings Co said Wednesday that it has sold a total of 50 billion units of its Cup Noodles worldwide, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the product's launch this September.
The brand has become a longtime seller thanks to aggressive p...

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Lego Unveils Full-Size Replica Of Toyota Supra

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A full-size, working replica of a Toyota sports car made from 480,000 Lego bricks is on display at the Legoland Japan Resort in Nagoya.
Lego Group’s Japan unit made the replica of a GR Supra in cooperation with Toyota Motor Corp. to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Supra’s...

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Japan's Financial Regulator Weighs Stricter Rules On Crypto-Assets

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Financial Services Agency has started discussing the introduction of stricter regulations on cryptocurrency assets in order to better protect users.
The government agency last month set up a section to oversee digital and decentralized finance as well as a panel of experts on th...

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Failure To Transfer Data Led To Shutdown At Mizuho Bank

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The computer systems glitch that shut down customer service at all Mizuho Bank branches last week was caused by a failure to transfer data to a backup device, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
This is believed to have prolonged the impact of equipment failures and led to the suspe...

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