REUTERS
 
 Deeply concerned about rapid, one-sided moves - finmin SuzukiGovt, BOJ share concern over sharp yen falls - SuzukiBOJ Kuroda signals readiness to ramp up stimulusJapan won't intervene to defend line-in-sand - ex-FX diplomat
TOKYO/OSAKA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shu...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Mitsubishi Motors Corp has announced that its all-new Outlander has won the 2022 Australian Good Design Award in the Product Design -- Automotive and Transport segment.
Organized by Good Design Australia, the Australian Good Design Awards has been promoting excellence in design and ...

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MAINLY MILES
 
Tourists from Singapore and 67 other countries will be able to make free and easy visits to Japan from 11th October 2022, without the need to apply for a visa or make travel agency bookings.
Great news for Japan lovers, with the news we’ve been eagerly anticipating – the popular de...

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CNA
 
Japan, one of Sri Lanka's main creditors, will back the South Asian nation as it seeks to restructure about US$30 billion of its foreign debt and find a way out of a crippling economic crisis, Tokyo's envoy to the country said on Friday (Sep 23).
Reaching an agreement with creditors is key ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
American fashion brand Forever 21 opened its first store in Japan in 2009, and its mix of stylish designs and affordable prices quickly won it a large number of fans.
In time, though, excitement for the brand faded, and the last Forever 21 Japan store in Japan closed in 2019, (thoug...

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NHK
 
The Japanese currency yen fell to the 145 level against the dollar at one point in Tokyo on Thursday, falling to its lowest level in 24 years.
The yen has lost about 20 percent of its value against the greenback since the beginning of the year.
The currency touched the psychologically impor...

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CNA
 
Japan ran its biggest single-month trade deficit on record in August as imports surged on high energy costs and a slump in the yen, exposing the economy's vulnerability to external price pressures.
The growing trade deficit highlights the fragile nature of Japan's economic recovery which ha...

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CNBC
 
 
Key PointsNintendo said sales of Splatoon 3 in Japan surpassed 3.45 million units in the first three days since its Sept. 9 launch, marking a new record.Nintendo shares rose 5% on Tuesday after the announcement.Later Tuesday, the company will also hold its Nintendo Direct event where it ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Advertising often involves bending reality just enough to entice people to a product without getting in trouble for outright lying. For example, back in the day McDonald’s Japan got in trouble with the Consumer Affairs Agency for the Roast Beef Burgers by showing an image of a knife...

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CNA
 
Financial advisory group Lazard has started talks with India, China and Japan on restructuring Sri Lanka's debt, a spokesman for the Sri Lanka government said on Tuesday (Sep 13), as the crisis-hit island nation seeks an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout.
Lazard was hired by Sri Lan...

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