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Keio University Center For Preventive Medicine To Move To Site Of Toranomon-Azabudai Redevelopment Project

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Keio University, one of Japan’s top private educational institutions, and Mori Building Co Ltd, Japan's leading urban landscape developer, announced Tuesday that they have concluded a basic agreement on the relocation and expansion of the Keio University Center for Preventiv...

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Softbank's Son Considering Bringing Coupang Services To Japan

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BUSINESS STANDARD
 
 [TOKYO] SoftBank Group Corp chief executive officer Masayoshi Son said on Monday the conglomerate is considering bringing services from South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang to Japan.
SoftBank-backed Coupang raised about US$4.6 billion earlier this month in the biggest US init...

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Japan Asks Taiwan Manufacturers To Cooperate In Chip Production

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has asked some Taiwanese manufacturers to cooperate in alternative production of semiconductors, industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said Tuesday, after a chip plant owned by Renesas Electronic Corp. was hit by a fire earlier this month.
“We are in communication with several ma...

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COVID-19 Cuts Jobs, Boosts Stocks, Widening Economic Gap In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The coronavirus pandemic has brought significant economic impacts in Japan, with the widening gap between the rich and the poor being a prime example.
The pandemic has cost many jobs, especially in the dining and travel industries, while stock and other asset markets are boo...

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The Business Case For Vaccine Passports

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Once people have been vaccinated against COVID-19, they’re safer to dine out, fly on airplanes, attend concerts and movies, work out at the gym, go to the office, cross borders and otherwise move about — as long as they wear masks around other people indoors, avoid large groups and ...

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Post-Emergency Precautions Expected To Slow Economic Recovery

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The nation moved a step toward the normalization of economic activities when the state of emergency for Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures was lifted on March 21.
However, full-fledged economic recovery is likely to take time, as many restaurants and retail stores are planni...

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Post-Emergency Precautions Expected To Slow Economic Recovery

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The nation moved a step toward the normalization of economic activities when the state of emergency for Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures was lifted on March 21.
However, full-fledged economic recovery is likely to take time, as many restaurants and retail stores are planni...

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Japan Biopharma Firm Looks To Ship Astrazeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine It Is Producing Within 1 Month

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JAPAN NEWS
 
JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. is planning to ship undiluted solution of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca PLC within a month, the biopharmaceutical firm’s Chairman and President Shin Ashida said Wednesday.
“Nearly 100 employees have been assigned to...

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Japan's Car Makers Assess Impact Of Renesas Auto Chip Plant Fire

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota, Nissan, Honda and other Japanese carmakers scrambled on Monday to assess the impact on their production of a fire at a Renesas Electronics chip plant that could aggravate a global semiconductor shortage.
Renesas has said it will take at least a month to resume production at ...

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Japan Spends Millions On Technology For Absent Olympic Fans

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RUTLAND HERALD
 
 
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top telecommunications company is getting 7.3 billion yen — about $67 million — in taxpayer money to design mobile tracking software to curb the spread of coronavirus infections during the Tokyo Olympics.
There's one catch: Few Olympic fans from abroad will...

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