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Japan's Vaccine Supplies Limited, Delaying Shots For Nation's Elderly

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ABC NEWS
 
Japan will only receive limited doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the first months of the rollout and shots for the elderly will be distributed gradually, the country's inoculation chief says.
Pfizer, the maker of Japan's only approved COVID-19 vaccine, is ramping up production in Europe,...

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Japan Sees Recovery from Pandemic Slump

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The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of 12.7% in the final quarter of the year.
The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of 12.7% in October-December, marking the second straight quarter of growth, amid a recovery from the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to ...

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Nikkei Ends Above 30,000 Mark For 1st Time In Over 30 Years

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Upbeat corporate earnings, hopes for a U.S. recovery and robust growth data for Japan's pandemic-hit economy injected fresh vigor into the Tokyo stock market Monday, pushing the Nikkei index to close above the 30,000 mark for the first time in more than 30 years.
The 225-iss...

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Pandemic Proves A Blessing For Some Firms, But Ruin For Others

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese firms are facing two drastically different business conditions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with those struggling amid weak demand seeing no way out of the crisis.
While manufacturers are generally seeing booming business thanks to demand from domestic consumers...

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Virus Threatens 'Game Over' For Japan's Arcades

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Evenings are normally the busiest time at Mikado, a retro gaming arcade in Tokyo, but these days the shutters come down early, leaving "Street Fighter" fans out in the cold.
Bright, noisy arcades are still a neighborhood fixture in Japan, but they have been disappearing as business ...

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Japanese Supermarket Chain Aeon Options Opening Vaccination Sites

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Major supermarket chain operator Aeon Co. has plans to rent out spaces in a number of its 290 commercial facilities nationwide to local governments for use as coronavirus vaccination sites.
An agreement for the multipurpose hall of the Aeon Mall Zama shopping center in Zama, Kana...

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Nissan Upgrades Annual Forecast Despite Q3 Net Loss

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Crisis-hit Japanese carmaker Nissan on Tuesday upgraded its full-year forecast for the second straight quarter, as the global auto industry shows signs of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
The embattled firm beat market expectations to return an operating profit for the first ...

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Profit At Japan's Softbank Zooms On Lucrative Investments

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CTV NEWS
 
Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. reported Monday a whopping 1.17 trillion yen (US$11 billion) profit for the October-December quarter as its investments rose in value.
SoftBank's profits were far better than what analysts had expected, zoomin...

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Tokyo’s Promise Of A Generational Stock Revamp Draws Skeptics

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan’s Topix stock benchmark climbed to a three-decade high on Monday, drawing even more attention to its future amid plans for a sweeping market reform.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is set to undergo a once-in-a-generation shakeup in little over a year. Japan Exchange Group Inc., whic...

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Japan FSA Banks On AI To Bust Money Laundering

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to roll out an artificial intelligence system that can detect fraudulent money transfers at financial institutions nationwide as early as fiscal 2021 in an effort to strengthen measures against money laundering, The Yomiuri Shimbun has ...

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