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Automating Tractors To Plow Future Path For Agriculture In Japan 

  • Category:Experience
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
Moves to automate agricultural machinery are accelerating in order to improve work efficiency and productivity, but there are still many challenges to overcome before such technology spreads to ordinary farmers.
In the middle of June, an unmanned tractor was moving around a 50-...

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Softbank Back In Black With ¥1.26 Tril Profit After Record Losses

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - SoftBank Group on Tuesday reported a 1.26 trillion yen ($12 billion) quarterly net profit to June, recovering from eye-watering losses as tech stocks rally and the firm sheds assets to shore up its finances.
The results will be a relief for chief Masayoshi Son, who has faced...

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Cheese Could Drive A Wedge Between The UK And Japan In Trade Talks

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CNN
 
Cheese exports worth less than $150,000 could be holding up a trade deal between Britain and Japan.
Since Brexit, the UK government has struggled to replicate the trade agreements it once enjoyed with dozens of countries around the world as an EU member.
Now talks with Japan, Britain's four...

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Coronavirus Epidemic Creating Online Travel Boom in Japan

  • Category:Tourism
NIPPON.COM
 
Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)--Online travel is starting to boom in Japan, where the novel coronavirus is spreading at an alarming pace, with some tour products allowing participants to view countryside scenery and interact with local people, and others offering virtual travel experien...

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Olympic Sponsors See Greatly Different Results

  • Category:Event
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Tokyo Games brought starkly different results for businesses in Japan, with some benefiting and others seeing little impact from the Olympics.
Before the Olympics began, public opinion was divided over whether it was appropriate to hold the Tokyo Games, which ended Aug. 8, am...

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Japan's Service Sector Sentiment Improves In July

  • Category:Other
THE CHRONICLES HERALD
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's service sector sentiment index rose in July, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Tuesday, showing some improvement in business confidence although concerns persist over the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The survey of workers such as taxi drivers,...

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Hotels In Japan Put Safety First In Bid To Lure Back Domestic Travelers

  • Category:Stay
MAINICHI
 
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- As the summer vacation season arrives, many of Japan's hotels are betting that an emphasis on safety measures rather than low prices will be the best way to attract wary customers amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
As they seek to make up for lost sales and stay aflo...

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Japan's Saizeriya Restaurant 'Develops' Face Mask To Wear When Eating

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese restaurant chain operator Saizeriya Co. has “developed” a face mask for use when eating and drinking, possibly a boon to eateries around the world hit hard by social distancing necessitated by the coronavirus.
The method unveiled by the Italian restaurant chain Friday in a ...

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English Winery To Employ Team In Japan

  • Category:Tourism
THE DRINK BUSINESS
 
The move has been spearheaded by Black Chalk backer and director Kenya Matsumoto, who owns Mayfair Japanese restaurants Cubé and Roketsu.
Matsumoto’s agency, Frontive Holding, will be responsible for the distribution of Black Chalk’s wine in Japan. It also intends to target o...

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UK And Japan Look To Seal Trade Deal Within Month

  • Category:Shopping
BBC
 
 
The UK and Japan hope to agree the details of a post-Brexit trade agreement by the end of the month.
The two sides said they had made progress during two days of face-to-face talks in London.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said there was "substantial" agreement in most areas....

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