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Over 500 Businesses In Japan Go Bankrupt Amid Pandemic, Including Many Eateries

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THE MAINICHI
 
TOKYO -- The novel coronavirus is not only threatening the lives of people, but also the survival of small- and mid-sized companies and stores, with over 500 businesses having gone bankrupt since February, according to investigations conducted by private credit research firms.
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Japan To Open ‘Private Driving Club’ In 2022

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BUSINESS TRAVELLER
 
The Magarigawa Club, Asia’s first private driving club is scheduled to open in 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
Located just one-hour from Tokyo International Airport, this unique driving club will allow members to enjoy an unparalleled driving experience with spectacular views of Mount...

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Travel Industry Hopeful As Tokyo Trips Added To Govt’s Subsidy Campaign

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Travel agencies and accommodation providers in Japan are hopeful for a big boost in business as discounted trips to and from Tokyo have finally been added to the government’s Go To Travel tourism campaign. The government had excluded Tokyo from the program shortly before it start...

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Japan's August Consumer Prices Fall At Fastest Pace In Four Years

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's core consumer prices fell at their fastest pace in almost four years in August, dragged mostly by government-sponsored discounts for domestic travel aimed at supporting the battered tourism sector.
The weak consumer price data comes after Bank of Japan Governor Haruh...

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Bank Of Japan Upholds Policies As Economy Slowly Revives

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japan's central bank on Thursday said it would maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy as the virus-hit economy gradually picks up, with no big changes announced the day after new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga took office. Suga has pledged to continue the policies of former leader...

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Japan's New Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Self-Made And Strong-Willed

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BUSINESS STANDARD
 
Before he got Japan's top government job officially, Yoshihide Suga was known as a shadow" prime minister and the right-hand man for his long-serving predecessor
Before he got Japan's top government job officially, Yoshihide Suga was known as a shadow" prime minister and the r...

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Airasia Japan To Suspend All Flights For Most Of October

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NIKKEI ASIAN
 
Three domestic routes to be rehalted as group CEO Fernandes rethinks plans
TOKYO -- AirAsia Japan said on Wednesday it is suspending all flights from Oct. 1 to Oct. 24 due to less-than-expected demand caused by COVID-19.
Three domestic routes connecting the carrier's base in Chubu ...

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UK Strikes ‘Historic’ Trade Deal With Japan

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FINANCIAL TIMES
 
 
Agreement with Tokyo comes at pivotal moment as talks with EU hang in balance
The UK has struck its first big post-Brexit trade deal after reaching a historic agreement with Japan that is expected to increase trade by £15bn a year. The deal was reached after a compromise on ag...

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Homage Announces Strategic Partnership With Infocom, One Of Japan’s Largest Healthcare IT Providers

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THE CRUNCH
 
Homage, a Singapore-based caregiving and telehealth company, has taken a major step in its global expansion plan. The startup announced today that it has received strategic investment from Infocom, the Japanese information and communications technology company that runs one of the la...

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Japan’s Young Musicians Rally To Save Dying Art Of Shamisen Music

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THE GUARDIAN
 
The makers of this ancient instrument were near to closure. But could it get a new lease of life?
Katsuhiro Otaki confesses he can’t play a note on the shamisen, a three-stringed instrument whose sound has been the backdrop to Japanese traditional theatre for centuries.
But tens of...

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