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Plug And Play Japan Launches First Fund For Startups

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TECH IN ASIA
 
Plug and Play Japan has launched its first fund, “Plug and Play Japan Fund I,” to support startups in Japan.
The fund aims to solve key challenges such as limited access to global markets for Japanese startups.
It has secured over 3 billion yen (around US$21.1 million) in its initi...

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Shibuya Ward Creates Paper Cycle for Local Production, Consumption; Recycled Toilet Paper Made from Scrap Paper

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Shibuya Ward Tourism Association and local businesses in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, are working together to turn paper bags, receipts and other scrap paper into toilet paper for local elementary schools.
The association is asking other businesses and retail outlets to participate in th...

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Major Japan Life Insurer To Pile Into Domestic Super-Long Bonds

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance plans to invest in Japan’s super-long government bonds this fiscal year after their yields skyrocketed, and is considering shifting from foreign debt.
 
"Yields have risen to levels that align with our investment perspective, so we will proceed with bond...

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Japan Reports ¥5.22 Tril Trade Deficit In FY2024

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan recorded a trade deficit in its March-April fiscal year but racked up a surplus with the U.S., the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.
Japan’s global trade deficit totaled 5.2 trillion yen for the fiscal year through March, for the fourth straight year of deficits, according t...

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Trump Tariffs Squeeze Some Japanese Food Exporters; Rice, Seafood Producers Fear Negative Impact

  • Category:Gourmet
JAPAN NEWS
 
With U.S.-Japan trade negotiations beginning in earnest on Thursday, Japanese companies face increasing uncertainty regarding their export prospects, especially with some sectors already feeling the initial impact of the new U.S. tariff policies.
While they have seen significant grow...

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Japan Manufacturers Turn Cautious About Business Outlook Due To Trump Tariffs: Reuters Poll

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REUTERS
 
Japanese manufacturers expressed improved business sentiment in April versus March though are bearish about their outlook over the next three months as they brace for the impact of sweeping U.S. import tariffs, a Reuters Tankan poll found.
The poll, which tracks the Bank of Japan quarte...

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Honda Says Shifting Hybrid Civic Production From Japan To US

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BSS NEWS
 
Automaker Honda said Wednesday it will shift production of its hybrid Civic model from Japan to the United States in June or July, but stopped short of saying the reason was US tariffs.
The rationale behind the decision "is not a single issue", a spokesman for the Japanese firm said. "...

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Japan Crosses 10 Million Visitors Through March At Fastest Ever Pace

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BUSINESS TIMES
 
For the whole of 2025, tourist arrivals are on pace to eclipse last year’s all-time level of 36.87 million
Japan crossed the 10 million visitor mark at the fastest ever pace this year, reaching that level already in March, official data showed on Wednesday (Apr 16), as the weak y...

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Self-Driving Taxis to Begin Test Runs in Tokyo; Waymo, Others to Operate 25 Vehicles in Various Wards

  • Category:Driving
JAPAN NEWS
 
Three companies including Waymo LLC, a self-driving vehicle company affiliated with Google LLC’s parent Alphabet Inc., announced Thursday that they will begin test runs of self-driving taxis in Tokyo from Monday.
Taxi drivers belonging to Nihon Kotsu Co., a major taxi company in Toky...

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Japan's FY 2025 Defense-Related Outlay To Total 1.8% Of FY 2022 GDP

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's defense-related spending for fiscal 2025 is expected to total about 9.9 trillion yen ($70 billion), equivalent to 1.8 percent of gross domestic product three years earlier, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday.
Nakatani told a press conference that the government will a...

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