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Japan Convenience Store Chains Start Selling Gov't Stockpiled Rice
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JAPAN TODAY
Two major convenience store chains in Japan began selling government-released stockpiled rice at select stores in Tokyo and Osaka on Thursday, joining major supermarkets and e-commerce platforms in a move to increase availability of the staple food for consumers struggling with soar...
Two major convenience store chains in Japan began selling government-released stockpiled rice at select stores in Tokyo and Osaka on Thursday, joining major supermarkets and e-commerce platforms in a move to increase availability of the staple food for consumers struggling with soar...
- June 6, 2025
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Nintendo Switch 2 Launches but Will Not Be Sold at Physical Stores
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JAPAN NEWS
Nintendo Co. released the Nintendo Switch 2, its first video game console in eight years, on Thursday.
Applications had flooded in for lottery pre-orders on the official online Nintendo store and other sites. There are currently no plans to sell the Switch 2 in physical stores and on...
Nintendo Co. released the Nintendo Switch 2, its first video game console in eight years, on Thursday.
Applications had flooded in for lottery pre-orders on the official online Nintendo store and other sites. There are currently no plans to sell the Switch 2 in physical stores and on...
- June 5, 2025
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KDDI to Deploy 1,000 Drone Hubs, Leveraging Starlink for Nationwide Coverage; To Use in Search after Disaster in Remote Areas
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JAPAN NEWS
KDDI Corp. plans to conduct a trial demonstration operating drones through direct communication with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)’s Starlink satellite network by the end of this year.
This initiative, anticipated to be able to aid in disasters such as earthquakes, ai...
KDDI Corp. plans to conduct a trial demonstration operating drones through direct communication with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)’s Starlink satellite network by the end of this year.
This initiative, anticipated to be able to aid in disasters such as earthquakes, ai...
- June 4, 2025
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Japan's Toyota To Take Parts-Making Subsidiary Private
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BSS NEWS
The world's top-selling carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it would take its auto parts-making subsidiary Toyota Industries private in a deal that reportedly valued the unit at more than $40 billion.
Toyota Industries, which also manufactures forklifts and other industrial vehicles, will go ...
The world's top-selling carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it would take its auto parts-making subsidiary Toyota Industries private in a deal that reportedly valued the unit at more than $40 billion.
Toyota Industries, which also manufactures forklifts and other industrial vehicles, will go ...
- June 3, 2025
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India-Japan Business Conference 2025 to Convene in Chennai on July 10
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ASIAN COMMUNITY NEWS
4th edition of IJBC-led summit to spotlight technology, trade, sustainability, and SME collaboration between the two nations.
In a significant step toward reinforcing bilateral economic cooperation, the Indo-Japan Business Council (IJBC) will host the 4th edition of the Ind...
4th edition of IJBC-led summit to spotlight technology, trade, sustainability, and SME collaboration between the two nations.
In a significant step toward reinforcing bilateral economic cooperation, the Indo-Japan Business Council (IJBC) will host the 4th edition of the Ind...
- June 3, 2025
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Ex-Nippon Life Boss Takes Charge At Japan Business Lobby
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INSURANCE BUSINESS
Leadership Shift Comes Amid Insurer Investment Shakeup
Tsutsui Yoshinobu, former chair of Nippon Life Insurance, has been appointed as the new chair of Keidanren, Japan’s most prominent business lobbying organisation.
His appointment marks a shift in the group’s leadershi...
Leadership Shift Comes Amid Insurer Investment Shakeup
Tsutsui Yoshinobu, former chair of Nippon Life Insurance, has been appointed as the new chair of Keidanren, Japan’s most prominent business lobbying organisation.
His appointment marks a shift in the group’s leadershi...
- June 3, 2025
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Bank Of Japan Urged To Keep Or Slow Bond Taper Pace From Fiscal 2026
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BUSINESS TIMES
The requests heighten the chance the central bank will proceed slowly in reducing its huge balance sheet
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) received a sizeable number of requests to maintain or slightly slow the pace of tapering in its bond purchases from fiscal year 2026 onward, minutes of...
The requests heighten the chance the central bank will proceed slowly in reducing its huge balance sheet
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) received a sizeable number of requests to maintain or slightly slow the pace of tapering in its bond purchases from fiscal year 2026 onward, minutes of...
- June 2, 2025
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Cheaper Stockpiled Rice Starts Hitting Store Shelves In Japan
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JAPAN TODAY
The Japanese government's stockpiled rice released through direct contracts with retailers began hitting store shelves Saturday, with consumers flocking to the cheaper products.
Major supermarket operator Ito-Yokado Co and home appliance company Iris Ohyama Inc were the first to sta...
The Japanese government's stockpiled rice released through direct contracts with retailers began hitting store shelves Saturday, with consumers flocking to the cheaper products.
Major supermarket operator Ito-Yokado Co and home appliance company Iris Ohyama Inc were the first to sta...
- May 31, 2025
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Core Consumer Prices In Tokyo Rise At Fastest Pace In Over 2 Years
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JAPAN TODAY
Core consumer prices in Tokyo climbed 3.6 percent in May from a year earlier, rising at the fastest pace in over two years, official data showed Friday, as the cost of rice remained on a sharp upward trajectory.
The rise in Tokyo's core consumer price index, excluding volatile fresh...
Core consumer prices in Tokyo climbed 3.6 percent in May from a year earlier, rising at the fastest pace in over two years, official data showed Friday, as the cost of rice remained on a sharp upward trajectory.
The rise in Tokyo's core consumer price index, excluding volatile fresh...
- May 30, 2025
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Japan Eyes More Rice Exports As Domestic Consumption Set To Decline
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KYODO NEWS
The Japanese government on Friday vowed to explore new overseas markets and provide support for more efficient production as part of efforts to increase rice exports in response to an envisioned long-term contraction in domestic consumption.
In the annual white paper on food and agri...
The Japanese government on Friday vowed to explore new overseas markets and provide support for more efficient production as part of efforts to increase rice exports in response to an envisioned long-term contraction in domestic consumption.
In the annual white paper on food and agri...
- May 30, 2025
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