JAPAN NEWS
 
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Department stores are promoting umbrellas for use in both sunny and rainy weather as gifts for Father’s Day on Sunday.
They are banking on a campaign by the Environment Ministry to encourage not only women but also men to use parasols as protection against heat...

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NEW YORK TIMES
 
TOKYO — Shinzo Abe’s visit to Iran this week, the first to that country by a Japanese prime minister in more than 40 years, is the latest in a series of high-minded but long-shot efforts to lift Japan’s influence on the global stage.
As he arrives in Tehran on Wednesday, Mr. Abe ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
FUKUOKA - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Saturday maintained his view the global economy will recover in the latter half of this year, but warned that uncertainties remain as fallout from the Sino-U.S. trade war deepens.
Kuroda said the global economy is "stabilizing some...

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THE JOURNAL PIONEER
 
By Takaya Yamaguchi and Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is set to raise the sales tax as planned in October, while it stands ready to take flexible macroeconomic policy steps in case risks to the economy materialize, a mid-year policy roadmap released by t...

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CNBC
 
Jeffrey Ubben’s ValueAct will soon have a representative on camera company Olympus and Daniel Loeb’s Third Point is reportedly reinvested at entertainment giant Sony.While Fir Tree Partners more often keeps its investments private, it has taken its campaign at one of Japan’s largest railwa...

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REUTERS
 
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit said on Thursday it plans to bring its satellite launch system to Japan in partnership with airline operator ANA Holdings Inc, which will provide maintenance and possibly aircraft.
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne system is undergoing tes...

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ASIA NIKKEI REVIEW
 
TOKYO -- The decline of Japan's audiovisual industry shows no sign of stopping, with Onkyo preparing to sell off its flagship audiovisual business to a U.S. peer and concentrate on contract manufacturing.
Once upon a time, audiovisual was at the forefront of Japan's electroni...

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FINANCIAL TIMES
 
Japanese manufacturing activity swung back into contraction in May, a private survey confirmed on Monday, as exports from the world’s third-largest economy continued their slump amid global trade tensions. 
The latest Nikkei-Markit PMI manufacturing purchasing managers’ index sl...

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EURO NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese business investment rose in January-March, continuing the run of growth seen over the past two years although signs of slowing momentum have raised concerns about the strength of business activity amid mounting global economic risks.
Ministry of Finance (MOF...

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QUARTZ
 
American individualism is infecting Japan, it seems.
Japanese tech companies are having trouble competing with companies like Apple and Google for talent, and they are being forced to rethink traditional approaches to corporate pay by offering more money, faster promotions, and merit-bas...

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