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Japanese Indicator Points To Recession Amid Fresh Abenomics Risks

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THE STAR
 
TOKYO: Japan may already be in recession, a government assessment of its own economic indicators showed on Monday, as the U.S.-China trade war and weak external demand hurt activity and pose fresh challenges for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies.
The country's indexes on leading and...

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OECD Report Recommends Japan Embrace Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship To Expand Agricultural Productivity

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JAPAN TIMES
 
OSAKA - With Japanese food products becoming increasingly popular with foreign tourists, especially those from Asia, the country’s agricultural sector has a bright future if it can change its policies to embrace technological innovation and entrepreneurship, an OECD report on the co...

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Commemorative Coins To Mark Enthronement

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government decided at a Cabinet meeting Friday to issue coins to commemorate the enthronement of the Emperor. A total of 50,000 gold coins with a face value of ¥10,000 and 5 million copper coins with a face value of ¥500 will be minted.
Of the gold coins, 20,000 will be sold ...

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Japan's Labor Shortage Eats Away At Back-Breaking Work Culture

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO  -  When she worked in sales for a Japanese bank, Chihiro Narazaki was passed over for the best assignments in favor of older colleagues. Her input was discouraged and she often stayed late just to do routine paperwork.
The 29-year-old knew where this was heading: her father, ...

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Japan's Sharp To Return To U.S. TV Market, Regains Brand License

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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
 
TOKYO — Sharp Corp. will re-enter the U.S. TV market later this year, the Japanese electronics company said on Wednesday, adding it had effectively regained the license for its own TV brand sold to China's Hisense Group four years ago.
The move is part of Sharp's growth ...

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Back To The Grind: Workers In Japan Return After Extended Golden Week Holiday

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The nation went back to work following this year’s unprecedented 10-day Golden Week holiday on Tuesday — the first working day of the Reiwa Era.
Naoto Tokunaga, 24, showed up at his office near Tokyo Station 30 minutes earlier than usual because he was impatient to get there.
“Due t...

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Softbank Expects Q4 Profit Rise; Vision Fund IPO Eyed

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) — SoftBank Group Corp. is expected to report a small rise in its fourth-quarter profit, while investors look for details on whether the conglomerate plans to monetize its almost $100 billion Vision Fund through an IPO.
SoftBank is considering taking the Saudi-back...

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Japan Has a New Emperor. Now It Needs a Software Update.

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NEW YORK TIMES
 
 
It isn’t exactly Y2K, but the country is scrambling to reconcile its systems with the ancient demands of an imperial calendar.
TOKYO — Lost data. Emails that disappear into the ether. Servers that never connect.
All thanks to the ascension of a new emperor to the Chrysanthemum ...

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Japanese Banks To Boost Fight Against Money Laundering

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The banking industry will strengthen efforts to prevent money laundering in preparation for the planned review of industry efforts by an international organization in the autumn.
Next month, MUFG Bank, a core unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., plans to terminate overseas r...

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Fashion Tycoon Maezawa Says He Is Selling Valuable Paintings Because He Has No Money

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa said he plans to auction off artworks worth millions of dollars because he has no money.
Maezawa, the founder and CEO of online fashion retailer Zozo, said in a Twitter post that he plans to sell several items at a Sotheby's auction in ...

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