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Antitrust Watchdog To Question Amazon Japan Over New Rewards Program
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THE JAPAN TIMES
Japan’s antitrust watchdog will question Amazon Japan over its plan to offer reward points on all products sold on its site, on the suspicion that small merchants will be forced to shoulder the cost of the points, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
The Japan Fair Trade Co...
Japan’s antitrust watchdog will question Amazon Japan over its plan to offer reward points on all products sold on its site, on the suspicion that small merchants will be forced to shoulder the cost of the points, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
The Japan Fair Trade Co...
- February 27, 2019
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R&D Means Good Medicine At Low Prices / Focus On Strength Of Expertise
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THE JAPAN NEWS
While large-scale corporate acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry have taken place globally one after another, Osaka city-based Shionogi & Co., Ltd. has pursued a different path by focusing on research and development — rather than on expanding its business scale — and enjo...
While large-scale corporate acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry have taken place globally one after another, Osaka city-based Shionogi & Co., Ltd. has pursued a different path by focusing on research and development — rather than on expanding its business scale — and enjo...
- February 25, 2019
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Japan Convenience Store Sales Rise In January For 3rd Straight Month
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Sales at convenience stores in Japan rose 0.8 percent in January from a year earlier for the third consecutive monthly increase, supported by solid food sales, an industry body said Wednesday.
The same-store sales of seven major convenience store operators totaled 792.42 bil...
TOKYO - Sales at convenience stores in Japan rose 0.8 percent in January from a year earlier for the third consecutive monthly increase, supported by solid food sales, an industry body said Wednesday.
The same-store sales of seven major convenience store operators totaled 792.42 bil...
- February 21, 2019
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Honda: Is Japan Losing Faith In The UK?
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BBC
There is rarely a single reason why a company takes a very significant decision.
Many will be quick to pin the blame for Honda's decision to close its Swindon plant solely on Brexit, but there are other forces at work.
A new trade deal between the EU and Japan will see tariffs on cars expor...
There is rarely a single reason why a company takes a very significant decision.
Many will be quick to pin the blame for Honda's decision to close its Swindon plant solely on Brexit, but there are other forces at work.
A new trade deal between the EU and Japan will see tariffs on cars expor...
- February 20, 2019
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Japan's Exports Fall Most In 2 Years As Asian Shipments Weaken
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THE BUSINESS TIMES
[TOKYO] Japan's exports posted their biggest decline in more than two years in January, adding to concerns about slowing global demand and trade frictions as business confidence softens and orders for the country's machinery goods fell sharply.
Ministry of Finance data out on...
[TOKYO] Japan's exports posted their biggest decline in more than two years in January, adding to concerns about slowing global demand and trade frictions as business confidence softens and orders for the country's machinery goods fell sharply.
Ministry of Finance data out on...
- February 20, 2019
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Nissan Governance Committee To Propose Limits On Chairman Post
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co's third-party governance committee will propose reducing the power of the chairman's post following the dismissal of Carlos Ghosn, who exercised strong influence over the alliance with Renault SA, people familiar with the matter said.
The committee was set up...
TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co's third-party governance committee will propose reducing the power of the chairman's post following the dismissal of Carlos Ghosn, who exercised strong influence over the alliance with Renault SA, people familiar with the matter said.
The committee was set up...
- February 18, 2019
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Global Coal Phase-Out Raises Difficult Questions For Nuclear-Averse Post-Fukushima Japan
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JAPAN TIMES
Concern about climate change has led to a global shift away from using carbon-emitting coal for electricity, but in post-Fukushima Japan, where nuclear remains a dirty word, coal has become king.
When it accepted the Paris Climate Accord in late 2016, Japan — the world’s fifth-lar...
Concern about climate change has led to a global shift away from using carbon-emitting coal for electricity, but in post-Fukushima Japan, where nuclear remains a dirty word, coal has become king.
When it accepted the Paris Climate Accord in late 2016, Japan — the world’s fifth-lar...
- February 18, 2019
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Valentine's Day: Japan Falling Out Of Love With 'Obligation Chocolates'
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BBC
Around the world, people use chocolate treats to express sweet nothings on Valentine's Day.
But in Japan, it's a little more complicated. On Valentine's Day, only women give chocolate, and not just to their partners, but to their male colleagues too.
Critics say the practice sucks all the f...
Around the world, people use chocolate treats to express sweet nothings on Valentine's Day.
But in Japan, it's a little more complicated. On Valentine's Day, only women give chocolate, and not just to their partners, but to their male colleagues too.
Critics say the practice sucks all the f...
- February 15, 2019
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Japan's GDP Rebounds From Quake, Floods But Trade War Hangs Over 2019
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan’s economy bounced back in the fourth quarter as business and consumer spending recovered from the impact of natural disasters but trade frictions and a proposed sales tax hike are expected to hinder growth in 2019.
The 1.4 percent annualised expansion in October-Decemb...
TOKYO - Japan’s economy bounced back in the fourth quarter as business and consumer spending recovered from the impact of natural disasters but trade frictions and a proposed sales tax hike are expected to hinder growth in 2019.
The 1.4 percent annualised expansion in October-Decemb...
- February 15, 2019
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Bookings Soar For 10-Day Golden Week
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Overseas travel reservations are surging in Japan for this year’s 10-day Golden Week period from April 27 to May 6, during which the Imperial succession is set to take place.
As of late January, the number of overseas trip reservations in the period had jumpe...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Overseas travel reservations are surging in Japan for this year’s 10-day Golden Week period from April 27 to May 6, during which the Imperial succession is set to take place.
As of late January, the number of overseas trip reservations in the period had jumpe...
- February 13, 2019
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