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BOJ Chief Pleads For Time To Battle Deflation As He Starts New Term

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday it would take time to extricate the world's third largest economy from its ultra-loose monetary policy as he embarked on a new five-year term.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe handed Kuroda a second term at the helm of the central ...

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Overseas Websites Awash in Fake Japanese Food Products

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Food products fraudulently mislabeled as Japanese brands that are registered under the government’s Geographical Indication (GI) protection system (see below), are being sold overseas, mainly in China.
The brands are registered by the GI system to protect the value of high-qualit...

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Monex to Buy Hacked Crypto Exchange Coincheck for Y3.6 Billion

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese online brokerage firm Monex Group Inc will buy Coincheck Inc, the exchange at the center of a 58 billion yen ($530 million) digital money heist, for 3.6 billion yen, the latest move by a mainstream finance firm into the cryptocurrency market.
Monex, Japan's No.3 onl...

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Japan's Household Spending Posts Biggest Drop in Nearly a Year as Wages Fall

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan’s household spending suffered the biggest annual decline in nearly a year in February as inflation-adjusted wages continued to fall, data showed on Friday, suggesting the economy’s longest run of growth since the 1980s asset bubble has peaked.
A slowdown in consumption...

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Japan-made Trains Arrive in Jakarta For 1st Subway

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
JAKARTA (Jiji Press) — The first batch of new Japanese-made train cars to be used for Indonesia’s first subway system arrived at a North Jakarta port on Wednesday.
This marked the first import in some 20 years of new train cars into the Southeast Asian country, where many used tr...

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Hotels Bring Cherry Blossoms Indoors, to Delight of Guests

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major hotels in Japan are making use of cherry blossoms, which showcase spring in the country, to attract more overseas visitors at a time when tourists’ focus is shifting to cultural experiences from shopping.
Located in Shinjuku, central Tokyo, Keio Plaza H...

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930,000 Enter Workforce as Japan's New Fiscal Year Starts Amid Gov't Scandal, Higher Food Prices

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese businesses and governments marked the first business day of fiscal 2018 on Monday, with those hit by scandals pledging revival while some food and beverage makers hiked prices on rising personnel and raw material expenses.
About 930,000 people are estimated to have ...

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ANA, JAL Look For Non-alliance Tie-ups

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co. are expanding their business tie-ups with overseas airlines beyond their respective international airline alliances.
As the industry’s competitive environment has been drastically changing due to the rise of low-cost carriers and the ...

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Toyota’s New RAV4 Premieres at N.Y. Auto Show

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled a new fifth-generation model of its RAV4 sport-utility vehicle in a world premiere at the annual New York International Auto Show on Wednesday.
The RAV4 has become Toyota’s mainstay vehicle, exceeding the Corolla and Camry in sa...

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Luxury Complex Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Opens

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, a major shopping and entertainment complex, opened for business on Thursday in the capital's cultural district, connecting Japan's key business, fashion and political areas.
Developed by Mitsui Fudosan Co, the 35-story high complex with four underground...

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