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Icy Vending Machine Rolls Out Free Drinks For SNS Exposure

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THE ASAHI SHINBUN
 
A vending machine made of ice is set up in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on July 18 and July 19 to promote Coca-Cola Clear. (Akifumi Nagahashi)
Amid the sweltering summer heat, about 300 parched people cooled down with a chilled Coca-Cola Clear from a vending machine made of ice in To...

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Japan's Trade Balance Returns to Surplus After Dip

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan logged a trade surplus in June, after booking a deficit the previous month, official data showed Thursday, with exports rising despite ongoing international trade tensions.
Finance ministry data showed a surplus of 721.4 billion yen ($6.4 billion), up 66.5 percent from...

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Osaka 2025 Expo Bid Promoted at U.N. Event

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — An event was held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday to promote Osaka’s bid to host the 2025 World Expo.
Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mitsunari Okamoto promoted the city to foreign diplomats...

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Govt Devises Aid for Farmers, Small Firms After Rain Disaster

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday his government has drawn up the first set of assistance to agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry players and small businesses damaged by the recent torrential rain in western Japan.
The package, centering on financ...

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Kanagawa Companies to Organize Job Fair for Foreign Students

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Kanagawa Prefecture will hold “Job Fair,” a joint company information session for foreign students, at Shinjuku Mitsui Building near Shinjuku Station from 1 p.m. on Monday, July 30.
Kanagawa-based companies and those already doing business abroad will participate in the even...

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Export Growth Likely in June

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) — The nation is expected to report a third month of solid export growth in June, thanks to global demand for semiconductors and electronic parts, a Reuters poll showed, supporting views the economy is recovering from a first-quarter contraction.
Both exports and i...

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Climate Change Threat Sends Key Coffee on Bean Hunt

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO/JAKARTA (Bloomberg) — Coffee lovers beware. Climate change is threatening supplies of high-quality beans with one Japanese coffee house hunting for the perfect bean to withstand the warmer conditions.
Tokyo’s Key Coffee Inc. is testing 35 varieties of Arabica trees in Indon...

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Walmart Reportedly Looking to Sell Seiyu Supermarket Chain

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - U.S. retailer Walmart Inc has decided to sell Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu and has already approached major retailers and private equity funds, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
If realized, the sale could amount to around 300 billion to 500 billion yen ($2...

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Subaru To Invest ¥150 Billion to Improve Quality of Vehicles

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Subaru Corp. said Tuesday it will invest ¥150 billion over the next five years to improve vehicle quality.
The investment is designed to help the automaker restore customer trust after a string of scandals, including vehicle inspections by unqualified workers...

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Major Japan Firms Dish Out 2.53 Percent Wage Hike on Average During Spring Labor Talks

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Major companies agreed to raise monthly employee pay by ¥8,539, or 2.53 percent, on average for unionized workers in this year’s shunto spring labor-management talks, a survey showed Tuesday.
The average pay hike topped 2 percent for five years in a row and exceeded ¥8,000 for the f...

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