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Korea-Japan Business Leaders Conference to Be Held in Seoul in September

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BUSINESS KOREA
 
The Korea-Japan Business Leaders Conference, which was postponed once, will be held in September to deepen ties between businesspeople of the two countries amid escalating economic conflicts between the two neigbors.
The Korea-Japan Economic Association announced on July 30 that ...

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Japan Targets South Korea’s Future Industries In Impending Trade War

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BUSINESS INQUIRER
 
SEOUL — With just a couple of days remaining for Japan’s decision on removing South Korea from its whitelist of trusted trade partners, the Seoul government and businesses are ratcheting up efforts to protect industries that could be potentially hit by the move.
The chances ar...

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Japan Recycles Nearly 80,000 Tons Of Cell Phones To Make Olympic Medals For Tokyo 2020

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FOX
 
TOKYO, Japan – The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled the Olympic medal design this week at the “1 Year to Go!” Ceremony.
According to Tokyo 2020, the medals resemble rough stones that have been polished to shine.
The images are meant to reflect that ath...

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Cloudiest Tokyo Summer in 129 Years Is Hurting Japan’s Retailers

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japan’s unusually long and cool rainy season has dampened demand for apparel, furniture and other goods, with some retailers already reporting steep drops in merchandise sales.
Shimamura Co., a chain of affordable clothing shops, reported last week that same-store sales through July 2...

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Deficit Of Women Leaders Is A $750 Billion Problem For Japan

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FORBES
 
As Japan’s economy mulls ways to boost a flagging economy, no policy lever holds more promise than empowering women.
In rabidly patriarchal Tokyo, no hint of progress is too small to celebrate as a touchstone moment for equality. This explains why the Twittersphere got so excited this we...

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Japanese Business Leaders Count On Reform Progress After Ruling Coalition's Victory

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Business leaders welcomed the ruling coalition’s victory in Sunday’s Upper House election, voicing hope that the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will facilitate progress in improving social security programs and restoring fiscal health.
“In this fall’s extraordinary Diet s...

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Nissan To Cut 10,000 Jobs Worldwide: Report

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese car giant Nissan plans to cut more than 10,000 jobs around the world as part of efforts to turn itself around, Kyodo News agency said Tuesday, citing company sources.
The additional cuts come on top of the 4,800 jobs Nissan announced in May it was trimming from its ...

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Coca-Cola Japan To Proceed With Full Launch Of Alcoholic Beverage Business

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. is preparing for its official entry into the nation’s alcoholic beverage market, company sources said Monday.
In May last year, the company launched a canned chūhai spirit-based product in the Kyushu region on a trial basis.
Coca-Cola (Japan) plans to sell the ...

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How Japan's Trade Row With South Korea Could Hit Tech Supplies

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BBC
 
A trade spat between Japan and South Korea threatens to spill beyond their borders, posing potential risks to consumer electronics supplies around the world.
The row stems from export restrictions Tokyo imposed on certain industrial materials that Seoul needs to make semiconductors and disp...

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China May Be Courting Japan To Cooperate With Belt And Road To Allay Controversy After Yuan Clearing Deal

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SCMP
 
The People’s Bank of China last month named MUFG Bank as the first yuan clearing bank in Japan, and only the second non-Chinese bank after JPMorganPresident Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative has received criticism over the skyrocketing costs of many of its projects as well as claims of...

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