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New Year to Herald Price Hikes for Daily Living
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Some systems and schemes closely related to daily living will change starting in January 2018, and the prices of various goods and services such as imported cars and some types of foods are set to rise.
Taxes for married couples will rise or fall in accordance with their annual i...
Some systems and schemes closely related to daily living will change starting in January 2018, and the prices of various goods and services such as imported cars and some types of foods are set to rise.
Taxes for married couples will rise or fall in accordance with their annual i...
- January 4, 2018
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Nikkei Ends Year Slightly Lower, But Climbs Nearly 20% in 2017
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JAPAN TODAY
The Nikkei share average erased early modest gains and ended slightly lower on its final trading day of the year on Friday, but the index still gained nearly 20% in 2017.
The Nikkei ended the day down 0.08% at 22,764.94 points, while the broader Topix was also down 0.08% at 1,817.56...
The Nikkei share average erased early modest gains and ended slightly lower on its final trading day of the year on Friday, but the index still gained nearly 20% in 2017.
The Nikkei ended the day down 0.08% at 22,764.94 points, while the broader Topix was also down 0.08% at 1,817.56...
- January 3, 2018
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Mitsubishi Materials Systematized Fakery / 2 Units Used Guidelines for Falsification
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Guidelines for manipulating product quality data for substandard products were used for a long time at two subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Materials Corp., an interim report on the group’s data falsification showed Thursday.
Manipulation of product inspection data...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Guidelines for manipulating product quality data for substandard products were used for a long time at two subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Materials Corp., an interim report on the group’s data falsification showed Thursday.
Manipulation of product inspection data...
- January 1, 2018
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Oita Hotel to Close for 10 Days In a Row to Give Employees Time Off
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JAPAN TODAY
OITA - A popular hotel in southwestern Japan will close for 10 straight days in January at a cost of 200 million yen in revenues to give its employees time off, in the belief that the unusual measure will help to secure quality human resources.
Officials at the 647-room Suginoi Hote...
OITA - A popular hotel in southwestern Japan will close for 10 straight days in January at a cost of 200 million yen in revenues to give its employees time off, in the belief that the unusual measure will help to secure quality human resources.
Officials at the 647-room Suginoi Hote...
- December 30, 2017
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KFC Japan Earned 6 Billion Yen Over Christmas Weekend
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ROCKET NEWS
The fried chicken industry in Japan is no small fry.
What better way to spend Christmas than eating fried chicken and strawberry shortcake? While it may not be exactly traditional from a Westerner’s point of view, that’s the way they do it in Japan, especially if the chicken is fro...
The fried chicken industry in Japan is no small fry.
What better way to spend Christmas than eating fried chicken and strawberry shortcake? While it may not be exactly traditional from a Westerner’s point of view, that’s the way they do it in Japan, especially if the chicken is fro...
- December 29, 2017
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Japan Considers Refitting Helicopter Carrier for Stealth Fighters: Gov't Sources
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO ―Japan is considering refitting the Izumo helicopter carrier so that it can land U.S. Marines F-35B stealth fighters, government sources said on Tuesday, as Tokyo faces China's maritime expansion and North Korea's missile and nuclear development.
Japan has not had fully fledge...
TOKYO ―Japan is considering refitting the Izumo helicopter carrier so that it can land U.S. Marines F-35B stealth fighters, government sources said on Tuesday, as Tokyo faces China's maritime expansion and North Korea's missile and nuclear development.
Japan has not had fully fledge...
- December 28, 2017
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Managers Must Understand Importance of Quality Control Over Short-term Profit
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Accreditation Board President Yoshinori Iizuka has said managers at Japanese companies need to recognize the importance of product quality control, given recent irregularities at major
manufacturers.
“Focusing on short-term profits within a narrow scope...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Accreditation Board President Yoshinori Iizuka has said managers at Japanese companies need to recognize the importance of product quality control, given recent irregularities at major
manufacturers.
“Focusing on short-term profits within a narrow scope...
- December 27, 2017
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Japan's Jobless Rate Lowest Since 1993
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday, offering another sign that the world's third-largest economy is on track to recovery even if the place is slow.
Figures released by the government showed unemp...
TOKYO - Japan's unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday, offering another sign that the world's third-largest economy is on track to recovery even if the place is slow.
Figures released by the government showed unemp...
- December 26, 2017
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Government to Promote Fugu Exports to Asia
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The government plans to promote exports of fugu, a traditional luxury food item in Japan, targeting wealthy people in China and other Asian nations, according to sources.
Fugu, or puffer fish, are rarely seen in overseas marketplaces because of the poison they contain, but the go...
The government plans to promote exports of fugu, a traditional luxury food item in Japan, targeting wealthy people in China and other Asian nations, according to sources.
Fugu, or puffer fish, are rarely seen in overseas marketplaces because of the poison they contain, but the go...
- December 25, 2017
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Kobe Steel Says Senior Executives Knew About Data Tampering
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Kobe Steel Ltd, at the center of a data-falsification scandal that has shaken Japan's manufacturing industry, admitted for the first time that executives were aware of the cheating, and reassigned three senior officials.
Japan's No. 3 steelmaker, which supplies the manufactu...
TOKYO - Kobe Steel Ltd, at the center of a data-falsification scandal that has shaken Japan's manufacturing industry, admitted for the first time that executives were aware of the cheating, and reassigned three senior officials.
Japan's No. 3 steelmaker, which supplies the manufactu...
- December 23, 2017
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