JAPAN NEWS
 
Hopes are high for freight-only Shinkansen trains, which are being considered for introduction by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), both as a means of expanding the transportation of goods and as a new source of revenue for the high-speed transportation service.
However, many issues ...

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MAINICHI
 
Prices on another 109 food and beverage items -- mainly processed foods -- will increase starting December in Japan, according to business intelligence firm Teikoku Databank Ltd.
The increases will bring the total number of items to see price hikes in 2024 to 12,520 -- the smallest num...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said Friday that it will acquire Japanese robo-advisory firm WealthNavi Inc. to reinforce its asset management services for individual customers.
MUFG Bank, a unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, will launch a tender offer on Monday to buy WealthNavi ...

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NHK
 
The Japanese company, Unitika, which was a leader in developing the nation's textile industry, is now withdrawing from the business altogether.
The firm's textile segment, mainly for clothing, has been losing money in recent years in the face of fierce competition from China and other overs...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The yen rallied Friday after forecast-busting inflation data out of Tokyo boosted talk of another Japanese interest rate cut next month, while equity markets were mixed as traders weigh the economic outlook during a second Trump administration.
With Wall Street closed for the Thanks...

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REUTERS
 
Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in November and stayed above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, as price pressures broadened, keeping alive market expectations for a near-term interest rate hike.
The yen jumped after the data, as market players s...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The government and investors have expressed their high hopes for the Yomiuri Stock Index (Yomiuri 333), saying it will expand people’s investment options.
The Yomiuri Shimbun announced Thursday that it will establish the Yomiuri 333 in March next year to indicate the price movements ...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Marumiya Corp. announced that it will recall about 15,000 of its pre-packaged ingredient boxes for making kamameshi rice called “Tori Gobo Kamameshi no Moto.”
The recall comes after a foreign object that appeared to be a cockroach was found in one of the products.
The company said no...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Trading house Itochu Corp is considering helping finance the potential buyout of Seven & i Holdings Co by its management, responding to a request from the founding family of the Japanese retail giant, sources close to the matter said Monday.
Itochu, the parent of convenience store c...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's antitrust watchdog conducted an on-site investigation of the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday for allegedly forcing retailers to cut prices of products sold on its online shopping website, sources close to the matter said.
Amazon Japan G.K. is alleged to have viola...

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