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TOKYO - Japan logged a current account surplus of 1.84 trillion yen ($16.3 billion) in August, marking the 50th straight month of black ink, government data showed Tuesday.
But the margin of surplus in the current account, one of the widest gauges of international trade, shrank 23.4...

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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The first Yoshinoya gyudon beef-on-rice bowl restaurant, located inside Tokyo’s Tsukiji wholesale food market, closed its doors for the last time on Saturday, ending its 59-year history, due to the relocation of the famed market.
Many customers stood in line ...

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NASUSHIOBARA, Tochigi - It was three decades ago, but Kazuhiko Ochiai still remembers his first taste of cheese when he visited France, a palate pleaser that inspired the former researcher to start producing his own variety in Japan.
But he now frets that a massive EU-Japan trade de...

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LONDON (Reuters) — Carmaker Nissan said on Thursday there will be “serious implications” for Britain’s manufacturing industry if the country fails to secure a trade deal with the European Union.
With less than six months until Britain is due to exit the EU, Prime Minister Theresa...

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Roger Federer said on Tuesday in Tokyo that his decision to end a 20-year association with Nike and embark on a new chapter with Uniqlo was influenced by the Japanese clothing company’s commitment to stay with him long after his playing days are over.
While no financial details have...

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TONO, Iwate (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese brewers are offering financial and technological support to domestic hop farmers so they can increase production of hops, a primary beer ingredient that determines flavor and bitterness.
With imported hops accounting for about 90 percent ...

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Thursday’s surprise announcement by Nikkei Inc. that it’s buying the London-based FT Group, one of the world’s most respected and influential media groups, immediately raised questions about whether the Japanese company can successfully manage such a highly regarded news company.
Th...

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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese department store Takashimaya Co. opened a new commercial complex in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district on Tuesday, hoping to widen the age range of its customers and attract more tourists from abroad.
The Nihonbashi Takashimaya Shopping Center, which ...

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The operator of the popular beauty and cosmetic products portal site @cosme is rapidly gaining a foothold in Asia thanks to brisk demand for high-quality Japanese cosmetic brands.
The cosmetics retailer, Istyle Inc., opened its second brick-and-mortar @cosme store in Hong Kong ear...

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Two long-established Japanese department store firms are scheduled to open newly refurbished stores in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district this autumn in an attempt to develop a wider customer base in light of the aging of customers.
Takashimaya Co. will open on Tuesday a shopping mall-t...

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