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Walmart, Rakuten Tie Up On e-books, Grocery Delivery Service

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - U.S. retail giant Walmart and Japanese internet titan Rakuten have unveiled a strategic partnership which will include collaboration on digital books in the United States and grocery delivery in Japan.
The two firms will launch a new online grocery delivery service in Japan ...

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Floating Car Born From Tsunami

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Hideo Tsurumaki watched the giant tsunami waves crash onto Japan’s northeast coast on March 11, 2011, sweeping away cars filled with people trying to escape.
As the vehicles sank slowly into the sea, Tsurumaki thought about his mother, who lives by the ocean i...

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Consumer Centers Receive Increasing Inquires About Virtual Currencies

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's consumer affairs centers received more than 2,000 inquiries over issues related to bitcoin and other virtual currencies last year, about a 3.4-fold increase from the previous year, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
While cryptocurrencies have been incre...

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JR East Chooses New President

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. plans to promote Vice President Yuji Fukasawa to the presidency, informed sources said Saturday.
Fukasawa, 63, will succeed Tetsuro Tomita, 66, who will become chairman of JR East. The appointments will take effect on April 1, according...

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Toyota South Africa Recalls More Than 700,000 Cars Over Airbags

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JAPAN TODAY
 
JOHANNESBURG - Toyota South Africa Motors said Thursday it had issued a notice to recall more than 700,000 vehicles over airbag safety concerns, with some affected models dating back over 15 years.
The Japanese carmaker said the recall was needed to replace front airbag inflators pr...

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Japan's Record Exports to Asia Raise Hopes for Fourth-quarter Growth

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's exports grew for a 13th straight month in December, led by record demand from China and Asia as a whole, raising the prospects for vigorous economic growth in the fourth quarter.
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Wednesday that exports rose 9.3% in December from ...

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Beef Imports Post Meaty Gains in 2017

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — The nation’s beef purchases are set to climb this year as growing demand for affordable meat counters the first rise in import duties in 14 years.
Beef imports are likely to increase to the highest level since 2001 after growing more than 10 percent last year,...

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Toyota Launches Mobility Service Alliance and Autonomous e-Palette Concept Vehicle

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Toyota has partnered with Amazon, DiDi, Mazda, Pizza Hut and Uber to form the e-Palette Alliance, forming a broad hardware and software ecosystem for utilizing advanced mobility technology to better serve customers in the future.
As a first step, Toyota has announced a new concept ...

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Chief of Contractor Obayashi to Resign Amid Maglev Bid Rigging Probe

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Major Japanese contractor Obayashi Corp said Tuesday its president, Toru Shiraishi, will resign in March, in a move seen as taking the blame for alleged bid-rigging over a Tokyo-Osaka maglev train line that also involves three other firms.
Obayashi, which has been investigat...

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Research and Risk: Keys to Success in Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - At first glance, the Japanese market appears a dauntingly tough nut to crack. The language barrier is difficult to surmount, staff insist on doing things “the Japanese way,” and regulations create a labyrinth designed to protect domestic companies.
And while the norms of doi...

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