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Abe Again Urges Business Leaders to Raise Wages by 3%

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday once again urged business leaders to raise wages by 3% in fiscal 2018 and asked for aggressive investment to boost the country's economy.
"To create a cycle of economic growth, I ask you to hike wages by 3%," Abe said in a speech at a New ...

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Keidanren Chief Expects Recovery to Pick Up Pace

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The nation’s economic recovery is expected to pick up its pace this year on the back of a global economic expansion, business leader Sadayuki Sakakibara said in a New Year interview.
“I hope that 2018 will be the year when [the government] can declare an end ...

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Over 80% Of Major Japanese Companies Expect Economy to Grow in 2018

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - More than 80% of major Japanese companies surveyed expect the nation's economy to grow in 2018, citing a recovery in corporate capital investment and personal spending, but also remained cautious about hiking wages, the results of a Kyodo News survey showed Tuesday.
The perc...

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Business Leaders Feeling Positive About 2018 Economy

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s top business leaders are feeling upbeat about the prospects for the nation’s economy during the upcoming year, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.
Of 30 leaders of major companies surveyed, 28 said the economy is currently “recovering moderately” and 26 — nearly 90 per...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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