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Japanese Businesses Strive For Toehold in Russia’s Far East

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KHABAROVSK, Russia — Japanese companies are striving to establish businesses in the Russian Far East (see below), a region where Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently focusing on development.
Russia is trying to lure foreign companies into the region with the aim of devel...

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Nagasaki Region Steps Up Efforts to Avert Potato Chip Crisis

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JAPAN TODAY
 
NAGASAKI - Potato growers in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan's second-largest spud-producing region, are pinning their hopes on a new disease-resistant variety to avoid another crop shortage of the kind that halted sales of chips and other snack products this year.
The prefecture plans t...

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Japan Aims to More Than Quadruple Rice Exports in 2019

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's agriculture ministry said Friday it is aiming to more than quadruple the country's annual rice and rice product exports to 100,000 tons in 2019, ministry officials said Friday.
On the back of falling domestic demand, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisherie...

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McDonald’s Japan Picks Up Pace of Turnaround

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — McDonald’s Japan is adding to its restaurant count in the second half of the year, underscoring a turnaround that has seen same-store sales climb for 21 straight months.
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan plans to open more restaurants than it will close in the sec...

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Japan Post Considering Drone Parcel Transportation Between Post Offices

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JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO - Japan Post Co said Monday it is considering using drones to move packages between post offices, possibly from next year, amid an increasing shortage of delivery workers.
The envisioned project by the mail and package delivery unit of state-owned Japan Post Holdings Co comes i...

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Ajinomoto To Open Gyoza Restaurant Mainly for Foreigners

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co. on Monday unveiled to the media a “gyoza” pot sticker restaurant set to open in Tokyo’s posh Akasaka district on Thursday, hoping to let more visitors to Japan enjoy the popular food.
The menu at the restaurant, “Gyoza It.,” run by ...

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Japan Goes on Defensive in Tuna Talks

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
BUSAN, South Korea — A number of countries participating in a Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) subcommittee meeting have emphasized the protection of bluefin tuna and agreed to prolong restrictions on catches of the fish.
The panel also agreed to a new rul...

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Japan Inc Turns Contract Workers Into Permanent Staff as Labor Market Tightens

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's labor market is getting so tight that companies are starting to convert contract and part-time workers into full-time, regular employees to prevent them from leaving - a move that could lift wages and spending but squeeze profits.
The trend is a reversal from the dec...

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Debris to be Removed From Side of Fukushima Reactors

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A state-backed entity tasked with supporting the decommissioning of the Fukushima nuclear power station proposed Thursday that melted fuel be removed from the side of three of the crippled reactors as part of the process to scrap the complex.
Based on a formal proposal, the ...

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Banks Seek to Reform Branches

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese banks are seeking next-generation branches at a time when the number of customers visiting outlets for settlement services is declining on the back of the growing popularity of internet banking services.
Specifically, they are trying to strengt...

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