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Japan Consumer Prices Edge Up 0.9% in March
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's consumer prices edged up 0.9 percent in March, government data showed Friday, but inflation was slightly weaker than the previous month and still far below a longstanding target.
Japan has notched up eight straight quarters of economic growth -- the longest positive ...
TOKYO - Japan's consumer prices edged up 0.9 percent in March, government data showed Friday, but inflation was slightly weaker than the previous month and still far below a longstanding target.
Japan has notched up eight straight quarters of economic growth -- the longest positive ...
- April 23, 2018
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Takeda's $60 Bil Bid for Ireland's Shire Group Unsuccessful
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda said Thursday it had made a takeover bid worth £42 billion ($60 billion) for Ireland's Shire Group but that its offer was rejected.
"Takeda was subsequently notified that the board of Shire had rejected its proposal. Discussions between t...
TOKYO - Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda said Thursday it had made a takeover bid worth £42 billion ($60 billion) for Ireland's Shire Group but that its offer was rejected.
"Takeda was subsequently notified that the board of Shire had rejected its proposal. Discussions between t...
- April 21, 2018
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Survey: More Companies Eyeing New Grads
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The number of companies planning to hire more new graduates next spring has significantly increased, according to a joint survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun and Nippon TV that covered 100 major companies in Japan.
The number of companies that said they would hire more graduates in spr...
The number of companies planning to hire more new graduates next spring has significantly increased, according to a joint survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun and Nippon TV that covered 100 major companies in Japan.
The number of companies that said they would hire more graduates in spr...
- April 20, 2018
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Pair of Mangoes Fetches Record-matching Y400,000 at Season's 1st Auction
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JAPAN TODAY
MIYAZAKI - A pair of premium mangoes from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki fetched a record-matching 400,000 yen at the season's first auction at a local wholesale market on Monday, maintaining the price tag from the previous year.
The high-end mangoes are called "Taiyo...
MIYAZAKI - A pair of premium mangoes from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki fetched a record-matching 400,000 yen at the season's first auction at a local wholesale market on Monday, maintaining the price tag from the previous year.
The high-end mangoes are called "Taiyo...
- April 19, 2018
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Economic Ties with China Still Thorny / Intellectual Property, Steel Remain Problematic
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Japan-China high-level economic dialogue on Monday — the first such meeting in about eight years — marked a first step toward resetting a bilateral relationship that has been under strain amid such issues as perceptions of history and deepening economic ties.
However, chall...
The Japan-China high-level economic dialogue on Monday — the first such meeting in about eight years — marked a first step toward resetting a bilateral relationship that has been under strain amid such issues as perceptions of history and deepening economic ties.
However, chall...
- April 18, 2018
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Global Economy / China’s New Central Bank Gov. Faces Bumpy Road
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Yi Gang has been appointed governor of China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBC). He is the first “sea turtle” (see below) to become chief of the country’s central bank. The question is whether he will be able to accelerate the reform and opening-up of China’s financ...
Yi Gang has been appointed governor of China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBC). He is the first “sea turtle” (see below) to become chief of the country’s central bank. The question is whether he will be able to accelerate the reform and opening-up of China’s financ...
- April 16, 2018
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Rakuten Launches 'Rakuten Pet-Wari' Membership Program For Pet Owners in Japan
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Rakuten Inc has begun “Rakuten Pet-Wari,” a new membership program aimed at those enjoying life with pets.
The program is free to join and offers a range of benefits, from coupons to other offers and useful information.
After signing up and registering their pet’s informatio...
TOKYO - Rakuten Inc has begun “Rakuten Pet-Wari,” a new membership program aimed at those enjoying life with pets.
The program is free to join and offers a range of benefits, from coupons to other offers and useful information.
After signing up and registering their pet’s informatio...
- April 13, 2018
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BOJ Chief Pleads For Time To Battle Deflation As He Starts New Term
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday it would take time to extricate the world's third largest economy from its ultra-loose monetary policy as he embarked on a new five-year term.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe handed Kuroda a second term at the helm of the central ...
TOKYO - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday it would take time to extricate the world's third largest economy from its ultra-loose monetary policy as he embarked on a new five-year term.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe handed Kuroda a second term at the helm of the central ...
- April 12, 2018
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Overseas Websites Awash in Fake Japanese Food Products
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Food products fraudulently mislabeled as Japanese brands that are registered under the government’s Geographical Indication (GI) protection system (see below), are being sold overseas, mainly in China.
The brands are registered by the GI system to protect the value of high-qualit...
Food products fraudulently mislabeled as Japanese brands that are registered under the government’s Geographical Indication (GI) protection system (see below), are being sold overseas, mainly in China.
The brands are registered by the GI system to protect the value of high-qualit...
- April 11, 2018
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Monex to Buy Hacked Crypto Exchange Coincheck for Y3.6 Billion
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japanese online brokerage firm Monex Group Inc will buy Coincheck Inc, the exchange at the center of a 58 billion yen ($530 million) digital money heist, for 3.6 billion yen, the latest move by a mainstream finance firm into the cryptocurrency market.
Monex, Japan's No.3 onl...
TOKYO - Japanese online brokerage firm Monex Group Inc will buy Coincheck Inc, the exchange at the center of a 58 billion yen ($530 million) digital money heist, for 3.6 billion yen, the latest move by a mainstream finance firm into the cryptocurrency market.
Monex, Japan's No.3 onl...
- April 10, 2018
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