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Forbes Japan Announces Winners of Japan Women Award 2016

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Business magazine Forbes Japan in cooperation with LiB Inc, a Tokyo-based female employment agency, has announced the winners of the first Japan Women Award 2016, one of the country’s largest to date awards recognizing female entrepreneurs and companies working to promote ge...

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Businessmen Fascinated by ‘Randoseru’ in Japan

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Backpacks that look like “randoseru” schoolbags have emerged as favorite commuting gear for Japanese businessmen.
Randoseru, box-shaped bags made of leather or leather-like synthetic materials, have traditionally been an essential item for elementary school c...

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Winter Bonuses at Major Japanese Companies Rise for 4th Straight Year

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Winter bonuses at Japanese companies employing more than 500 people averaged 880,736 yen, up 0.02% from the previous year and rising for the fourth straight year, the country’s major business lobby said Wednesday.
Winter bonuses at Japanese manufacturers averaged 900,490 yen...

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Retailers Tailor Wardrobes for Business

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
More women hold management and administrative positions these days, boosting demand for business clothes such as functional jackets for work and smart dresses for social events. Retailers are presenting a series of new items and setting up special areas to meet the needs of worki...

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Soaring Vegetable Prices Weighing Heavily on Family Budgets

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Soaring vegetable prices have become a burden on family budgets. Prices of leafy vegetables indispensable for nabe hotpot dishes are hovering at particularly high levels — with Chinese cabbage costing 1.8 times more than a year earlier.
Consumers are refraining from buying vegeta...

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Beer Brewery Firms Reviewing Strategies Ahead of Tax Reforms

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Beer brewery companies will likely review their business strategies in light of the decision by the ruling parties to integrate alcohol taxes on beer and beer-like beverages over the next 10 years as part of their outline for fiscal 2017 tax system reforms.
While taxes on beer pr...

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Workers Put Up With Long Hours, Unpaid Overtime Under Pressure from Companies

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Japanese workers put up with long hours and unpaid overtime under pressure from cost-saving companies, and figures from government, which wants more money in workers’ pockets to boost consumer spending, appear to underestimate the problem.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying...

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Abe, Putin Eye ‘Economic Activities’ / ‘Special System’ to be Crafted for N. Territories

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up a two-day meeting on Friday afternoon, but closely watched talks on the territorial issue between their nations appeared to make little progress.
“We agreed to start negotiations on a ‘special syst...

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Japanese Cooperative Opens Bonito Plant in France

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JAPAN TODAY
 
CONCARNEAU, France — They came all the way from Japan to France with a crazy idea: establishing a factory for authentic dried bonito flakes (“katsuobushi”), a key ingredient in Japanese cuisine that is very rare in Europe.
Dried bonito fish has a distinct umami flavor and is the mai...

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Tokyo Stocks Edge Higher After Fed Rate Hike

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Tokyo’s benchmark index squeaked out another fresh high for the year on Thursday, boosted by the yen’s slide after the US Federal Reserve announced a long-awaited rate hike and said there would be more next year.
The dollar surged to fresh 10-month highs against the yen—boos...

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