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Tax System Revisions Aim to Boost Business Restructuring

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government and ruling parties plan to revise the tax system in a bid to provide a boost to the business restructuring of Japanese companies, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
Under the current tax system, when a company separates its business divisions or subsidiaries and make...

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Japan Factory Output Inches Up in October

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Japan’s factory output inched up in October, expanding for the third month in a row, government data showed Wednesday.
Industrial production grew 0.1% on-month, following a 0.6% increase in September.
“Activity is now well above the lows reached earlier this year, but there ...

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JR West’s Super Luxury Sleeper Train to Debut in June 2017

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The Twilight Express Mizukaze super luxury sleeper train of West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, is set to go into service on June 17, 2017, with fees per passenger ranging from ¥270,000 to ¥1.25 million, the railway operator said Tuesday.
Reservations will be...

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Tax System Revisions Aim to Boost Business Restructuring

  • Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government and ruling parties plan to revise the tax system in a bid to provide a boost to the business restructuring of Japanese companies, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
Under the current tax system, when a company separates its business divisions or subsidiaries and make...

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Budget-priced Fountain Pens Popular with Young People

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Contrary to their traditional image as an expensive writing implement, fountain pens with various fun and practical designs have recently appeared on the market, and many people are enjoying using them casually. How about writing messages with a fountain pen on your Christmas and...

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Equal Tax Rates for Sake, Wine Considered

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government and ruling parties are considering the unification of tax rates on sake and wine, aiming to simplify the nation’s complicated liquor tax system, according to sources.
They plan to gradually reduce the tax rate on sake while increasing the tax on wine. Such revision...

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Nissan Sells Auto Parts Firm Stake in Corporate Shake-up

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Nissan said Tuesday it is selling its stake in auto parts company Calsonic Kansei as the Japanese firm casts off non-core businesses to focus on electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
The automaker is hiving off its 41 percent stake to U.S. buyout firm KKR, which is buying...

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Majority of Japanese Believe Nation's Economy is Worsening: Poll

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — A majority of Japanese think the country’s economy is worsening due to slumping consumer spending and slowing wage increases, according to results of a nationwide poll published by local newspapers.
In the survey conducted Nov 5 and 6, 58% said they think the economy is falt...

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Gov't Eyes Unified Tax Rate on All Beer-like Products

  • Category:Gourmet
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — The Japanese government and ruling parties plan to propose unifying the tax rates on beer and beer-like drinks under fiscal 2017 tax reforms.
Under the current system, taxes on beer and beer-like drinks vary based on how much malt a beverage includes. The tax rate on beer is...

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YIES / JCCI Chairman: Abenomics Must Give Hope for Future

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, endorsed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic policies on Monday at the Yomiuri International Economic Society (YIES) lecture meeting in Tokyo, urging the government to inform society of its ultimate goals in a ...

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