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FSA Suspends 2 Crypto Marts

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Financial Services Agency announced Thursday that it has issued business suspension orders for the first time to two virtual currency exchanges that were so-called quasi-operators, allowed to conduct business even though their applications for registration were still being sc...

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Japanese Household Spending Rises in January

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's household spending rose 2.0 percent in January from a year earlier, according to government data released Friday, suggesting demand is gradually recovering in the world's third-largest economy.
The figure, released by the internal affairs ministry, wrong-footed marke...

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Kobe Steel Admits Data Fraud Went On for Nearly 5 Decades; CEO to Quit

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Kobe Steel Ltd admitted on Tuesday its data fraud has been going on nearly five decades and also revealed new cases of cheating, highlighting the challenges facing the 112-year-old company mired in compliance failures and malfeasance.
Japan's third-biggest steelmaker said it...

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Berth Of a New Era

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Spherical hotel rooms floating on the water are shown to the press at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Tuesday. The theme park hopes to launch the new hospitality service this summer after conducting trial stays.
Plans are for the mobile capsule to...

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Toyota Venture to Develop Self-driving Technology

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp. said a new venture would be investing more than $2.8 billion to develop automated-driving software — the latest salvo in an increasingly frenetic battle to be ahead in a sector hit by a slew of disruptive technologies.
The Tokyo-based venture,...

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Subaru to Replace President After Faulty Inspections Scandal

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Automaker Subaru Corp said it was replacing its president and overhauling its board after an inspections scandal, part of a string of compliance failings that surfaced last year and hit Japan Inc's reputation for quality control.
Yasuyuki Yoshinaga will step down as presiden...

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Japan-Swiss Collaborations Enhance Competitiveness

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
How will Japan and Switzerland bolster their competitiveness via economic collaboration? The Swiss Embassy, the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Lausanne-based IMD business school held an economic forum to discuss partnerships for global competitiveness, innovation ...

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Toyota Says U.S. Tariffs Will Substantially Increase Car Prices

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese car giant Toyota on Friday warned that U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs would harm automakers and "substantially" increase the price of cars sold in America.
The firm was reacting after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 perc...

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Job-hunting Season Gets Under Way

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — University students in Japan who are due to graduate in spring 2019 started job-hunting activities on Thursday.
Based on employment guidelines set by the Japan Business Federation, the nation’s biggest business lobby, known as Keidanren, companies across Japa...

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Japan's Jobless Rate at Lowest in Nearly 25 Years

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's jobless rate stood at 2.4 percent in January, the lowest in nearly 25 years, official data showed Friday, a major boost for the world's third-largest economy.
The figure -- the lowest since April 1993 when the rate hit 2.3 percent -- comes as Japan has notched up eig...

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