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Companies Aim For Barrier-free Society
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Japanese companies are reinforcing their efforts and developing products that can contribute to the realization of a “barrier-free society,” including eliminating uneven surfaces in passageways and improving services at shops, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games....
Japanese companies are reinforcing their efforts and developing products that can contribute to the realization of a “barrier-free society,” including eliminating uneven surfaces in passageways and improving services at shops, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games....
- September 26, 2016
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Japanese Sake Looks Overseas as Local Market Dries Up
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JAPAN TODAY
OME — Ozawa Shuzo brewery hums with activity as boxed bottles of sake are loaded onto trucks. But with the domestic market shrinking, more and more of it is bound for burgeoning overseas markets where the centuries old drink is all the rage.
The small establishment has recently draw...
OME — Ozawa Shuzo brewery hums with activity as boxed bottles of sake are loaded onto trucks. But with the domestic market shrinking, more and more of it is bound for burgeoning overseas markets where the centuries old drink is all the rage.
The small establishment has recently draw...
- September 26, 2016
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Japan Move Shows Limit of Central Bank Powers
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japan’s central bank has revealed yet another exotic weapon to generate growth, but skeptics say all it shows is that the armoury is empty and a long battle against deflation is being lost.
With the European Central Bank apparently set to embark down a similar path and the F...
TOKYO — Japan’s central bank has revealed yet another exotic weapon to generate growth, but skeptics say all it shows is that the armoury is empty and a long battle against deflation is being lost.
With the European Central Bank apparently set to embark down a similar path and the F...
- September 24, 2016
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JAL Unveils Doraemon Jet For Flights to China
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Airlines unveiled a special aircraft adorned with Doraemon graphics in Tokyo on Wednesday for use in flights between Japan and China.
It will be the first time for an aircraft featuring the popular Japanese manga character, which is also recognized by m...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Airlines unveiled a special aircraft adorned with Doraemon graphics in Tokyo on Wednesday for use in flights between Japan and China.
It will be the first time for an aircraft featuring the popular Japanese manga character, which is also recognized by m...
- September 24, 2016
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Japan Logs Surprise Trade Deficit in August
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO —Japan’s exports tumbled and the country logged a surprise trade deficit in August, data showed on Wednesday, reviving concerns about the economy just before the Bank of Japan wraps up a closely watched meeting.
Shipments overseas fell 9.6% from a year earlier as a strong yen...
TOKYO —Japan’s exports tumbled and the country logged a surprise trade deficit in August, data showed on Wednesday, reviving concerns about the economy just before the Bank of Japan wraps up a closely watched meeting.
Shipments overseas fell 9.6% from a year earlier as a strong yen...
- September 22, 2016
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BOJ Adds Long-term Interest Rate Target to Massive Asset-buying Program
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — The Bank of Japan overhauled its monetary policy framework on Wednesday, switching to targetting interest rates and sidelining more than three years of massive money printing that did little to jolt the economy out of a decades-long funk.
But the BOJ held off on deepening ne...
TOKYO — The Bank of Japan overhauled its monetary policy framework on Wednesday, switching to targetting interest rates and sidelining more than three years of massive money printing that did little to jolt the economy out of a decades-long funk.
But the BOJ held off on deepening ne...
- September 22, 2016
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Takata Said to Plan Shortlist of Bidders
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Bloomberg) —Takata Corp., the embattled Japanese air-bag supplier that’s put itself up for sale after triggering the auto industry’s biggest safety recall, aims to shortlist two to three candidates by October, according to people familiar with the process.
Bidders for Toky...
TOKYO (Bloomberg) —Takata Corp., the embattled Japanese air-bag supplier that’s put itself up for sale after triggering the auto industry’s biggest safety recall, aims to shortlist two to three candidates by October, according to people familiar with the process.
Bidders for Toky...
- September 20, 2016
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Daihatsu Targets New Light Car at Single Women
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd has released the Move Canbus light car. It is targeted at single women aged around 30 and is the first light car equipped with the AFS (Adaptive Front-Light System), which changes the direction of the headlights in accordance with steering operations. I...
TOKYO — Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd has released the Move Canbus light car. It is targeted at single women aged around 30 and is the first light car equipped with the AFS (Adaptive Front-Light System), which changes the direction of the headlights in accordance with steering operations. I...
- September 19, 2016
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Mitsubishi Considers Lawson Majority Stake
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mitsubishi Corp. plans to launch a tender offer for Lawson Inc., the third-largest convenience store chain in the country, in a bid to raise its equity stake to over 50 percent from 33.4 percent at present, informed sources said Thursday.
The share acquisitio...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mitsubishi Corp. plans to launch a tender offer for Lawson Inc., the third-largest convenience store chain in the country, in a bid to raise its equity stake to over 50 percent from 33.4 percent at present, informed sources said Thursday.
The share acquisitio...
- September 17, 2016
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Fast-food price war a sign of deflation for Bank of Japan
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Fast-food lunches in Japan are starting to get cheaper as consumers look to trim their dining expenses, a worrying sign for the central bank as it tries to bring about inflation.
Japan’s fast-food chains have lowered menu prices over the last six months, with ...
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Fast-food lunches in Japan are starting to get cheaper as consumers look to trim their dining expenses, a worrying sign for the central bank as it tries to bring about inflation.
Japan’s fast-food chains have lowered menu prices over the last six months, with ...
- September 17, 2016
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