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Honda To Fully Remodel Freed Compact Minivan
- Category:Tourism
JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Honda will release a new model of its Freed compact minivan in the fall of 2016.
The current model of the Freed was released in May 2008, and this will be the first time in eight years that the vehicle has been fully remodeled, Honda said.
The current model is available as (...
TOKYO — Honda will release a new model of its Freed compact minivan in the fall of 2016.
The current model of the Freed was released in May 2008, and this will be the first time in eight years that the vehicle has been fully remodeled, Honda said.
The current model is available as (...
- June 7, 2016
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MICE master -- Japan Leads Growth in Asia
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JAPAN TODAY
Located at opposite ends of the Japanese archipelago, Hokkaido is famous for snow and ice while Okinawa gets plaudits for sun-kissed beaches and water sports. Those very different attributes make both ideal—but contrasting—destinations for meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhi...
Located at opposite ends of the Japanese archipelago, Hokkaido is famous for snow and ice while Okinawa gets plaudits for sun-kissed beaches and water sports. Those very different attributes make both ideal—but contrasting—destinations for meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhi...
- June 6, 2016
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Daily Craftsmanship / Nail Nippers Highly Valued at Home, Abroad
- Category:Souvenir
THE JAPAN NEWS
By Miwa Uehara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer This is the fourth installment of a six-part series.
SANJO, Niigata — People who are accustomed to ordinary flat nail clippers might be confused for a moment by nail nippers, which look like a carpenter’s tool.
Compared to flat clippe...
By Miwa Uehara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer This is the fourth installment of a six-part series.
SANJO, Niigata — People who are accustomed to ordinary flat nail clippers might be confused for a moment by nail nippers, which look like a carpenter’s tool.
Compared to flat clippe...
- June 6, 2016
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Honda to launch Electric Version of Super Cub in 2018
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Honda Motor Co Ltd will release an electric version of the Super Cub motorcycle in 2018.
Since its release in 1958, the Super Cub has been sold across the globe for more than 50 years. The electric version will be released in Japan first, but Honda also plans to launch it in...
TOKYO — Honda Motor Co Ltd will release an electric version of the Super Cub motorcycle in 2018.
Since its release in 1958, the Super Cub has been sold across the globe for more than 50 years. The electric version will be released in Japan first, but Honda also plans to launch it in...
- June 3, 2016
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Retailers Hail Postponement Of Hike
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to postpone the planned consumption tax hike has been welcomed by some industries —including retailers, which have been suffering from sluggish personal consumption.
However, business groups that pushed for the planned tax ...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to postpone the planned consumption tax hike has been welcomed by some industries —including retailers, which have been suffering from sluggish personal consumption.
However, business groups that pushed for the planned tax ...
- June 3, 2016
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Hurdles to Full-time Employment
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
This is the third and final installment of a series.
At the Co-op Kamobe supermarket in Kochi city, store manager Fumiya Araki, 53, gets behind a cash register in the evenings when the number of shoppers increases. This is necessitated by a chronic labor short...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
This is the third and final installment of a series.
At the Co-op Kamobe supermarket in Kochi city, store manager Fumiya Araki, 53, gets behind a cash register in the evenings when the number of shoppers increases. This is necessitated by a chronic labor short...
- May 31, 2016
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Japan's Consumer Prices Down for Second Straight Month in April
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO —Japan’s core consumer prices fell for a second straight month in April, dealing another blow to Tokyo’s faltering war on deflation, data showed Friday.
The negative reading of minus 0.3% offered fresh evidence of the challenges faced by the government and the Bank of Japan (B...
TOKYO —Japan’s core consumer prices fell for a second straight month in April, dealing another blow to Tokyo’s faltering war on deflation, data showed Friday.
The negative reading of minus 0.3% offered fresh evidence of the challenges faced by the government and the Bank of Japan (B...
- May 31, 2016
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G-7 Leaders Put Focus on Boosting Global Economy
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THE JAPAN NEWS
By Ayako Hirayama / Japan News Staff Writer
ISE, Mie — Leaders of the Group of Seven major countries shared their concerns over the risks stemming from the slowdown in emerging economies as they kicked off their Ise-Shima summit meeting in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Thursday.
Prim...
By Ayako Hirayama / Japan News Staff Writer
ISE, Mie — Leaders of the Group of Seven major countries shared their concerns over the risks stemming from the slowdown in emerging economies as they kicked off their Ise-Shima summit meeting in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Thursday.
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- May 27, 2016
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Sony Sees Quakes Impacting Profit
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) — Sony Corp. on Tuesday forecast operating profit to rise just 2 percent this business year, after the electronics maker partially halted production of its cash-cow image sensors last month to assess quake damage at one of its plants.
Sony expects profit of ¥300 b...
TOKYO (Reuters) — Sony Corp. on Tuesday forecast operating profit to rise just 2 percent this business year, after the electronics maker partially halted production of its cash-cow image sensors last month to assess quake damage at one of its plants.
Sony expects profit of ¥300 b...
- May 27, 2016
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Suntory To Sell Subsidiary First-Kitchen to Wendy's Japan
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Suntory Holdings Ltd has announced plans to sell all its share holdings in its fast-food restaurant subsidiary First-Kitchen, to Wendy’s Japan. The sale price was not disclosed but is estimated to be in the billions of yen.
By selling First-Kitchen to rival hamburger chain W...
TOKYO — Suntory Holdings Ltd has announced plans to sell all its share holdings in its fast-food restaurant subsidiary First-Kitchen, to Wendy’s Japan. The sale price was not disclosed but is estimated to be in the billions of yen.
By selling First-Kitchen to rival hamburger chain W...
- May 25, 2016
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