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Rice Prices Up 91% Year-On-Year In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Rice prices in Japan soared 90.7 percent in July year-on-year, official data showed Friday, but the rate of increase slowed from previous months offering some relief for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Ishiba's future is uncertain after his coalition lost its majority in both chamber...

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Japanese Firms Expanding Medical Businesses in Africa, Aiming to Provide Quality and Sense of Security

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese companies are expanding their medical businesses in the African continent, which has a population of about 1.5 billion. Amid massive investments by Chinese competitors, the companies are trying to leverage their technical prowess and reliability to promote their businesses i...

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Japan Eyes 2.6% Provisional Rate For Government Bonds In FY2026, Yomiuri Says

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Finance Ministry plans to set the provisional rate for interest payments on government bonds at 2.6% for the next fiscal year, the highest level in 17 years, according to a local media report.
The accumulated interest rate, which serves as the basis for the initial calculation o...

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One Piece Happy Meals Indefinitely Postponed As Mcdonald’s Japan Battles Scalpers

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JAPAN TODAY
 
McDonald’s Japan runs a lot of cool Happy Meal promotions, but none of them stick around for all that long. For example, the Pokémon Happy Meals that went on sale August 8 are only going to be around for a few more days.
However, one Happy Meal bowing out means that another should b...

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1,600 Ministop Stores In Japan Suspend Deli Sales Over Fake Expiry Dates

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The operator of the Japanese convenience store chain Ministop said Monday it has suspended the sale of deli items at some 1,600 stores as expiry dates of certain foods prepared by its kitchens have been faked.
While no health issues have been reported, Ministop Co, a subsidiary of J...

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Softbank Buying About 2% Of Intel For $2 Billion

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JAPAN TIMES
 
SoftBank Group is buying about 2% of Santa Clara, California's Intel, the storied U.S. chipmaker that has lost ground in recent years in the race to build better and faster semiconductors.
The deal is the biggest investment by a Japanese company into the United States since the two ...

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Osaka Gas Co. Completes Experimental SOEC Facility to Produce Methane from Water, Co2 in Japan

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Osaka Gas Co. has completed construction of an experimental facility for a technology to synthesize methane from water and carbon dioxide, the company announced.
The technology is called solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) methanation, and it can synthesize methane, a major componen...

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Japan’s Economy Expands Faster than Expected in Q2

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s economy expanded an annualized 1.0% in the April-June quarter, government data showed on Friday, beating forecasts, though analysts expect the full hit to growth from U.S. tariffs will not be seen until future releases.
Resilient exports and capital expenditure underpinned th...

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Japan Posts Modest Growth In 2nd Quarter Despite U.S. Tariffs

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan eked out modest growth in the second quarter despite painful U.S. tariffs, official data showed Friday, in welcome news to embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
A preliminary estimate showed gross domestic product (GDP) in the world's number four economy growing 0.3 percent...

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Japan Confiscates Record 1 Ton Of Dried Cannabis From Vietnam

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NHK
 
NHK has learned that Japanese authorities have confiscated about one ton of dried cannabis that was shipped to Tokyo Port from Vietnam.
It is the largest single seizure of illegal drugs in Japan, according to available statistics to date.
The health ministry's Narcotic Control Department ha...

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