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Japan Spending Gets Leap Year Boost, But Broader Outlook Dim
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Spending by Japanese families increased in February for the first time in six months, government data showed Tuesday, but analysts said the rare good news for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to be short-lived.
Abe came to power in December 2012 vowing to rejuvenate the w...
TOKYO — Spending by Japanese families increased in February for the first time in six months, government data showed Tuesday, but analysts said the rare good news for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to be short-lived.
Abe came to power in December 2012 vowing to rejuvenate the w...
- March 30, 2016
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Nissan Aims to Increase EV Range
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THE JAPAN NEWS
By Minoru Akita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Nissan’s unique partnership, formed in 1999, with Renault of France has strengthened both companies. A key aspect of the Renault-Nissan Alliance is that they work together on an equal footing, especially as Nissan strives to expand i...
By Minoru Akita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Nissan’s unique partnership, formed in 1999, with Renault of France has strengthened both companies. A key aspect of the Renault-Nissan Alliance is that they work together on an equal footing, especially as Nissan strives to expand i...
- March 30, 2016
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Hokkaido Shinkansen Goes Into Service With Fanfare
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Jiji Press
HOKUTO, Hokkaido (Jiji Press) — Hokkaido Railway Co., or JR Hokkaido, opened its Shinkansen high-speed railway line for services on Saturday, with Shinkansen bullet trains connecting Honshu and Hokkaido underneath the Tsugaru Strait for the first time ever.
This opened...
Jiji Press
HOKUTO, Hokkaido (Jiji Press) — Hokkaido Railway Co., or JR Hokkaido, opened its Shinkansen high-speed railway line for services on Saturday, with Shinkansen bullet trains connecting Honshu and Hokkaido underneath the Tsugaru Strait for the first time ever.
This opened...
- March 29, 2016
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Government Eyes Tighter Rule to Restrict Long Overtime Work
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — The Japanese government is considering setting an upper limit to the length of overtime work allowed under the labor standards law as part of its efforts to reform the nation’s labor system.
In Japan, companies can ask employees to work overtime once they form a labor-manage...
TOKYO — The Japanese government is considering setting an upper limit to the length of overtime work allowed under the labor standards law as part of its efforts to reform the nation’s labor system.
In Japan, companies can ask employees to work overtime once they form a labor-manage...
- March 28, 2016
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Krugman Urges Japan’s Expansion Of Fiscal Action
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The Yomiuri Shimbun
Nobel Prize-winning American economist Paul Krugman on Tuesday expressed a negative view on the Japanese government’s plan to raise the consumption tax rate from 8 percent to 10 percent in April 2017.
At the third round of the international financial and econo...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Nobel Prize-winning American economist Paul Krugman on Tuesday expressed a negative view on the Japanese government’s plan to raise the consumption tax rate from 8 percent to 10 percent in April 2017.
At the third round of the international financial and econo...
- March 26, 2016
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Japan's Inflation Unchanged at Zero in February
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japanese consumer inflation stuck at zero in February for the second straight month, marking another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s struggle to end nagging deflation.
Abe came to power in December 2012 vowing to reverse the prolonged and debilitating decline in consumer...
TOKYO — Japanese consumer inflation stuck at zero in February for the second straight month, marking another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s struggle to end nagging deflation.
Abe came to power in December 2012 vowing to reverse the prolonged and debilitating decline in consumer...
- March 26, 2016
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Office Seekers, Tourists Up Land Prices
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THE JAPAN NEWS
By Kisaki Ozawa and Ryuichi Washio / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
Helped by robust demand for commercial space in major cities, average official land prices (see below) nationwide rose for the first time in eight years in the government’s annual public assessment of land values....
By Kisaki Ozawa and Ryuichi Washio / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
Helped by robust demand for commercial space in major cities, average official land prices (see below) nationwide rose for the first time in eight years in the government’s annual public assessment of land values....
- March 25, 2016
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Toshiba Sells Medical Devices Unit to Canon for Y665.5 Bil
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japan’s Toshiba has sold its medical devices unit to camera and office equipment maker Canon for 665.5 billion yen, it said Thursday, as it sheds businesses to recover from a major accounting scandal.
The deal came as Toshiba’s share price plunged nearly eight percent after ...
TOKYO — Japan’s Toshiba has sold its medical devices unit to camera and office equipment maker Canon for 665.5 billion yen, it said Thursday, as it sheds businesses to recover from a major accounting scandal.
The deal came as Toshiba’s share price plunged nearly eight percent after ...
- March 24, 2016
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Ups & Downs / Akira Miyamoto, President of King Jim Co. / Stationery Company Made Mark with Electronic Goods
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The Yomiuri Shimbun
Since 1992, Akira Miyamoto, 61, has been president of King Jim Co., an office supplier known for creative product development. The following are excerpts from an interview with Miyamoto conducted by Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Tomoko Hatakeyama.
Vision for co...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Since 1992, Akira Miyamoto, 61, has been president of King Jim Co., an office supplier known for creative product development. The following are excerpts from an interview with Miyamoto conducted by Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Tomoko Hatakeyama.
Vision for co...
- March 22, 2016
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Pricey Gold Samurai Helmets On Sale For Japanese Boys
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Gold and silver ornamental samurai helmets went on sale at a Japanese jewelry store on Thursday ahead of an annual festival for boys.
Samurai helmets and samurai warrior figures are common decorations in Japanese homes with small boys, as the traditional armoured warriors ar...
TOKYO — Gold and silver ornamental samurai helmets went on sale at a Japanese jewelry store on Thursday ahead of an annual festival for boys.
Samurai helmets and samurai warrior figures are common decorations in Japanese homes with small boys, as the traditional armoured warriors ar...
- March 21, 2016
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