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IMF Urges 'Reloaded' Abenomics for Japan Growth Targets

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — The IMF said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s eponymous economic revitalisation plan needs to be “reloaded” with steps to increase incomes and achieve labour reforms to meet ambitious growth and inflation targets.
Abe swept to power in late 2012 on a pledge t...

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Gurunavi Site Sharing Info With TripAdvisor

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Online restaurant information provider Gurunavi Inc. has started providing data on 350,000 restaurants in Japan to TripAdvisor, one of the world’s largest travel review websites, which boasts 340 million views a month.
Amid an increasing number of foreign visitors to Japan, Gurun...

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Nissan Bets On Ethanol For Fuel-cell Vehicles

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Nissan says it is developing fuel-cell technology that can power cars using plant-based ethanol, a first for the auto industry, and hopes to launch the system in time for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics.
Japan’s number-two automaker said its experimental technology would let vehicles ...

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Kuroda Dismisses Talk of ‘Helicopter Money’

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
There is growing concern outside Japan over whether the Bank of Japan will adopt so-called helicopter money as part of its monetary easing policy, since the bank’s current easing policy is seen as bearing little fruit.
Helicopter money is thought to stimulate demand by distributi...

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Fitch Cuts Outlook on Japan Over Sales Tax Delay

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Fitch on Monday cut its outlook for Japan, citing Tokyo’s decision to postpone a sales tax hike seen as critical to paying down one of the world’s biggest national debts.
The company said it was changing its view to negative from stable but left Japan’s “A” credit rating unc...

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Free Wi-Fi Coming To McDonald’s Japan Branches

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — For a couple of years now, McDonald’s Japan has been looking with envy at Starbucks’ and other coffee houses’ ability to draw in customers throughout the day to sip and snack even outside of peak dining hours. In response, the burger chain has remodeled many of its locations...

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Govt Seeks To Reduce Solar Panel Waste

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
By Tatsuya Nozaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
With the rapid proliferation of solar panels, the Environment Ministry has released guidelines aimed at creating a system on the reuse or recycling of old ones.
Since the introduction of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) system (see below) ...

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Toyota Rolls Out New Plug-in Prius

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (AP) — A top engineer at Toyota says the automaker plans to get as bullish as its rivals in pushing plug-in hybrids with the introduction of its new Prius Prime.
Toyota Motor Corp. leads the industry in hybrids, which switch between a gas engine and an electric motor. It ha...

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BOJ Holds Off On More Easing With U.K. Vote, Election Ahead

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — The Bank of Japan refrained from expanding monetary stimulus as Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda and his board continue to gauge the economic impact of their unpopular negative-rate policy ahead of an election next month.
With the uncertain outlook for global markets also...

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Tokyo Food Fair Offers Taste of Philippine Culture

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
By Yukiko Katsumi / Japan News Staff Writer
For those wanting to get a feel of being abroad during a busy day, dining at a foreign food fair can help provide a welcome taste of another culture.
The Philippine Food Fair being held at the Imperial Viking Sal restaurant at the Imper...

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