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Nippon Steel Promises No Cuts To U.S. Steel's Output For 10 Years

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Nippon Steel Corp has promised it will not cut output capacity at United States Steel Corp's mills for 10 years, in its latest proposal to the administration of President Joe Biden aimed at winning approval to acquire the struggling producer, a media report said.
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Mizuho’s Online Banking Services Hit by Glitch

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A glitch made it difficult for Mizuho Bank customers to access its online banking services temporarily Tuesday, the major Japanese lender announced.
The internet banking services are believed to have suffered a so-called distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attack, in which enormo...

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Japan's Factory Activity Shrinks At Slower Pace, PMI Shows

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REUTERS
 
Japan's factory activity shrank at a slower pace in December as declines in production and new orders eased, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, edging closer to stabilisation after recent falls.
The final au Jibun Bank Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to ...

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Japan Plans To Support ‘Urban Mining’ In ASEAN Countries

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ASIA NEWS
 
 
“Urban mining” is a term referring to recovering useful materials such as copper and rare metals from the circuit boards of used electronic devices, like computers and smartphones. These materials can then be reused.
Japan will step up imports of used electronic devices from countri...

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Japan's Nikkei Ends 2024 With Nearly 20% Rise

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Nikkei share average retreated on 2024's last trading day on Monday from the five-month high hit in the last session, as investors locked in profits on the index that rose nearly 20% for the year.
The 225-issue Nikkei index fell 0.96% to close at 39,894.54 after opening 0.11% hi...

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Japan's Economy Likely To Grow In 2025 But Trump Tariffs Cast Shadow

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese economy is expected to continue to grow at a moderate pace in 2025 supported by solid consumer spending on the back of wage hikes and the government's policies aimed at easing inflation pain.
Stimulus efforts overseen by the administration of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishi...

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45% Of Amazon Japan Delivery Drivers Involved In Accidents

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Around 45 percent of self-employed delivery drivers working for the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc said they had been involved in a traffic accident while on the job, a recent survey conducted by a labor union has shown.
The survey was organized by the General Support Union, which ...

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Aeon Bank Receives Business Improvement Order For Inadequate Anti-Money Laundering Measures

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Financial Services Agency has issued an order to Aeon Bank to improve its business practices after it judged the bank’s measures against money laundering to be inadequate.
Aeon Bank, operated by retail company Aeon Co, has around 6,800 automated teller machines at its outlets, t...

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TSMC Begins Mass Production At 1st Japan Chip Plant In Kumamoto

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KYODO
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Friday it has started mass production at its first factory in Japan, as the government steps up efforts to strengthen supply chains for critical and essential goods.
The factory in Kumamoto Prefecture produces logic chips with 12 to 28 nanometer...

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Japan Overtakes Thailand as Leading Tourist Hotspot

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THAILAND BUSINESS NEWS
 
Japan anticipates welcoming 35 million tourists this year, matching Thailand's figures, though it fell nearly 10 million short of Thailand's 40 million visitors in 2019.
Japan’s rise as a favored tourist destination over Thailand is attributed to its weakened currency and...

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