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Japan Unveils 1st Domestic-made Stealth Plane
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JAPAN TODAY
TOYOYAMA — Japan unveiled its first home-made stealth plane Thursday as it tries to catch up on the technology and enhance its reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities as China expands its own military presence in the region.
The experimental X-2 is expected to make its maiden t...
TOYOYAMA — Japan unveiled its first home-made stealth plane Thursday as it tries to catch up on the technology and enhance its reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities as China expands its own military presence in the region.
The experimental X-2 is expected to make its maiden t...
- February 3, 2016
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Skymark’s Rehabilitation Progressing / Occupancy Rate Projected To Be Highest Since FY11
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Jiji Press
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A year after its bankruptcy, Skymark Airlines, the nation’s third-largest carrier, is seeing an improvement in its operations thanks to rehabilitation efforts.
Skymark has withdrawn from unprofitable routes since it filed for bankruptcy protectio...
Jiji Press
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A year after its bankruptcy, Skymark Airlines, the nation’s third-largest carrier, is seeing an improvement in its operations thanks to rehabilitation efforts.
Skymark has withdrawn from unprofitable routes since it filed for bankruptcy protectio...
- February 2, 2016
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Shibuya Retailers Use Tech To Speed Up Inbound Tourist Sales
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JAPAN TRENDS
To speed up service for customers from overseas, Shibuya 109 and 109 Men’s have introduced a new duty-free POS system called RefundPro.
While the hike in the sales tax from 5% to 8% affected domestic retail sales, tourists are exempt and can claim the tax back from their purchases ...
To speed up service for customers from overseas, Shibuya 109 and 109 Men’s have introduced a new duty-free POS system called RefundPro.
While the hike in the sales tax from 5% to 8% affected domestic retail sales, tourists are exempt and can claim the tax back from their purchases ...
- February 1, 2016
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Toyota Keeps Top Global Automaker Crown, Selling 10.15 mil Vehicles In 2015
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Toyota on Wednesday kept the title of world’s biggest automaker for the fourth straight year after saying it sold 10.15 million vehicles globally in 2015, driving past Volkswagen and General Motors. Dented by a pollution-cheating scandal, Volkswagen earlier logged sales of 9...
TOKYO — Toyota on Wednesday kept the title of world’s biggest automaker for the fourth straight year after saying it sold 10.15 million vehicles globally in 2015, driving past Volkswagen and General Motors. Dented by a pollution-cheating scandal, Volkswagen earlier logged sales of 9...
- January 30, 2016
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‘Robodogs’ To Help In Disasters
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri ShimbunScientists at Tohoku University and other institutions have developed a system featuring a high-tech vest that can be attached to search dogs and transmit information from rescue sites through its camera, global positioning system and other devices.
Subsidized...
The Yomiuri ShimbunScientists at Tohoku University and other institutions have developed a system featuring a high-tech vest that can be attached to search dogs and transmit information from rescue sites through its camera, global positioning system and other devices.
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- January 29, 2016
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Appetite For ‘Nonstandard’ Foods, Fish Growing
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THE JAPAN NEWS
By Wakako takeuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Many vegetables and fish are labeled unfit for sale because of their irregular sizes or imperfections. These products were generally discarded until recently, when a movement to make use of them took hold. Many so-called nonstanda...
By Wakako takeuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Many vegetables and fish are labeled unfit for sale because of their irregular sizes or imperfections. These products were generally discarded until recently, when a movement to make use of them took hold. Many so-called nonstanda...
- January 28, 2016
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Suzuki Unveils Ignis Compact Crossover
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Suzuki Motor Corp has unveiled the Ignis compact crossover.
For the vehicle, the company employed a new platform designed for the
A-segment. The platform is also used for the Solio compact car. The fuel efficiency of the Ignis is 28.8km/L.
While the Solio is sold only in Jap...
TOKYO — Suzuki Motor Corp has unveiled the Ignis compact crossover.
For the vehicle, the company employed a new platform designed for the
A-segment. The platform is also used for the Solio compact car. The fuel efficiency of the Ignis is 28.8km/L.
While the Solio is sold only in Jap...
- January 27, 2016
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Rich Buyers Stifle Tokyo Housing Sales
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Bloomberg
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Rich buyers taking advantage of record low borrowing costs have pushed prices in Tokyo beyond the reach of many ordinary buyers, taking the wind out of property sales.
While the average sales price of an apartment in greater Tokyo rose 9.1 percent ...
- January 27, 2016
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Tokyo Investors eye Fed, BOJ Meetings Next Week After Nikkei Surges
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — The first policy meetings of the year for the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan will be key trading cues for Tokyo investors next week, after the Nikkei surged Friday. The benchmark index soared nearly 6% on speculation of extra stimulus, finishing a volatile week b...
TOKYO — The first policy meetings of the year for the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan will be key trading cues for Tokyo investors next week, after the Nikkei surged Friday. The benchmark index soared nearly 6% on speculation of extra stimulus, finishing a volatile week b...
- January 25, 2016
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Honda To Offer New Fuel Cell Vehicle In California By End Of 2016
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Honda Motor Co. said on Thursday it will start selling its new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in California by year’s end. Honda is the latest automaker to bring a small number of hydrogen powered vehicles to market amid increasing zero emission vehic...
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Honda Motor Co. said on Thursday it will start selling its new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in California by year’s end. Honda is the latest automaker to bring a small number of hydrogen powered vehicles to market amid increasing zero emission vehic...
- January 23, 2016
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