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Philippines promotes coconut products in Japan

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GMA NETWORK
 
Philippine officials this week wooed the Japan market for coconut products with a campaign promoting the coconut as the "tree of life."
 
The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo's trade and investment unit and the Philippine Coconut Authority held the Coconut Promotion Seminar at the Embass...

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Profits at Japanese firms approach all-time high, but not everyone is smiling

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JAPANTIMES
 
Japanese companies are headed toward their highest profits ever, as the falling yen boosts exporters from Toyota Motor Corp. to Uniqlo-operator Fast Retailing Co.
 
Aggregate net income at 195 of the largest listed companies will expand 10 percent to a record ¥17.5 trillion this fisc...

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Japan’s tech firms rush into agriculture business

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JAPANTIMES
 
A growing number of Japanese information and communications technology firms and manufacturers have entered the agribusiness sector, looking to use their technologies to gain new commercial opportunities at a time when Japan is aiming to make its farming industry more efficient, comp...

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Japanese company Tama Home to build houses in India in JV; to invest Rs 6,000 cr

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INDIATIMES
 
In the first Japanese entry into the Indian property market, Tama Home today announced construction of 12-18 projects at an investment of Rs 6,000 crore in partnership with another firm.
 
Tama Home, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has an annual sales of Rs 10,000 crore and build...

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Nobel laureate says Japan’s business culture stifles innovation

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JAPANTIMES
 
One of the three co-laureates of this year’s Nobel Prize in physics said he fled Japan for the United States because of the stifling environment for entrepreneurs in his native country.
 
Speaking in Santa Barbara, California on Tuesday, 60-year-old materials scientist Shuji Nakamura...

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Japan's huge pension fund set for major investment shift

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BUSINESS INSIDER
 
Japan will announce Friday that its public pension fund -- the world's biggest -- will double the amount of equities it holds in its investment portfolio, reports said, as it seeks out higher returns to cope with an ageing population.
 
The welfare ministry will agree the Gover...

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Bank of Japan to inject 80 trillion yen into its economy

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THEGUARDIAN
 
Japanese policymakers have revealed surprise plans to pump more stimulus into the economy, triggering widespread cheer among international investors.
 
The Bank of Japan will inject ¥80tn (£447bn) a year into the financial system, mainly through the purchase of government bonds, in ...

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Dollar at highest levels since 2007 against Japanese yen

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MARKETWATCH
 
The U.S. dollar shot even higher against the Japanese yen on Monday, hitting levels not seen since 2007. The dollar’s move higher against the yen comes in the wake of last week’s strong data out of the U.S. and a big stimulus package announced by Japan.
 
The dollar also traded near...

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Japan Car Makers Skid in China

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China’s slowing car market isn’t good news for any car brand. But it’s turning out to be especially bad for the Japanese.
 
The Hong Kong shares of Dongfeng Motor Monday after the Chinese joint-venture partner of Nissan,  Honda and PSA Peugeot Citroën reported that its overall third-quarter earni...

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Japan's SoftBank kicks off $10 billion India online spree, buys stake in Snapdeal

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REUTERS
Japanese telecom and media group SoftBank Corp (9984.T) has set its sights on Indian e-commerce in its aggressive expansion drive, saying it will invest about $10 billion in the booming sector as it took a strategic stake in one of its rising stars.
 
Masayoshi Son, chief executive of Sof...

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