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Japan’s biggest online retailers now have more smartphone traffic than desktop site users

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan’s most visited sites saw PC traffic decline by between 10 and 20% in 2014, while access from smartphones rose rapidly, according to a Nielson survey published this week. Online retailers saw the most marked changes, with some experiencing as much as a 60 percent rise in mobile...

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Honda to expand motorcycle production capacity in Indonesia

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — PT Astra Honda Motor (AHJ), Honda’s motorcycle production and sales joint venture company in Indonesia, has announced plans to expand the production capacity of its motorcycle production plant in Karawang (4th plant) by adding a new production line with annual production of ...

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Honda to recall almost 570,000 vehicles in China

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JAPAN TODAY
 
SHANGHAI — Japanese carmaker Honda will recall almost 570,000 vehicles in China from February due to potentially defective airbags, China’s quality watchdog said.
 
Honda’s two Chinese joint ventures have filed their plans with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Insp...

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Japanese banks to boost India presence

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JAPAN TODAY
 
MUMBAI/TOKYO — Faced with a shrinking economy and tepid loan demand at home, Japan’s largest banks are looking to bolster their presence in India, enthused by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reform agenda and improving ties between the two countries.
 
While some European and U.S. le...

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Carmakers optimistic about U.S. market prospects in 2015

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JAPAN TODAY
 
DETROIT — With the price of gasoline at its lowest level in half a decade and the U.S. economy more robust, carmakers are bullish about prospects for the American market in 2015.
 
November car sales hit their best level in more than a decade, helped by the “Black Friday” marketing ...

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Carmakers optimistic about U.S. market prospects in 2015

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JAPAN TODAY
 
DETROIT — With the price of gasoline at its lowest level in half a decade and the U.S. economy more robust, carmakers are bullish about prospects for the American market in 2015.
 
November car sales hit their best level in more than a decade, helped by the “Black Friday” marketing ...

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Carmakers optimistic about U.S. market prospects in 2015

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JAPAN TODAY
 
DETROIT — With the price of gasoline at its lowest level in half a decade and the U.S. economy more robust, carmakers are bullish about prospects for the American market in 2015.
 
November car sales hit their best level in more than a decade, helped by the “Black Friday” marketing ...

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Tokyo's new fish market to open in 2016

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NEWS ON JAPAN
 
The Tokyo metropolitan government decided Wednesday to relocate the Tsukiji market, Japan's largest fish market, in Chuo Ward to the Toyosu district of Koto Ward in early November 2016.
The metropolitan government agreed on the relocation schedule at the day's meeting with industr...

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Biz groups plan body to support Tokyo Olympics

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Three major business groups are planning to set up a joint organization to support the successful holding of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, sources said Thursday.
 
The three are the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry a...

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Japan’s Export Volume Falls Despite Weak Yen

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JAPAN WSJ
 
Japan’s exports grew 4.9% in value in November but fell 1.7% by volume, the latest indication that a weaker yen has failed to stoke exports and real economic activity.
 
The figures underscore the challenge facing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who won a decisive victory in Sunday’s elect...

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