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Rakuten Inc, Japan's largest e-commerce company, has been actively considering launching a service like website Airbnb that would provide a hub to rent apartments and homes in Japan to short-term guests, two people with knowledge of the developing plans told Reuters.
 
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Indonesia is making the radar of Japan's banking and insurance giants, as the world's fourth-biggest country is poised for a great leap forward.
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, the lending unit of one of Japan's three megabanks, has decided to tap into Indonesia's low-income class of 60 million to 70 ...

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Japanese automakers are introducing new models of sports cars that were once popular among the younger generation to boost sales after the consumption tax hike in April hurt demand.
 
Fuji Heavy Industries has unveiled a new model of its WRX sports car for the domestic market...

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With its contribution now rivaling that of the auto industry in at least one estimate, tourism is fast becoming a key focus of Japan’s economic policy.
 
After Tokyo won its bid last September to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, the stage was set for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to intensify the gover...

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Suppliers to Apple Inc are scrambling to get enough screens ready for the new iPhone 6 smartphone as the need to redesign a key component disrupted panel production ahead of next month’s expected launch, supply chain sources said.
 
It’s unclear whether the hiccup could delay the launch or limit ...

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Online marketplace giant Rakuten Inc on Thursday announced that it will be relocating its corporate headquarters to Tokyo’s fashionable Futako Tamagawa area. The move, which is planned for completion in August 2015, is aimed at improving operational efficienc...

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The largest oil refiner in Japan, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp is now attempting to build a number of refineries in Indonesia. Not only that, Japan also intends to build a gas station in Indonesia and Vietnam.
 
According to Legal Business Online site, Friday (09/22/2014), th...

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Indonesia's biggest instant noodle maker, Indofood Sukses Makmur, said in a stock exchange filing Wednesday that it will sell its stake in a joint venture with Japan's Nissin Foods.
 
Indofood said it will sell its entire 49% stake in the Nissinmas joint venture, which makes and sells instant noo...

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JAKARTA – A plan by Southeast Asian countries to establish a European Union-inspired single market next year could worsen inequality and is likely to benefit men more than women, a new study warned Wednesday.
 
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has set 2015...

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KYOTO--This ancient capital has relatively few duty-free shops compared with Tokyo and Osaka, despite the ancient capital's reputation among foreign visitors as a must-see destination. Now it wants to change that.
 
In preparation for the national government's deregulation...

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