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Japan Pension Fund Head Calls for $389 Billion Stock Revamp
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BUSINESS WEEK
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund is considering whether to overhaul its $389 billion of stock investments by loosening rules that restrict managers to domestic or international equities.
A month after the $1.1 trillion pool unveiled plans to more than double local and ...
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund is considering whether to overhaul its $389 billion of stock investments by loosening rules that restrict managers to domestic or international equities.
A month after the $1.1 trillion pool unveiled plans to more than double local and ...
- December 5, 2014
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Business is booming for yakiniku restaurants, but are customers chemically dependent on meat?
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ROCKET NEWS
Yakiniku (Korean barbecue) restaurants have been popular in Japan for a long time now. People around here can’t seem to get enough of managing their own grill and eating copious amounts of pure meat. However, in recent years Japan seems to really be getting into red meat what with r...
Yakiniku (Korean barbecue) restaurants have been popular in Japan for a long time now. People around here can’t seem to get enough of managing their own grill and eating copious amounts of pure meat. However, in recent years Japan seems to really be getting into red meat what with r...
- December 5, 2014
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Blowfish, washoku win Michelin stars as Tokyo keeps gourmet crown
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REUTERS
Tokyo kept its crown as the Michelin guide's gourmet capital on Tuesday with the most starred restaurants for an eight straight year, in the first guide released since UNESCO listed Japanese "washoku" cuisine an "intangible cultural heritage".
Among the establishments that gained thre...
Tokyo kept its crown as the Michelin guide's gourmet capital on Tuesday with the most starred restaurants for an eight straight year, in the first guide released since UNESCO listed Japanese "washoku" cuisine an "intangible cultural heritage".
Among the establishments that gained thre...
- December 3, 2014
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Toyota's Strategy Behind Bargain-price FCVs
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NIKKEI
Toyota Motor will release its Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Japan on December 15. The price is over 7.2 million yen including taxes, but the actual cost to consumers is around 5.2 million yen after government subsidies. What is Toyota's strategy in placing its FCV in a similar price range t...
Toyota Motor will release its Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Japan on December 15. The price is over 7.2 million yen including taxes, but the actual cost to consumers is around 5.2 million yen after government subsidies. What is Toyota's strategy in placing its FCV in a similar price range t...
- December 3, 2014
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Seven-Eleven starts duty-free service for foreign travelers
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MAINICHI
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. on Monday started exempting foreign visitors from paying consumption tax at two of its shops, becoming the first convenience store operator in Japan to launch the service to attract more foreign travelers.
The service was launched at Seven-Eleven stores in Toky...
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. on Monday started exempting foreign visitors from paying consumption tax at two of its shops, becoming the first convenience store operator in Japan to launch the service to attract more foreign travelers.
The service was launched at Seven-Eleven stores in Toky...
- December 3, 2014
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Japan's main labor union decides to seek 2% pay rise in 2015 talks
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MAINICHI
Japan's largest labor union decided Tuesday to seek a 2 percent or greater basic pay raise in annual wage talks starting early next year, a higher goal than set for this year.
The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, decided at a meeting in Tokyo to press employers to ...
Japan's largest labor union decided Tuesday to seek a 2 percent or greater basic pay raise in annual wage talks starting early next year, a higher goal than set for this year.
The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, decided at a meeting in Tokyo to press employers to ...
- December 3, 2014
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Benesse to solicit voluntary retirement of 300 employees
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MAINICHI
Major education service provider Benesse Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it will solicit voluntary retirement of some 300 employees at about 40 of its group companies to help cut costs under a restructuring program.
In its first voluntary retirement solicitation since its founding in 1955...
Major education service provider Benesse Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it will solicit voluntary retirement of some 300 employees at about 40 of its group companies to help cut costs under a restructuring program.
In its first voluntary retirement solicitation since its founding in 1955...
- December 3, 2014
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Takata ready to expand US recall
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NHK WORLD
Japanese auto parts maker Takata says the company is ready for a nationwide recall of its airbags in the United States.
Automakers have issued recalls in Japan, the United States and elsewhere since defects were found in Takata's airbags. Last month, the US National Highway Traffic ...
Japanese auto parts maker Takata says the company is ready for a nationwide recall of its airbags in the United States.
Automakers have issued recalls in Japan, the United States and elsewhere since defects were found in Takata's airbags. Last month, the US National Highway Traffic ...
- December 3, 2014
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Japan's Nihon Nohyaku acquires 74% stake in Hyderabad Chemical
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BUSINESS STANDARD
Japanese chemical company, Nihon Nohyaku Co Ltd, has agreed to acquire 74% stake in Hyderabad Chemical Ltd, a medium-sized agrochemical manufacturer having its own distribution network and R&D function in India. While both the companies did not disclosed the financial terms of...
Japanese chemical company, Nihon Nohyaku Co Ltd, has agreed to acquire 74% stake in Hyderabad Chemical Ltd, a medium-sized agrochemical manufacturer having its own distribution network and R&D function in India. While both the companies did not disclosed the financial terms of...
- December 2, 2014
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Nintendo to Discontinue 3DS XL in Japan
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GAMESPOT
Nintendo is to cease manufacturing and selling 3DS XL systems in Japan, the corporation has announced, as part of its plan to focus the market on its next handheld.
The New Nintendo 3DS XL, which boasts upgraded technology and a right-hand analogue nub, launched in Japan on October 1...
Nintendo is to cease manufacturing and selling 3DS XL systems in Japan, the corporation has announced, as part of its plan to focus the market on its next handheld.
The New Nintendo 3DS XL, which boasts upgraded technology and a right-hand analogue nub, launched in Japan on October 1...
- December 2, 2014
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