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Weaker yen to hit wallets this winter holiday season
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The prolonged depreciation of the yen could affect how people spend money on the upcoming year-end and New Year holidays. Prices are higher for imported food ingredients used for New Year foods, Christmas presents and the products for which bonuses are expecte...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The prolonged depreciation of the yen could affect how people spend money on the upcoming year-end and New Year holidays. Prices are higher for imported food ingredients used for New Year foods, Christmas presents and the products for which bonuses are expecte...
- November 27, 2014
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How to build strong sales in Japan even if you have no customers and no brand recognition
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TECH IN ASIA
Tim Romero is a Tokyo-based innovator, author, and entrepreneur who has started several companies since coming to Japan more than 20 years ago. He is deeply involved in Japan’s startup community as an investor, founder, and mentor, and believes that a new wave of entrepreneurship i...
Tim Romero is a Tokyo-based innovator, author, and entrepreneur who has started several companies since coming to Japan more than 20 years ago. He is deeply involved in Japan’s startup community as an investor, founder, and mentor, and believes that a new wave of entrepreneurship i...
- November 25, 2014
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Japan’s crude oil storage leases with producers: scope to do more with strategic stocks
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PLATTS
Japan’s recent deal with Abu Dhabi to lease out more crude storage capacity to the emirate under a renewal agreement is deemed mutually beneficial. Not only will it enhance Tokyo’s supply security, but it also wiill give the Middle Eastern producer greater access to the Asia-Pacific mark...
Japan’s recent deal with Abu Dhabi to lease out more crude storage capacity to the emirate under a renewal agreement is deemed mutually beneficial. Not only will it enhance Tokyo’s supply security, but it also wiill give the Middle Eastern producer greater access to the Asia-Pacific mark...
- November 25, 2014
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Early Results Are Disappointing in Japan’s Economic Program
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NY TIMES
JAPAN’S economy is in recession again, and the government is calling an election.
The government reported this week that the economy declined at an annual rate of 1.6 percent during the third quarter, after a 7.3 percent fall in the second quarter. Those figures are adjusted for infl...
JAPAN’S economy is in recession again, and the government is calling an election.
The government reported this week that the economy declined at an annual rate of 1.6 percent during the third quarter, after a 7.3 percent fall in the second quarter. Those figures are adjusted for infl...
- November 25, 2014
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Yen Strengthens on Kuroda; Energy Stocks Slip With Brent
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BLOOMBERG
Japan’s yen climbed after a speech by central bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, while European equity-index futures were little changed. Asian energy producers retreated as oil held declines before a meeting of crude-producing countries tomorrow.
The yen gained against all 16 major pee...
Japan’s yen climbed after a speech by central bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, while European equity-index futures were little changed. Asian energy producers retreated as oil held declines before a meeting of crude-producing countries tomorrow.
The yen gained against all 16 major pee...
- November 25, 2014
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JX Energy to Build Four Solar Power Stations Across Japan
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BLOOMBERG
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp., a Japanese refiner, plans to build four solar power stations in the country.
The company will build a 2.5-megawatt station in Akita, a 2-megawatt plant in Ibaraki, a 1.1-megawatt plant in Saitama and a 1.3-megawatt plant in Hiroshima, according to a sta...
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp., a Japanese refiner, plans to build four solar power stations in the country.
The company will build a 2.5-megawatt station in Akita, a 2-megawatt plant in Ibaraki, a 1.1-megawatt plant in Saitama and a 1.3-megawatt plant in Hiroshima, according to a sta...
- November 25, 2014
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EU urges Japan to open up its beer market
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JAPANTODAY
Japan needs to open up its beer market to European exports if Tokyo and Brussels are to agree one of the world’s biggest free trade deals next year, according to an EU document prepared for the next round of talks in December.
Japan and the European Union are seeking to strike a de...
Japan needs to open up its beer market to European exports if Tokyo and Brussels are to agree one of the world’s biggest free trade deals next year, according to an EU document prepared for the next round of talks in December.
Japan and the European Union are seeking to strike a de...
- November 20, 2014
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Japan needs positive loop driven by higher wages
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ASIA NIKKEI
The negative impact from Japan's consumption tax hike in April has lingered longer than expected, with real gross domestic product contracting for the second straight quarter in July-September.
But the economy may now be looking up. With a delay in the second tax hike becomin...
The negative impact from Japan's consumption tax hike in April has lingered longer than expected, with real gross domestic product contracting for the second straight quarter in July-September.
But the economy may now be looking up. With a delay in the second tax hike becomin...
- November 18, 2014
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Toyota targets collision-free cars
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ASIA NIKKEI
Toyota Motor is experimenting with driverless car technology at its research centers in the U.S. Its focus is on developing what it calls "self-judging" cars that can avoid traffic accidents. Other major auto and information technology companies, meanwhile, are rushing to develop se...
Toyota Motor is experimenting with driverless car technology at its research centers in the U.S. Its focus is on developing what it calls "self-judging" cars that can avoid traffic accidents. Other major auto and information technology companies, meanwhile, are rushing to develop se...
- November 18, 2014
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Two nations lead Southeast Asia's motorization
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ASIA NIKKEI
For automakers, Southeast Asia means Indonesia and Thailand.
Impending Thai auto subsidies have manufacturers from across the globe scrambling to set up shop. Indonesia, meanwhile, is a huge market with plenty of room to grow.
The entire region has promise. But capturi...
For automakers, Southeast Asia means Indonesia and Thailand.
Impending Thai auto subsidies have manufacturers from across the globe scrambling to set up shop. Indonesia, meanwhile, is a huge market with plenty of room to grow.
The entire region has promise. But capturi...
- November 18, 2014
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