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Southeast Asia's auto industry maturing

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ASIA NIKKEI
 
Competition is growing in Southeast Asia's car market. Japanese automakers began setting up factories in the region in the 1960s. The head start is one reason why Japanese cars enjoy 80% market share in Southeast Asia.
 
European and U.S. automakers are trying to catch up. Manufactu...

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Beef bowl chains struggling to survive

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THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN
 
Gyudon beef bowl chains, which once saw rapid growth amid the nation’s prolonged deflation, are now struggling to survive amid a labor shortage and soaring beef prices.
 
Two of the three major gyudon chain operators in the nation posted consolidated net losses in their firs...

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Japan Inc plans big trade mission to Philippines next year

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INTERAKSYON
 
The Japanese business community will field early next year its biggest trade delegation to the Philippines to date to explore more opportunities in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.
 
In a statement, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Japan Chamber of Commerc...

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Japan business delegation due in early 2015

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BWORLD ONLINE
 
A MAJOR Japanese business delegation will visit the country in February, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the DTI said that the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), the central organization of all Japanese regional chambers of...

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SoftBank to release ‘personal use’ robots by 2015

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JAPAN DAILY EXPRESS
 
Not having enough manpower will soon be a thing of the past with robots hitting the market to assist people in their daily tasks. Japanese phone and Internet company SoftBank Corp. is set to sell human-like robots beginning February next year to address the problem with labo...

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Japanese firms begin to join the crowdfunding fever

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JAPAN DAILY EXPRESS
 
Many business ideas looking for capital have now switched from big banking institutions to crowdfunding in hopes of turning their ideas into actual ventures. Crowdfunding derives its name from the practice of getting funds or finances to support a project from numerous small...

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In wake of meat scandal, McDonald’s Japan losing not only customers, but employees, too

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ROCKET NEWS
 
t’s been a pretty rough year for McDonald’s in Japan, in the same way that getting hit by a bus on your way to work would make for a rough morning. Following a widely reported scandal in which the chain had been supplied with expired chicken by a meat processing facility in China, M...

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Japan Tries to Tap Growing Muslim Tourist Market

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ABCNEWS
 
Unsure whether they could find halal food in Japan, a group of Muslim school teachers from Malaysia went so far as to prepare their own breakfast before departing.
 
By the end of the first day, they were more at ease. School principal Rahanim Adb Rahim and her group from Kuala Lumpur e...

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Sorry China, the US and Southeast Asia agree that Japan is most important partner in the region

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TECH IN ASIA
 
Startups, take notice. Singapore and Hong Kong might be great hubs for entrepreneurs and investors, Indonesia’s future earning potential might be incredibly appealing, and China’s vast economy might be enough to power your startup for years, but Japan now holds the title of most im...

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Car-on-demand company Uber unveils world’s first UberTaxiLux in Tokyo

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TECH IN ASIA
 
IT Media is reporting that Uber Japan will launch two new services starting August 5. UberTaxi will bring the functionality of the classic UberBlack to regular taxis while UberTaxiLux will do the same for more stylish vehicles.
 
Since Uber’s entrance into Tokyo last year, the serv...

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