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Startup Connects Travelers with Short-Staffed Hotels

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A new type of travel is spreading in Japan, in which tourists help out at hotels for money and enjoy sightseeing, as the industry struggles to secure workers amid a post-pandemic tourism recovery.
A startup is offering a service to refer travelers to short-staffed accommodation facil...

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Over 50% Of Seniors In Japan Wishing To Be In Work Unemployed: Survey

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Over 50 percent of those aged 60 through 74 years old in Japan over recent years have remained unemployed despite wishing to be in work, a recent survey by a human resources company has found, even as the country faces a labor shortage.
It also found that around two-thirds of the co...

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Japan's Core Consumer Prices Rise 3.1% In July From Year Earlier

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's core consumer prices in July rose 3.1 percent from a year earlier, well above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent target, as food and service price hikes kept the overall inflationary trend intact, government data showed Friday.
The nationwide core consumer price index, excluding ...

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Mitsubishi Motors Unveils All-New Xforce In Indonesia

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Mitsubishi Motors Corp has debuted its all-new Xforce compact SUV at the 30th GAIKINDO Indonesia International Auto Show.
The all-new model will be built at Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia (Bekasi, West Java) and will be first rolled out in Indonesia, with launches planned f...

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Weak Yen Gives Japan’s Automakers Temporary Relief From China Pain

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BUSINESS INQUIRER
 
Japanese automakers are getting much-needed cover from an old standby, as the weaker yen helps prop up profits amid declining sales in China and the increasingly tough shift to electric vehicles.
Toyota, Honda and Nissan recently reported earnings that topped analyst estimates...

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Recycled Shinkansen Trains Back In Swing As Baseball Bats

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Recycled Shinkansen train scraps transformed into baseball bats are picking up steam.
Mizuno Corp. and Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) have jointly developed a children’s aluminum baseball bat from recycled Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train material.
The bats, which come in silver...

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Summer Bonuses at Major Japan Firms Hit 3-Year High

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The average summer bonus at major Japanese companies in 2023 topped ¥900,000 for the first time in three years amid soaring prices, a survey by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Wednesday.
The average amount rose 0.47 pct from a year before to ¥903,397, the sixth-hi...

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Japan's Real Wages Fall In June For 15th Month Under Inflation

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's real wages in June fell 1.6 percent from a year earlier, declining for the 15th straight month, as salary increases failed to keep up with accelerating inflation, government data showed Tuesday.
The drop in inflation-adjusted wages reflected higher food, energy and other pri...

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Subaru Aims to Increase EV Sales Share to 50% in 2030

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Subaru Corp. aims to increase sales of electric vehicles to have them account for 50% of its total global vehicle sales of over 1.2 million units planned for 2030, President Atsushi Osaki said Wednesday.
At the day’s briefing on business plans, Osaki also said that the automaker will...

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Japan's Expanded Blacklist For Exports To Russia Takes Effect

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's expanded blacklist for exports to Russia covering about 750 new items, including used cars, came into force Wednesday, aligning with sanctions imposed by the Group of Seven nations amid the war in Ukraine.
Japan has already banned shipments to Russia of premium vehicles worth...

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