JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's unemployment rate in February rose 0.2 point from the previous month to 2.6 percent, worsening for the first time in five months, as more people sought better working conditions amid an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the government said Friday.
The job avai...

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KOREA TIMES
 
Korea and Japan have agreed to hold a series of business-related meetings this year to find ways to boost economic cooperation between the two nations, according to the trade ministry and business lobby groups, Thursday.
The move came as a follow-up measure to President Yoon Suk Yeo...

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REUTERS
 
Japan's Miki House, a maker of luxury baby and children's goods in a country with ever-fewer births, is looking overseas for both production and customers for products like its 100,000 yen ($760.40) Gold Label brand pyjamas.
President Hisaichi Kimura said the Osaka-based company, which ...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Indonesia’s National Development Planning Ministry and Japan's Economy, Trade, and Industry Ministry have discussed bilateral cooperation for the implementation of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.
As a participant in the expo, Indonesia has been provided three alternative themes, National...

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BEINCRYPTO
 
Chinese tech giant Alibaba will open a blockchain laboratory in Japan next month in an effort to push Web3 adoption in the country. 
The lab will be a collaboration between Tokyu Land Corporation and Skeleton Crew Studio and will enable game developers to learn about new blockchain t...

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CNA
 
Japan will sign a mineral supply chain agreement with the United States that will give U.S. tax incentives for electric vehicles made with metals processed in Japan, trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters on Tuesday.
The U.S. last June announced a multinational pact called Minera...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, plans to introduce an automated operation system for its Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services around 2028, said President Shin Kaneko.
A driver will be on board for operations such as starting the train, according to Kaneko, who was spea...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp has released the C+walk S, a pedestrian-mobility-assistance model that is the second in the new C+walk mobility series. The C+walk S is available at rental and leasing stores.
In addition, Toyota has also improved the standing-type model C+walk T as well as the C+p...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Over 30% of major Japanese firms plan to hire more new graduates in spring 2024 than this spring, a Jiji Press survey showed Thursday.
Competition for human resources is intensifying amid a recovery in economic activity from the COVID-19 crisis, while concerns about the country’s dec...

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REUTERS
 
Japan's manufacturing activity contracted for a fifth straight month in March as output and new orders remained under pressure, a survey showed on Friday, suggesting the economic recovery is fragile as global demand slows.
However, service-sector activity expanded for a seventh straight...

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