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Japan's Core Consumer Prices In August Up 3.1% On Year

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Core consumer prices in Japan increased 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier, remaining above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target, as surging food prices continued to add to overall inflationary pressures, government data showed Friday.
The core consumer price index,...

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Maker of Dassai Sake Holds Ceremony for Completion of New York Brewery; Brand Name in U.S. is Dassai Blue

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JAPAN NEWS
 
 
Asahi Shuzo Co., known for its Dassai sake brand, held a ceremony Saturday to celebrate the completion of its new brewery in New York State, and will begin selling Dassai Blue — a junmai daiginjo sake — at retailers and restaurants in the state on Monday.
More than 400 people, incl...

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Ticket Fares for New Hokuriku Shinkansen Line Extension Revealed

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JAPAN NEWS
 
East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. submitted Friday to the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry the fares for the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, set to open on March 16, 20...

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PAL Indonesia Explores Defense Industry Cooperation With Japan

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ANTARA NEWS
 
PT PAL Indonesia is exploring cooperation with Japan by highlighting the company's capacity and capabilities in building warships and other defense industries.
CEO of PT PAL Indonesia Kaharuddin Djenod  said in Surabaya, East Java, on Friday, that the presentation was delivered in f...

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Toshiba Is Set To Delist In Japan After 74 Years As Part Of $14 Billion Deal

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CNN
 
Toshiba said on Thursday that a $14 billion tender offer from private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) had ended in success — a deal which paves the way for the embattled industrial conglomerate to go private.
The JIP-led consortium saw 78.65% of Toshiba shares tendered, giving t...

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Toshiba Says $14 Bn Offer To Go Private Set To Succeed

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DIGITAL JOURNAL
 
Toshiba said on Wednesday that a $14 billion tender offer to take the troubled Japanese conglomerate private is set to succeed.
The announcement comes after a takeover scheme to delist Toshiba launched last month by a Japan Industrial Partners-led consortium closed on Wednesday....

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Japan Records Trade Deficit In August As Exports To China, Rest Of Asia Weaken

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan’s exports fell 0.8% last month from a year earlier, with steep declines in shipments to China and the rest of Asia, its largest regional market.
Imports sank nearly 18%, the Japanese Finance Ministry said in preliminary data released Wednesday. That left a trade deficit of 930...

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Japan's Yen In Spotlight Ahead Of 'Live' BOJ Meeting

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CNA
 
The U.S. dollar and most major currencies were flatlining in early trades on Monday, barring a blip in sterling, as a Japanese holiday and a bunch of upcoming central bank meetings sucked the air out of markets.
The Bank of Japan's policy meeting on Friday is the highlight of the week in As...

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Sexual Abuse Scandal Pushes Johnny’s to Give Its Entertainers 100% of Appearance Fees for One Year

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Scandal-rocked Johnny & Associates, Inc. said Wednesday that for a one-year period it will pay its entertainers the full amount of their appearance fees, forgoing its usual commission.
The move is part of measures the all-male talent agency is taking in response to the sexual abuse ...

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President of Japan Used Car Dealer Nextage Resigns

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese used car dealer Nextage Co. on Monday said that Koji Hamawaki, 53, has resigned as president.
Nextage employees were recently found to have engaged in fraudulent practices such as forging auto insurance contracts. On Friday, transport minister Tetsuo Saito indicated that the...

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