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Softbank Supremo Eyes Rare Success With Arm IPO

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Masayoshi Son's once-exalted reputation as an investor is badly tarnished, but the irrepressible founder of Japan's SoftBank is hoping that the mega-IPO of Arm this week might bring back the good times.
The flamboyant farmer's son who rose to become one of the world's richest people...

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Japan Expands Location Production Incentive Scheme

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VARIETY.COM
 
Japan has unveiled details of a location production incentive scheme that it hopes will attract more film and TV shoots to the island nation.
The scheme offers reimbursement of up to 50% of qualifying expenditure in Japan, with an upper limit of JPY1 billion ($6.4 million) on the di...

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Japan Warns Of Excessive Currency Moves; Says All Options On Table

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is ready to respond "appropriately" to excessive volatility in the currency market, with all options on the table, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said, following the yen's recent depreciation.
Suzuki said Friday that currency movements should be stable and reflect economic f...

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Aeon to Replace Plastic Shopping Bags with Paper Ones in October

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Retail giant Aeon Co. said Monday that it will replace plastic shopping bags with paper versions for clothing and daily necessities.
The replacement will be phased in from Oct. 5 at Aeon and Aeon Style general supermarkets. This initiative is expected to lead to a reduction of about ...

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Japan Shares Extend Highs As Weak Yen Boosts Autos, Energy Stocks Gain

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MARKET SCREENER
 
Japanese equities closed at new highs on Wednesday, with the weakest yen rate since November boosting automakers, while energy shares outperformed amid a surge in crude oil prices.
The Nikkei 225 share average finished the day up 0.62% to 33,241.02, its highest close in a month....

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ASEAN-Japan Partnership Is Mutually Beneficial: Jokowi

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ANTARA NEWS
 
President Joko Widodo stated that the Strategic Comprehensive Partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan is a form of concrete cooperation that is mutually beneficial.
"The ASEAN and Japan have agreed to form a Strategic Comprehensive Partnershi...

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Japan's July Seafood Exports To China Down 23% On Blanket Radiation Testing

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KYODO NEWS
 
The value of Japan's seafood exports to China fell 23.2 percent in July from a year earlier to 7.7 billion yen ($52 million), partly due to the neighboring country's blanket radiation testing on such products that started that month, government data showed Tuesday.
The exports of tho...

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Japan Fair Trade Body Probes Scandal-Hit Bigmotor Over Subcontracts

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's Fair Trade Commission has launched an investigation into Bigmotor Co's business practices as the scandal-hit used car dealership and repair chain is suspected of infringing on the profits of subcontractors, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.
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Japan Business Leaders To Make 1st China Visit After COVID In January

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese business leaders will visit China in January for the first time since 2019 following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with preparations underway for a meeting with President Xi Jinping's leadership, sources familiar with the bilateral relationship said Friday.
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Ceremony Held for Rapidus Plant in Hokkaido

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Chipmaker Rapidus Corp. held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for a plant in Chitose in Hokkaido.
Tokyo-based Rapidus aims to produce next-generation chips with a circuit line width of 2 nanometers, which are used in cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence.
The gove...

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