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Japan Q4 GDP Revised Up To Slight Expansion, Economy Avoids Recession

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REUTERS
 
 
 
Japan's economy avoided a technical recession, revised government data showed on Monday, even though the upward change in the fourth quarter was weaker than expected and highlighted concerns about the sluggish economic recovery.
Japan's revised gross domestic product (GDP) expanded ...

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JAL Cancels Cheap Domestic Ticket Sale After Surge In Website Traffic

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan Airlines Co said Thursday it has canceled a special campaign that offered domestic one-way tickets for 6,600 yen each after its website suffered a glitch caused by a surge in people trying to access the promotion.
The malfunction, which caused a slow internet connection for th...

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Hold The Mayo: Japan Egg Shortage Hits Businesses From Mcdonald’s To 7-Eleven

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BUSINESS TIMES
 
McDONALD’S, 7-Eleven and mayonnaise-maker Kewpie are just some of the firms in Japan contending with the worst global outbreak of bird flu. 
Of 100 listed restaurant companies in Japan, 18 had suspended egg-related items as of Mar 5, said Teikoku Databank. Fewer hens led to a nea...

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Japan Runs Record Current Account Deficit In January

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BUSINESS INQUIRER
 
Japan logged a record current account deficit in January on persistent rises in the cost of importing fuel, government data showed on Wednesday.
The deficit, at 1.98 trillion yen ($14.43 billion), exceeded a median market forecast of 818.4 billion yen and marked the biggest am...

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Fender To Open First-Ever Flagship Store In Tokyo's Harajuku Area This Summer

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JAPAN TODAY
 
There’s certainly a lot to see and do in Tokyo, and among all of its culture and cuisine are its many flagship stores.
These large and stylish shopping facilities that serve as the focal point for a brand in any city or country could be considered landmarks in themselves.
And joinin...

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Starbucks to Introduce Reusable Resin Glasses to Reduce Waste

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Starbucks Coffee Japan announced it will introduce reusable resin glasses when serving cold drinks in about 1,500 stores to reduce waste.
The measure will be implemented from the end of March in more than 80% of its stores nationwide for in-store customers. Starbucks expects the move...

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VP Pushes Japanese Company To Support Halal Industry, HR Development

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Vice President Ma'ruf Amin held a meeting with Ezaki Katsuhisa, chairman of Japanese food processing company Ezaki Glico Co, in Osaka, Monday, to discuss development of the world's halal ecosystem and improvement in human resources (HR).
"I seek an opportunity for Indonesians to wor...

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Japan's Job Availability Down In Jan. For 1st Time In Over 2 Years

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's job availability ratio fell in January for the first time in over two years, as more people sought jobs with better working conditions amid an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Friday.
The job-to-applicant ratio dropped 0.01 point from th...

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Chinese Factories Boom While Japan's Are In Reverse

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BBC
 
Manufacturers in Asia's two biggest economies are performing very differently after the pandemic.
Factory activity in China expanded last month at the fastest pace in more than a decade, official figures show.
However, in Japan manufacturing activity shrank in February at the fastest pace i...

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Japanese Candy Company Make Tearful, Heartfelt Apology For Raising Prices… By ¥10

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Osaka-based confectionary company Chirin got the internet buzzing recently when they took to social media to make a formal apology.
The apology, which featured the Chirin mascot in a deep, floor-touching bow with tears in its eyes, started off with ごめんなさい (gomennasai — sorry) ...

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