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Department Stores In Japan Increasingly Do Away With Uniforms

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Major department stores across the country are eliminating uniforms for employees.
Takashimaya Company plans to abolish uniforms by the end of February 2023 for all female store staff, except for some posts such as information desks.
To emphasize gender equality and promote diversity...

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"Inflation Allowances" Spreading in Japan

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NIPPON
 
A growing number of Japanese companies are moving to pay "inflation allowances" to employees to help them cope better with surging prices of goods and services in the nation, while some others are opting to bring forward pay-scale hikes as a countermeasure.
The moves are intended to bols...

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Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui To Issue Soulbound Tokens To Explore Web3

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COIN TELEGRAPH
 
Japan’s financial giant Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is experimenting with soulbond tokens to satisfy new social needs.
The companies plan to conduct research on SBTs to find out their practical uses for communities, jobs, knowledge-sharing services and decentralized autonomou...

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Japan’s Economy Shrank Less In July-Sept, Revised Data Show

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AP NEWS
 
Japan’s economy contracted less than previously thought in the last quarter, weathering the country’s latest big COVID wave with less damage than had been thought.
The Cabinet Office reported Thursday that the economy shrank at a 0.8% annual rate in July-September. That was better than ...

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63% Of Japanese Firms Don't Support Kishida, Citing Leadership, Prices: Poll

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Managers at nearly two-thirds of Japanese companies have lost confidence in the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, citing dissatisfaction over his effectiveness and handling of inflation, according to a Reuters monthly survey.
Dissatisfaction among major corporations mi...

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Japan Cautious On Capital Gains Tax; Must Stick To Increasing Defence

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan should avoid rushing into raising capital gains tax as doing so could send a wrong message to markets when Japan is encouraging financial investment, a senior government official said on Sunday.
"Strengthening taxation could send a wrong signal that runs counter to our aim of ...

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UAE, Japan To Sign Mou On Establishing Joint Business Council

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GULF BUSINESS
 
The formation of the council is aimed at developing joint projects and exchange expertise
The UAE and Japan have agreed to establish a joint business council to promote cooperation.
The Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) and Japan External Trade Organisatio...

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Saudi Housing Minister Lauds Japan’s Smart Cities

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ARAB NEWS
 
The minister praised the technological and human capabilities, as well as those of smart cities, innovation cities and Japanese companies
On the sidelines of his current tour of Japan, Saudi Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing Majed Al-Hogail and his accompanying delegati...

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Japan Enacts ¥29 Trillion Extra Budget To Blunt Inflation Impact

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COLORS OF INDIA
 
The parliament on Friday enacted a ¥28.92 trillion ($214 billion) additional price range for the present fiscal yr to assist struggling households deal with accelerating inflation and help an financial system going through downward strain.
The Home of Councilors accredited the s...

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Vice President Flags Off Papua Tuna Exports To Japan

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Vice President Ma'ruf Amin on Friday flagged off an export consignment of 1.4 tons of tuna from the Biak Integrated Maritime Fisheries Center (SKPT) in Papua province to Japan.
"We export fresh tuna from Biak, Papua, to Japan and frozen tuna to the United States," he said after rele...

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