REUTERS
 
Japanese truck maker Isuzu Motors (7202.T) said on Thursday it was not planning to move a factory to Indonesia from Thailand, a day after the Indonesian industry minister signalled it would.
"While our company continues to focus on Indonesia as a major market, there are no plans to relo...

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MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE
 
Warner Music Japan has agreed a strategic partnership with LAND, a creative house based in Jakarta, Los Angeles and Tokyo, known, according to Warner, for its work with “world-class” artists.  
 
The deal will see LAND produce music involving collaborations with promine...

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CNA
 
Japan's wages rose in April as major companies lifted pay at the fastest pace in three decades on workers' increased demands for salaries to keep up with inflation, but households' spending remained weak and underlined a patchy economic recovery.
The April wage data provides an early glimps...

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CNBC
 
Key PointsThe Japanese yen traded just north of 140 against the U.S. dollar on Monday, after the currency breached that level at the end of last month for the first time since November.Last year, Japan’s Finance Ministry intervened to prop up the yen on three separate days: Sept. 22, Oct. ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo stocks closed Monday at 33-year highs as investor sentiment was boosted by a surge in U.S. stocks late last week and robust jobs data for May.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 693.21 points, or 2.20 percent, from Friday at 32,217.43, its highest close since July 20,...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
More and more firms are shifting back to in-person job interviews with college students after the government last month downgraded COVID-19 to a lower-risk infectious disease category.
Japanese firms Thursday began full-fledged activities to hire college students graduating in spring...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A survey conducted by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry found 62.3% of small and mid-sized companies have raised their wages since April, an increase of 11.4 percentage points from the previous survey in June last year.
According to the survey results announced Wednesday, mo...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
In April, Japan Railways Group shocked international travelers thinking about taking a trip to Japan by announcing a gigantic price increase for the Japan Rail Pass.
Long considered one of the best deals available for inbound tourists looking to see a large swath of the country, the...

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CNN
 
China’s commerce minister has urged Japan to end its newly announced curbs on exports of chipmaking equipment, saying it would hurt economic and trade relations between the two countries.
In March, Japan announced it would tighten rules on exports of 23 types of advanced semiconductor manuf...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A "big gap" exists between female representation at Japan's central bank and its overseas counterparts, the bank's new governor Kazuo Ueda acknowledged Thursday.
Ueda took office last month, with some analysts arguing it was time for Japan to join Europe and the United States by nam...

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