ASAHI
 
A major public-private fund created a decade ago to promote Japanese culture overseas is on the rocks after racking up a deficit of 30.9 billion yen ($218 million) from investments that did not pan out.
The central government originally created Cool Japan Fund Inc. in 2013 to support over...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Honda Motor Co Ltd will begin sales of the all-new SUV, the ZR-V, on April 21, 2023, at dealerships across Japan.
Honda said the ZR-V was developed as a model which combines "practicality," the core value of an SUV, "reliability" based on the latest safety features and passive safet...

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ABC NEWS
 
A Japanese government-commissioned panel says in a report to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that drastic defense buildup including the use of preemptive strike is “indispensable” to counter growing threats in the region
A Japanese government-commissioned panel said in a report to Prime M...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese inflation hit a four-decade high last month, government data showed Friday, fuelled by high energy costs and a weak yen and ramping up pressure on the central bank to move away from its ultra-loose monetary policies.
Core consumer prices excluding volatile fresh food rose 3...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Toyota Motor Corp. on Sunday unveiled a self-driving car that incorporates driving data from professional rally drivers into its artificial intelligence, at its research and development facility in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. The company is seeking to quickly put the technology to prac...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Just over half of companies in Japan are suffering from a shortage of full-time employees as the country's labor crunch, caused by the aging population but temporarily eased due to the pandemic-induced economic slowdown, is compounded by recovering economic activities, a recent surv...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
JCB International Co Ltd, the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co Ltd, Japan's only international payment brand, and East West Banking Corp have announced the launch of EastWest JCB Credit Card, a first for JCB in the Philippines in 25 years.
EastWest JCB Gold Credit Card ...

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REUTERS
 
Japan said on Friday it will invest an initial 70 billion yen ($500 million) in a new semiconductor venture led by tech firms including Sony Group Corp (6758.T) and NEC Corp (6701.T) as it rushes to re-assert itself as a leading maker of advanced chips.
"Semiconductors are going to be a...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday he had no desire to get reappointed for another five-year term to head the central bank, after his current one ends in April next year.
"In April, it will be 10 years since I became governor. Personally, I have absolutely no...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
For years Japanese shoppers eagerly shelled out for the latest gadgets, but now a tumbling yen has put new iPhones out of reach for some and sparked a growing secondhand trade in a major market for Apple Inc.
The Japanese currency's fall to a 32-year low against the dollar has squee...

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