JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's currency intervention last week cost 2.84 trillion yen, the largest-ever amount spent to stem the yen's sharp slide against the U.S. dollar, Finance Ministry data showed Friday.
The yen-buying, dollar-selling operation, Japan's first since 1998, was carried out on Sept. 22, ...

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TEMPO
 
Indonesia booked a US$138.2 million worth of palm kernel shells trade contract with Japan for the latter's renewable energy needs. The agreement was met in a business meeting and the signing of a trade agreement in Tokyo today, Sept. 28.
The business meeting that resulted in the trade con...

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CNA
 
The three destinations all relaxed COVID-19 measures in the past week, prompting increased demand for flights and tour packages.
Airlines are adding more flights to Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan and travel agencies are receiving more bookings for holidays in these popular destinations, with r...

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CNA
 
Japan's McDonald's fast food restaurants will raise prices on about 60 per cent of offerings to customers, fuelled by rising input costs and exchange-rate fluctuations, the company said on Monday (Sep 26).
It marks the company's second set of price increases this year as Japan grapples with...

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REUTERS
 
 Deeply concerned about rapid, one-sided moves - finmin SuzukiGovt, BOJ share concern over sharp yen falls - SuzukiBOJ Kuroda signals readiness to ramp up stimulusJapan won't intervene to defend line-in-sand - ex-FX diplomat
TOKYO/OSAKA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shu...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Mitsubishi Motors Corp has announced that its all-new Outlander has won the 2022 Australian Good Design Award in the Product Design -- Automotive and Transport segment.
Organized by Good Design Australia, the Australian Good Design Awards has been promoting excellence in design and ...

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MAINLY MILES
 
Tourists from Singapore and 67 other countries will be able to make free and easy visits to Japan from 11th October 2022, without the need to apply for a visa or make travel agency bookings.
Great news for Japan lovers, with the news we’ve been eagerly anticipating – the popular de...

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CNA
 
Japan, one of Sri Lanka's main creditors, will back the South Asian nation as it seeks to restructure about US$30 billion of its foreign debt and find a way out of a crippling economic crisis, Tokyo's envoy to the country said on Friday (Sep 23).
Reaching an agreement with creditors is key ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
American fashion brand Forever 21 opened its first store in Japan in 2009, and its mix of stylish designs and affordable prices quickly won it a large number of fans.
In time, though, excitement for the brand faded, and the last Forever 21 Japan store in Japan closed in 2019, (thoug...

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NHK
 
The Japanese currency yen fell to the 145 level against the dollar at one point in Tokyo on Thursday, falling to its lowest level in 24 years.
The yen has lost about 20 percent of its value against the greenback since the beginning of the year.
The currency touched the psychologically impor...

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