CNA
 
Japan ran its biggest single-month trade deficit on record in August as imports surged on high energy costs and a slump in the yen, exposing the economy's vulnerability to external price pressures.
The growing trade deficit highlights the fragile nature of Japan's economic recovery which ha...

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CNBC
 
 
Key PointsNintendo said sales of Splatoon 3 in Japan surpassed 3.45 million units in the first three days since its Sept. 9 launch, marking a new record.Nintendo shares rose 5% on Tuesday after the announcement.Later Tuesday, the company will also hold its Nintendo Direct event where it ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Advertising often involves bending reality just enough to entice people to a product without getting in trouble for outright lying. For example, back in the day McDonald’s Japan got in trouble with the Consumer Affairs Agency for the Roast Beef Burgers by showing an image of a knife...

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CNA
 
Financial advisory group Lazard has started talks with India, China and Japan on restructuring Sri Lanka's debt, a spokesman for the Sri Lanka government said on Tuesday (Sep 13), as the crisis-hit island nation seeks an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout.
Lazard was hired by Sri Lan...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Biak District in Papua Province exported 5.3 tons of fresh tuna to Japan in the first week of September this year, an increase from 2.5 tons in the previous shipping.
Biak had exported fresh tuna thrice to Japan via Garuda Indonesia flights, Head of the Biak Maritime Affairs and Fis...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto met with Japanese Minister of Energy, Trade, and Industry (METI) Yasutoshi Nishimura to discuss a reduction in export tariffs on Indonesian goods.
"Currently, Indonesian tuna products are still subject to an import duty o...

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TESLARATI
 
Tesla has begun delivering Model Ys to customers in Japan, Tesla Japan announced on Twitter. In June, Tesla opened up Model Y ordering for Australia and Japan.
In Japan, the Model Y RWD starts at ¥6,190,000 ($46,156.97), and the Model Y Dual Motor AWD Performance costs ¥8,090,000 ($60...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is ready to take action if the yen's plummeting value remains volatile, officials repeated on Thursday, after the currency hit 24-year lows.
The yen has tumbled from around 115 per dollar in March to lower than 140 last week, as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) sticks with its monetary...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Indonesia and Japan will seek to improve cooperation in the manufacturing sector through strategic measures and the realization of commitments made at bilateral and regional forums.
In the near future, one of the agendas that the two countries will focus on is the completion of the ...

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CNA
 
Japan's government on Friday unveiled near-term stimulus steps to soften the economic blow of high food and energy prices on low-income households, businesses and farmers.
The move by the government to roll out new and extend existing policies highlights Fumio Kishida's resolve to tackle th...

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