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Imported EV Sales In Japan Jump 65% To Record High In FY 2022

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KYODO NEWS
 
The number of imported electric vehicles sold in Japan during fiscal 2022 rose 65.0 percent from a year earlier to a record 16,464 units, an industry organization said Thursday, underscoring the increasing popularity of the genre in a country still dominated by gasoline-powered cars....

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Uniqlo Yodobashi Akiba Opening In Tokyo On April 14

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Global apparel retailer Uniqlo says its Yodobashi Akiba store will open in the Akihabara area of Tokyo, Japan's famous electronics district, on April 14.
The store will occupy the 7th floor of the Yodobashi Akiba Building, with electronics retailer Yodobashi Camera on floors 1-6. It...

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Companies Hold In-Person Welcome Ceremonies For New Employees

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Many companies and organizations across Japan held in-person welcome ceremonies for new recruits on Monday, the first day of the new fiscal year.
It is the first time that major companies held such ceremonies since the outbreak of the coronavirus in 2020. For the past three years, w...

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TEPCO’s Power Rate Hike Plan Draws Public Opposition

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A plan by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to raise household rates by 17.6 pct on average drew public opposition at a hearing held at the Japanese industry ministry on Thursday.
One participant urged the company to cut costs further, saying that wages for TEPCO workers...

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Inflation Pain To Continue For Japan Consumers In New Fiscal Year

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan will see another wave of price hikes at the start of the new business year from Saturday as higher raw material costs eat into company margins, dealing yet another blow to consumers already facing inflation rates that have outpaced wage growth.
Over 5,100 food and beverages, r...

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Japan's February Jobless Rate At 2.6%; 1st Rise In 5 Months

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's unemployment rate in February rose 0.2 point from the previous month to 2.6 percent, worsening for the first time in five months, as more people sought better working conditions amid an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the government said Friday.
The job avai...

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Korea, Japan Bolster Business Exchanges Following Yoon-Kishida Summit

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KOREA TIMES
 
Korea and Japan have agreed to hold a series of business-related meetings this year to find ways to boost economic cooperation between the two nations, according to the trade ministry and business lobby groups, Thursday.
The move came as a follow-up measure to President Yoon Suk Yeo...

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Miki House Taps 'Made In Japan' Appeal For $760 Kids Pyjamas As Home Market Shrinks

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REUTERS
 
Japan's Miki House, a maker of luxury baby and children's goods in a country with ever-fewer births, is looking overseas for both production and customers for products like its 100,000 yen ($760.40) Gold Label brand pyjamas.
President Hisaichi Kimura said the Osaka-based company, which ...

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Indonesia, Japan Discuss Collaboration For World Expo

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Indonesia’s National Development Planning Ministry and Japan's Economy, Trade, and Industry Ministry have discussed bilateral cooperation for the implementation of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.
As a participant in the expo, Indonesia has been provided three alternative themes, National...

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Alibaba to Open Blockchain Lab to Boost Business in Japan

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BEINCRYPTO
 
Chinese tech giant Alibaba will open a blockchain laboratory in Japan next month in an effort to push Web3 adoption in the country. 
The lab will be a collaboration between Tokyu Land Corporation and Skeleton Crew Studio and will enable game developers to learn about new blockchain t...

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