CNA
 
Japan will sign a mineral supply chain agreement with the United States that will give U.S. tax incentives for electric vehicles made with metals processed in Japan, trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters on Tuesday.
The U.S. last June announced a multinational pact called Minera...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, plans to introduce an automated operation system for its Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services around 2028, said President Shin Kaneko.
A driver will be on board for operations such as starting the train, according to Kaneko, who was spea...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp has released the C+walk S, a pedestrian-mobility-assistance model that is the second in the new C+walk mobility series. The C+walk S is available at rental and leasing stores.
In addition, Toyota has also improved the standing-type model C+walk T as well as the C+p...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Over 30% of major Japanese firms plan to hire more new graduates in spring 2024 than this spring, a Jiji Press survey showed Thursday.
Competition for human resources is intensifying amid a recovery in economic activity from the COVID-19 crisis, while concerns about the country’s dec...

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REUTERS
 
Japan's manufacturing activity contracted for a fifth straight month in March as output and new orders remained under pressure, a survey showed on Friday, suggesting the economic recovery is fragile as global demand slows.
However, service-sector activity expanded for a seventh straight...

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CARS COOPS
 
With just 6,000 units sold in Toyota's home market last year, it's no wonder the Camry is meeting its maker
Toyota has decided to call it quits on the Camry nameplate in its home market of Japan. After 43 years, the four-door sedan has managed to shift over 21 million units worldwide...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The average price of land in Japan rose for the second straight year in 2022, with the rate of growth picking up, as demand for both residential and commercial use recovered following a fall due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government said Wednesday.
Land prices in all categorie...

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NIKKEI ASIA
 
Domestic market accounts for only 1% of model's global sales
Toyota Motor plans to discontinue sales of the Camry sedan in the Japanese market, focusing on countries where the automaker's 43-year-old flagship model remains popular.
Toyota has notified Japanese dealerships that it wi...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Sales are growing for digital mirrorless single-lens cameras, as their advanced video recording capabilities, ideal for posting to social media sites, drive consumer interest.
However, the average unit price has risen in line with increased functionality, and it’s an open question wh...

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REUTERS
 
The crisis at Credit Suisse has traders wondering who’s next. Japanese lenders, with their staid depositor bases, look like unlikely targets for bank runs. Yet their collective overseas bond portfolio is in focus. So it should be.
For years the country’s ultra-low interest rates encoura...

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