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Japan's young fret as unexpected recession hits

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YAHOO
 
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe responded to Japan's surprise recession by delaying a sales-tax increase, it was a cause for worry, not celebration, for many young Japanese. This generation, barely aware of their country's economic heyday, frets that putting off tough decisions now could m...

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This Beautiful Glass Dish Proves that Ancient Rome Traded with Japan

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KINJA
 
Over 1600 years ago, this deep blue glass dish made its way from a Mediterranean workshop, across Central Asia, to its final resting place in a 5th century Japanese grave. The journey may have taken over a century, and gives us a glimpse of what trade was like in the early days of the Sil...

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Japan Should Be More German

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BLOOMBERG VIEW
 
Plenty of economists are warning that Europe could soon look like stagnant Japan. In fact, Japan could stand to look a little more European -- or, to be more precise, more German.
 
Why has the "Made in Germany" brand thrived over the last 15 or so years, even as "Made in Japan" ...

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Iceland wants to reach Japan free trade agreement

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ICE NEWS
 
Iceland wants to tie up a free trade agreement with Japan in order to increase economic growth, said Foreign Minister Gunnar Sveinsson.
 
The minister noted that the two countries had been trading and doing business for a long time, and that now was the time to take new steps and deepe...

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Manga gateway to Japanese culture for Taiwan youths

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
In Taiwan, where pro-Japan sentiment is strong and many people have studied the Japanese language, movements are under way to deepen cultural understanding of Japan among younger generations by using manga as an educational tool.
 
Although, Japanese pop culture goods, such as ma...

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Japan is buying 3 Global Hawk drones

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STRIPES
 
Japan will buy three Global Hawk drones and may fly them out of Misawa Air Base, according to Japanese media.
 
State Broadcaster NHK and the Kyodo news agency reported Monday on plans to buy the Northrop Grumman-built Global Hawks along with four E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early-warning air...

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Japan recession could slow some U.S. companies

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DALLAS NEWS
 
Japan has slipped back into a recession for the second time in two years. That could mean more trouble for a range of U.S. companies and industries that count on the country for sales. Best known as an exporter of cars, gadgets and comic books, Japan is also a key consumer of U.S. g...

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Japan comes calling on mango import from India

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BUSINESS STANDARD
 
In a significant change in the sentiment post Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Japan, the Japanese authority has expedited procedural obligations to step up mango import from India.
 
Advancing the process, Japanese quarantine authorities have sought details of V...

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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Nagano in Japan, injuring at least 39 and destroying 10 houses

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ABC NEWS
 
Central Japan has been hit with a magnitude 6.7 earthquake, injuring at least 39 people.
 
The earthquake hit the mountainous Nagano Prefecture and caused the collapse of 10 homes, temporarily trapping 21 people.
 
The quake caused landslides blocking eight routes into the affected are...

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Japan investing in robotic workforce to regain status as world's top manufacturer

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ABC NEWS
 
Once the undisputed world leader in robotic technology, Japan's supremacy in the field is being challenged by rival robot producing countries.
 
Now the government is pouring money into regaining that place to ensure the robot age starts in Japan.
 
Pepper is the world's first emo robo...

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