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Vai alla Scheda Paese »That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
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Japan’s worst factory output slump in two years heaps pressure on economy
Factory output slumped a seasonally adjusted 7.2% in May from the previous month, official data showed on Thursday.
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Retail sales rose faster than expected in May as Japan eased COVID curbs
Strong consumption is expected to lead an economic rebound this quarter, although rising inflation poses a risk to household spending for the rest of 2022.
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Sony’s next big thing in tech is helping Honda take on Tesla
Of all Japan’s carmakers, Honda had thrown itself most aggressively into EVs, targeting a full phase-out of combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2040.
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More listed firms in Japan actively hiring women as outside directors
Business experts, an environmentalist, a freelance newscaster and an Olympic medalist were among new female outside directors welcomed to corporate boards this year.
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Less than 3% of Japan firms exiting Russia, lowest among G7: survey
Cautious about a full exit, many companies only suspended operations in the hope of resuming business sometime in the future.
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Japan 7-Eleven franchisee who rebelled against company loses in court
A judge ordered Mitoshi Matsumoto to hand his store, which he opened in 2012, over to the company and pay damages for lost business.
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Weak yen draws foreign buyers to Japan’s used-car market
With new versions of popular models strapped with years-long wait times, average used-car transaction prices are being driven up at the company’s 19 auction sites ...
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Department store sales in Japan jump 57.8% in May
Department store sales in Japan in May surged 57.8% from a year before on a same-store basis thanks to growing customer traffic as COVID-19 infections ...
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Sharp will make English its official language in a year, says CEO Wu Po-hsuan
The company, headquartered in the city of Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture, plans to expand its overseas business by strengthening human resource development.
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Consumers are racking up rewards in Japan by buying green
People can use points earned at certain shops toward things like online purchases, airline mileage points or even, in some cases, investments.
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Japan’s news firms OK to cooperate on contracts with IT giants, watchdog says
Japan's Fair Trade Commission said media companies would not be violating the antimonopoly law by asking to see the revenue IT firms generate from operating ...
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Naomi Osaka Starts a Media Company, With Help From LeBron James
The tennis star, who has struggled on the court of late, is behind an entertainment company called Hana Kuma in partnership with Mr. James’s fast-growing SpringHill.
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Takeda and Nintendo among Japanese firms quietly celebrating weak yen
For Takeda Pharmaceutical, Japan's biggest drugmaker, a weaker yen helps because 80% of its sales are overseas, said the firm's CFO.
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Pioggia di vendite a Tokyo, misto il resto dell'Asia
(Teleborsa) - Giornata di forte ribasso per la borsa giapponese, dopo che la banca centrale del paese ha confermato la propria politica monetaria ultra-espansiva. "Il caso del Giappone è diverso da...
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Japan runs biggest trade deficit in more than eight years in May
The growing trade deficit underscores the headwinds the world's third-largest economy faces from a slide in the yen and surging costs of fuel and raw ...
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Rocky days for Japan’s credit market spur calls to speed up deals
Some bankers, who have long advocated for shorter marketing periods, are stepping up calls for a change.
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Yen slides to 24-year low against dollar
TOKYO - The yen plunged to its lowest level against the dollar since 1998 on Monday as sky-high US inflation fuels a widening monetary policy gap between Japan and the world's largest economy.
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Japan business sentiment negative in second quarter on high oil prices
The figures are calculated by subtracting the percentage of firms reporting worsening conditions from those observing improvements.
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Japan eases foreign tourism ban, allows guided package tours
Japan on June 10 eased its borders for foreign tourists and began accepting applications, but only for those on guided package tours who are willing to follow mask-wearing and other antivirus measures as the country cautiously tries to balance business and infection worries.
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Japan agrees B13bn loan
The Royal Gazette has published the Finance Ministry's announcement involving a loan agreement worth 50 billion yen (13.2 billion baht) with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) to bolster the nation's Covid-19 emergency response.
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U.S. keeps Japan on currency monitoring list and warns against intervention
The U.S. Treasury Department said that Japanese foreign exchange intervention should only take place in "very exceptional" cases amid the rapid weakening of the yen ...