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Southern Japan hit by 5.0 magnitude quake, no tsunami

TOKYO An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit southern Japan late on Tuesday but was not likely to cause a tsunami, Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 11:31 p.m. (10.31 a.m. ET) quake was centered in the Bungo strait connecting the ... ( read original story ...)

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 adding that the yen’s weakening against...other currencies has made them less worried about...foreign exchange risks in increasing their...holdings of Japanese stocks. An official of...another securities firm said that the Nikkei...average should go higher unless ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei edges down in choppy trade; bank shares out...
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 TOKYO, Feb 3 Japan's Nikkei edged down in choppy...trade on Friday, as investors awaited the release...of the U.S. monthly jobs report that will set the...tone for the Federal Reserve's policy outlook,...while bank stocks outperformed on higher yields....The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Money-losing Toshiba selling medical leasing unit ...
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 Toshiba said Tuesday it is selling its entire 65...per cent stake in Toshiba Medical Finance Co. to...Canon, a Japanese camera maker, effective March...31. Tokyo-based Toshiba has been in talks with...Canon since late last year on the sale. Toshiba,...which owns U.S ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Princess Mako to get married, report ...
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 Princess Mako, the granddaughter of Japan's...emperor, is getting married to an ocean lover who...can ski, play the violin and cook, according to...public broadcaster NHK TV. The Imperial Household...Agency declined to confirm the report Tuesday. Kei...Komuro ... ( read original story ...)

Oarfish Will Rise From Depth Before Earthquake, Ja...
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 An unexpected number of oarfish appears in the...coastal areas of Japan two years before a...disastrous earthquake struck the place last March...2011. On March 06, 2010, Japan Times reported that...deep-sea creatures appear in the beaches as...‘Omen’ of a great ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo cops: Elderly driver distracted by traffic l...
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 The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is...weighing charges of negligent driving resulting in...death for a 71-year-old male driver who struck...Tadamitsu Ishizaka, 61, who was walking across a...crossing at an intersection on Monday, TBS News...reports (Nov. 17). ( read original story ...)

Japan Has A “Secondary Market” – For Servicing Mob...
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 Mynet Is The Biggest Player In The Secondary...Market The most high-profile company in Japan’s...Secondary Market is Tokyo-based Mynet (3928),...which went IPO in December 2015. The company...currently has a market cap of US$250 million,...employs 600 people and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan condemns N. Korea missile, braces for furthe...
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 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned...Wednesday North ... To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website,...it is necessary to subscribe. We offer a broad...range of subscription options depending on your...needs. Learn more. ( read original story ...)

Japan anti-conspiracy bill clears lower house desp...
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 Japanese governments have tried three times...without success ... Cannataci responded by calling Suga's remarks..."angry words" with "no substance" in an email to...Reuters. A Kyodo news agency survey published on...Sunday showed voters are split over the bill ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese business to invest in Ukraine, hopes for ...
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 Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman and...Chairman of the Committee on Business Cooperation...with Ukraine of the Japan Business Federation...Keidanren Teruo Asada at a meeting in Kyiv have...discussed the prospects of attracting Japanese...business ... ( read original story ...)

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Slow earthquakes could reveal how tsunamis start

The researchers found a series of slow slip events on the plate interface seaward of recurring magnitude 8 earthquake areas east of Japan. These slow earthquakes lasted days to weeks, some triggered by other unconnected earthquakes in the area and some ... ( read original story ...)

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Startups in Japan seeing ample cash but lack of in...
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 TOKYO — Japan Inc. where companies with roots...going back decades, if not centuries, have long...dominated, is finally warming up to startups....Major banks and venture capitalists are keen to...tap into faster growth by investing in innovative...entrepreneurs ... ( read original story ...)

Cervical Cancer-Market Insights, Epidemiology and ...
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 LONDON, Jan. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --...DelveInsight's "Cervical Cancer- Market Insights,...Epidemiology and Market Forecast-2023- Japan"...Report provides marketed drugs information of...Cervical Cancer. It includes historical and...forecasted epidemiology and ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese M&A to slow in 2017, says top banker, ...
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 As the scale of Chinese outbound merger and...acquisition activity declines this year, Japanese...companies are likely to take up the slack, Hernan...Cristerna, JP Morgan’s global co-head of M&A,...told the South China Morning Post. Cristerna said...tighter ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya mayor should "kneel and apologize"...
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 BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Nagoya Mayor Takashi...Kawamura should kneel and apologize to the Chinese...people for the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, a...spokesperson said Tuesday. The comment came after...Kawamura downplayed the severity of APA, a...Japanese hotel ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Japan, S. Korean leaders discuss North...
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 Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and...South Korean President Moon Jae-in discussed by...phone North Korea's latest missile test, while his...top national security adviser also spoke with his...U.S. counterpart. Abe says "Japan is closely...cooperating with ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Inc. steps up hunt for full-time workers
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 TOKYO -- Japanese companies are increasing hiring...of full-time employees as they scramble to secure...workers amid a labor shortage, raising hopes that...the tight demand will translate to higher wages....Japan's seasonally adjusted ratio of job openings...to ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese trust banks to sue Toshiba over 2015 acco...
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 The bank is a unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial...Group ... That is in addition to suits from 15 groups and...individuals in Japan that total 15.3 billion yen....The Tokyo Stock Exchange has placed Toshiba on its...watch list since September 2015, following ... ( read original story ...)

IBM Keeps Lead In Patent Field; Amazon Shows Faste...
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 U.S. firms accounted for the most, 41%, followed...by Japan at 28% and South Korea at 15% ... and today’s top-performing IPO stocks. Get...4 free weeks of the IBD Digital edition plus...access to IBD's exclusive market analysis,...proprietary stock ratings ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese government planning to build 45 new coal ...
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 Audio: Japan plans 45 new high-energy,...low-emissions HELE coal fired power plants. (ABC...News) The power plants will utilise high energy,...low emissions (HELE) technology that use...high-quality black coal. Japan is the largest...overseas market for Australian ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Asiad sets off alarm bells for China
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 SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Taken aback by...the rapid progress made by the two East Asian...neighbors, China is vowing to bounce back from a...disappointing finish in the Asian Winter Games and...to eventually shine when Beijing will host the...Winter ... ( read original story ...)

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Slow-slip earthquakes, like those in NZ, can relieve pressure on dangerous faults

The Nankai Trough is where the Philippine Sea Plate dives beneath the Eurasian Plate on which Japan sits. The fault beneath the seafloor that underlies the trough has been the source of devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. The last big quake on the ... ( read original story ...)

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BRIEF-Property Agent to buy Tokyo-based property
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 Dec 22 Property Agent Inc : * Says it plans to...acquire a plot of land in Tokyo at an undisclosed...price on the last day of March, 2017 Source text...in Japanese: goo.gl/w4hSJI Further company...coverage: (Beijing Headline News) Next In...Financials ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Electric Power : Tepco denies it plans to sc...
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 Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings on Friday denied...a media report that it was set to decommission a...nuclear reactor that suffered only minor damage...compared with the nearby Fukushima Daiichi plant...that was wrecked after a massive quake in 2011....The Mainichi ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. secretary of state to visit Japan, South Kore...
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 China's Foreign Ministry did not immediately...respond to a request for comment. Japan's Kyodo...news agency, citing diplomatic sources, said...Tillerson was expected in Japan on March 17-18 and...would meet Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida....Tillerson and Kishida ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo cherry blossoms herald arrival of spring
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 Crowds of tourists and residents set off a flurry...of selfie sticks and mobile phones in Tokyo's Ueno...Park on Tuesday, as they flocked to enjoy the...cherry blossoms marking the start of spring. Japan...had announced the season would start on March 21...with the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's vending machines tell you a lot about...
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 Last weekend, I returned from a trip to Japan to...help Business Insider launch its latest...international edition, Business Insider Japan....After spending two weeks in Tokyo, one aspect of...the city continued to strike me after I returned:...the overwhelming ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei gives back some gains, BOJ awaited
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 TOKYO, April 27 Japan's Nikkei share average...slipped on Thursday, giving back some of this...week's gains as sentiment soured on Wall Street...losses and wary investors awaited the Bank of...Japan's policy decision. The Nikkei was down 0.2...percent at 19,243.76 ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei scales 11-month peaks on OPEC deal, weaker ...
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 Higher oil prices power dollar above 114 yen,...lifting shares * Oil exploration stocks...outperform, with mining sector surging TOKYO Dec 1...A weaker yen helped power Japan's Nikkei share...average to 11-month highs on Thursday, while many...energy shares made ... ( read original story ...)

Restaurant review: Tiradito puts Nikkei cuisine on...
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Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Starts an Original Tokyo Si...
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Yahoo Japan defies calls to rethink ivory sales as...
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 TOKYO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Japan, the...country's biggest online auction site, is...rebuffing calls to end online ivory trading...despite Yahoo Inc CEO Marissa Mayer's misgivings...over facilitating a business blamed for the...illegal slaughter of African ... ( read original story ...)

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SAWEA business mission visits Japan for water and wastewater technologies

The training center was built by Osaka Municipal Water Works Bureau for transferring ... and FO (Forward Osmosis) membrane and future business in Saudi Arabia. Following a lecture from Toyobo, they had a good chance to look about the manufacturing process ... ( read original story ...)

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South Korea's Online Banking System Is Stuck ...
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 “[My bank’s] security apps slow my...computer to a crawl so I have ... s Edge browser that has been cornered into its...dying holdout markets, including Korea, Japan and...Greenland. “Compared to the rest of the tech...infrastructure, it’s really ironic ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo governor takes on old-boy network
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 TOKYO: Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike (pic) is...challenging the old-boy network in the capital,...where she thrashed a ruling party rival to win her...post and now aims to lead reform-minded candidates...to victory in a city-wide July election. A popular...former TV ... ( read original story ...)

The Saudi Aramco IPO is a game-changer for the Sau...
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 surpassing Alibaba’s $25 billion IPO in 2014....Several exchanges are competing for the honor,...including those in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and...New York. The London Stock Exchange (LSE)...generally requires at least 25 percent of a...firm’s shares to be ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and Australia agree to strengthen defense ti...
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 Abe said the increasingly uncertain geopolitical...landscape made the relationship between Japan and...Australia more important than ever. "It is...important to guard and increase the robustness of...the free, open and rules-based international...order," Abe said. ( read original story ...)

Japan Inc signals boost to domestic capex but less...
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Bank of Japan Trims Inflation Forecasts
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 TOKYO—The Bank of Japan revised down its...inflation forecasts Tuesday following a raft of...poor data, but held off expanding stimulus in a...sign that Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has set the bar...much higher for taking action. At the end of a...two-day meeting, the ... ( read original story ...)

A scandal over schools, land and nationalism in Ja...
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 Japanese people with the "spirits" of foreigners...were also ... Mr Abe's poll numbers continue to slide, with...Kyodo news agency reporting a six-point drop to...55.7% in the last month, and almost three-quarters...of respondents calling for Mr Kagoike to answer ... ( read original story ...)

Pence visits Japan, turning focus to trade with ke...
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 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Japan...for talks Tuesday expected to focus largely on...trade with America's anchor ally in the region....Concluding a visit to South Korea, Pence told...business leaders in Seoul the administration is...taking a fresh look ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese minister to quit over Fukushima comments
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 A Japanese cabinet minister is set to resign after...saying it was better that the northeast of the...country was hit by the 2011 earthquake and...Fukushima nuclear disaster, and not Tokyo....Masahiro Imamura leads the reconstruction of the...affected Tohoku region. ( read original story ...)

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Japan Inc. bails out Toshiba by snapping up its $18B chip business

Toshiba plans to sell its prized memory chip business to a group of investors led by the Japanese government as it races to raise money to stave off financial ruin. The struggling Japanese conglomerate said Wednesday it has picked a bid worth about 2 ... ( read original story ...)

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 The labour shortage is especially severe in the...construction sector, where demand has spiked ahead...of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and for rebuilding...following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Over...41,000 foreigners powered the construction...industry as of last ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, France agree to start talks on defense supp...
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 The defense and foreign ministers of Japan and...France agreed at their "two-plus-two" meeting ... To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website,...it is necessary to subscribe. We offer a broad...range of subscription options depending on your...needs. ( read original story ...)

Is Pokemon Go helping stop suicide at hotspot in J...
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 "The Pokemon Go effect is huge," he told Japanese...news website Dot (in Japanese). "I hope we can...continue at this pace with zero suicides." Vicki...Skorji, director of Tell Lifeline, a counselling...and mental health service for Japan's...international community ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo : Notice Concerning Partial Amendments of ...
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 Article 14 Unless otherwise stipulated by laws and...regulations, a general meeting of shareholders...shall be convened and chaired by the President and...Director pursuant to resolution of the Board of...Directors. When the post of President and Director...is not ... ( read original story ...)

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 To offer a memorable experience in various parts...of the stay, Park Hotel Tokyo will continue to...maximize the role of Japanese aesthetics and...hospitality. To view the original version on PR...Newswire,...visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/special-art...... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Businessman Promises $50 Billion and 50,0...
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 President-elect Donald Trump made an announcement...from Trump Tower on Tuesday that Japanese business...mogul Masayoshi Son, the chief executive of...Softbank Group, has pledged to invest $50 billion...and 50,000 jobs in the United States. “So,...ladies and gentl ... ( read original story ...)

'Tokyo Ghoul' Season 3 News and Update: ...
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 "Tokyo Ghoul" has got anime fans amped up....Earlier, reports of "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 being...canceled were coming in. However, recent "Tokyo...Ghoul" season 3 rumors suggest that the series...will be back. Kevin Hamric, Viz Media's Senior...Director of Sales and ... ( read original story ...)

Big data turns failed experiments into potential g...
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 Often, data from unsuccessful research is shelved...and forgotten, if not discarded altogether. But a...couple of Japanese chemical companies — Sumitomo...Chemical and Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings — have...come to the realization that there is value hidden...in ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo shares close higher ahead of Trump's in...
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 TOKYO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares closed...higher Friday on hopes for U.S. President-elect...Donald Trump's fiscal stimulus plans as he is to...take office later in the day. The 225-issue Nikkei...Stock Average ended up 65.66 points, or 0.34...percent, from ... ( read original story ...)

Japan aims to boost yen’s status with direct...
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 TOKYO -- To encourage more businesses to use the...yen and other Asian currencies, Japan's Finance...Ministry announced a comprehensive plan Monday to...launch direct currency trading with other regional...players. The ministry will first enter talks with...Thailand. ( read original story ...)

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Osaka utility cutting power prices for first time since Fukushima

The new rates "will benefit all our customers in the Kansai area," the company said, referring to the region including Osaka and Kyoto. Both residential and high-volume business customers should see prices drop. But the utility has only so much cost ... ( read original story ...)

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 TOKYO — Toshiba Corp. has chosen a U.S.-Japan...consortium as the preferred bidder in the sale of...its lucrative memory chip business. The troubled...Japanese electronics giant has had deep recent...losses and has been selling pieces of its...operations to ensure ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Finance Minister Aso – BOJ policy not ...
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 TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on...Friday that the Bank of Japan's monetary policy...was aimed at domestic objectives of defeating...deflation, not at weakening the yen. Speaking to...reporters after a cabinet meeting, Aso declined to...comment ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo hit by new Olympic stadium cost fears
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 Already under fire over soaring expenses, Tokyo's...2020 Olympic organisers on Friday sought to...downplay fears that further ballooning costs could...hit the trouble-cursed main stadium. Amid media...reports that temporary structures at the showpiece...venue could ... ( read original story ...)

UPDATE 1-Japan finmin to meet Japan Post CEO over ...
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 TOKYO, April 27 Japan's finance minister will meet...the chief executive of Japan Post Holdings Co in...the coming days over the state-controlled...company's shock $3.6 billion writedown on its...Australian logistics arm, Toll Holdings Ltd, a...source said. ( read original story ...)

Tribute to a Great King – Royal Thai Embassy in To...
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 More than 750 people, mostly Thai expats and their...families, gathered at the Royal Thai Embassy in...Tokyo to pay their respects to the late His...Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. One day before...what would have been the revered King’s 89th...Birthday ... ( read original story ...)

BRIEF-Bank of Japan to extend loan support program...
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 * Bank of Japan looking to extend loan support...program for lenders another year Source text for...Eikon: Further company coverage: Next In...Financials MORE FROM REUTERS ( read original story ...)

Asian shares advance, Japan slips as Abe-Trump mee...
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 JAPAN MACHINERY ORDERS UP: Orders of "core...machinery" that exclude ships and utilities rose...6.7 per cent in December from the month before,...suggesting relative strength in business...investment, though economists cautioned against...reading too much into such ... ( read original story ...)

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Japan February core consumer inflation edges up, h...
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 TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices...rose 0.2 percent in February from a year earlier,...government data showed on Friday, marking the...fastest annual pace in nearly two years but still...distant from the central bank's ambitious 2...percent target. ( read original story ...)

Asia’s financial safety net is a work in pro...
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 a port city south of Tokyo. Finance ministers and...central bankers from the Association of Southeast...Asian Nations, China, Japan and South Korea met on...the sidelines of the event, but two men were...conspicuously -- and tellingly -- absent: Chinese...Finance ... ( read original story ...)

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Japan business mood up, points to better BOJ tankan – Reuters Tankan

TOKYO Confidence among Japanese manufacturers bounced in June to match a decade-high level recorded in April and is expected to rise for several months, a Reuters survey found, providing more evidence of economic recovery. Service-sector mood rose to a two ... ( read original story ...)

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Volunteerism in Japan began with Kobe earthquake
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 KOBE, Japan -- More than 20 years after the Kobe...earthquake, the devastation is still hard to...comprehend. In the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake...Memorial, videos, photos, and even life-size...re-creations are still shocking. The 7.3 magnitude...earthquake hit ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Sharp may start building $7B plant in...
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 Sharp Corp, the Japanses display maker, may break...ground on a $7-billion plant in the U.S. as...Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe readies for his...first meeting with President Trump, Reuters...reported. A Sharp spokesman told the news agency...that no final ... ( read original story ...)

Why getting drunk is a huge part of doing business...
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Japan clocks out early for 'Premium Friday�...
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 Japan's Prime Minister spent Friday afternoon...meditating while staff at some of the country's...biggest firms quit work early -- in time for a bit...of shopping or maybe a boozy train ride. Welcome...to Premium Friday, Japan's latest bid to tackle...two perennial ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei edges up on sagging yen, Toshi...
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 TOKYO, March 13 Japan's Nikkei share average edged...up on Monday to brush an 11-day high as the yen...remained on the defensive, although a wait-and-see...mood ahead of this week's U.S. Federal Reserve...meeting curbed the market's advance. Shares of...Toshiba Tec ... ( read original story ...)

Celebrity Chefs Are Eating Raw ‘Chicken Sashimi’ —...
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 It’s more widely offered in Japan though,...especially in hubs such as Osaka, Kyoto, and...Tokyo. But even there, people have been cautioned...against taking a bite of undercooked chicken. In...July, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and...Welfare warned that ... ( read original story ...)

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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 [68] The hypocentral region of this earthquake...extended from offshore Iwate Prefecture to...offshore Ibaraki Prefecture. [69] The Japanese...Meteorological Agency said that the earthquake may...have ruptured the fault zone from Iwate to Ibaraki...with a length of ... ( read original story ...)

It's back! Jetstar offers flights from Sydney...
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 Jetstar is offering flights from Australia to...Japan for under $400 with a return flight for...free. The budget airline is offering one-way...flights to Tokyo from Sydney for just $361....Passengers can also travel to Osaka from Sydney...for as little as $423. ( read original story ...)

Japan tops China as largest holder of US Treasury ...
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 WASHINGTON — Japan surpassed China in...October as the largest foreign owner of U.S....Treasury securities, the first time the countries...have swapped places in nearly two years. Total...foreign holdings fell for a fourth month. The...Treasury Department says ... ( read original story ...)