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Spending by foreign tourists in Japan hits record
Published on 21/10/2015
» TOKYO — Spending by foreign tourists in Japan hit a record 2.60 trillion yen (770 billion baht) in the January-September period, already surpassing the all-time high of 2.28 trillion yen for the whole of last year, the Japanese government said Wednesday.
Japan hotels reject tattooed bathers
Published on 21/10/2015
» TOKYO — A government survey showed Wednesday that 56% of Japanese hotels and inns do not allow tattooed visitors to enter public bathing areas as opposed to 31% that do, while 13% allow entry under certain conductions such as if tattoos are hidden.
Japanese firms back 'start-early, leave-early' work
Published on 17/10/2015
» TOKYO — Japanese workers are increasingly being urged to move up their working hours as employers seek to improve efficiency, cut overtime pay and promote a healthier lifestyle for employees.
FamilyMart, Circle K Sunkus operator agree to merge
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 16/10/2015
» Tokyo — Japanese convenience store operators FamilyMart Co and Uny Group Holdings Co said yesterday that they have reached a basic agreement to combine their operations in September 2016, putting themselves on course toward creating the country's third-largest retail group by operating revenue.
Japan loses Indonesia high-speed train contract to China
Published on 29/09/2015
» JAKARTA/TOKYO — Japan has lost a key Indonesian high-speed railway contract to China, dealing a heavy blow to its administration led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeking to take advantage of infrastructure exports for economic growth.
Hokkaido bullet train to be launched next year
Published on 16/09/2015
» SAPPORO - A shinkansen bullet train line will open on March 26, 2016 linking the northern main island of Hokkaido with Tokyo and other stations on the Honshu mainland, railway operators said Wednesday.
Japan pledges 100bn yen in loans for Vietnam
Published on 15/09/2015
» TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Tuesday that his country will extend 100 billion yen ($835 million) in loans for Vietnam to boost the Southeast Asian economy's infrastructural development, as Tokyo and Hanoi aim to strengthen ties on the economic and security fronts.
Japan sends $75m flood aid, poll monitors to Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 08/09/2015
» Japan decided Tuesday to provide 9 billion yen ($75.4 million) to help Myanmar cope with damage caused by severe flooding, as well as send a monitoring team for the Southeast Asian country's general election in November.
Japan airports to launch mobile fingerprinting terminals
Published on 07/09/2015
» TOKYO — The Justice Ministry plans to start using mobile terminals at airports that will take photos and fingerprints of foreign visitors while they are queuing for immigration in a bid to speed up procedures at the inspection desks.
Japan inflation falls back to zero
Kyodo News, Published on 28/08/2015
» Japan's consumer prices flattened in July from a year earlier after rising for 25 straight months, the government said Friday, as inflation remained weighed down by falling crude oil prices that deflated gasoline and electricity prices.