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A Nikkei report published today told us that Japan’s convenience stores experienced their second lowest annual growth in financial 2009 since 1978 ...
"); //1 document.write("Why aren’t Japan’s megabanks joining the US on financial sanctions against Iran?
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Earlier today, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Treasury David Cohen visited Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial ...
"); //2 document.write("Nikkei: Western firms buying overpriced property in Japan
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On Monday, the Nikkei published an article asserting that Western firms “are returning to the Japanese real estate market, taking proactive steps ...
"); //3 document.write("Tourism Agency still not serious about tourism
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A Kyodo article published today tells us:\nA private advisory panel for Japan Tourism Agency chief Hiroshi Mizohata held its first conference on Friday ...
"); //4 document.write("The number of registered foreigners declined for the first time in 48 years last year
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TBS news tells us that according to the Ministry of Justice, the number of registered foreigners in Japan has dropped for the first time in 48 years. Here ...
"); //5 document.write("Subway opening shops in karaoke parlors
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According to Friday’s Nikkei, Subway Japan opened up a small outlet inside a karaoke parlor in Ehime on Friday. Apparently the firm intends to sell ...
"); //6 document.write("Japan consumer prices fell 1.2% in April
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On Friday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that Japan’s consumer price index had fallen 1.2% in April, while core consumer ...
"); //7 document.write("Cabinet Office: January-March GDP up 4.9% annualized
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On Thursday, the Cabinet Office announced that Japan’s GDP had risen an annualized 4.9% in the January-March quarter. This result was lower than ...
"); //8 document.write("Japan slips in global competitiveness rankings
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For the first time in 17 years, the United States is no longer the most competitive economy in the world, according to IMD’s annual competitiveness ...
"); //9 document.write("Department store sales down for 26th consecutive month in April
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According to data released today by the Japan Department Store Association, sales at department stores nationwide fell 3.7% to 484.6 billion yen in April, ...
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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:04:22 +0000
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