Japan

2023 - 12 - 27

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Japan's 'omotenashi' culture can offer an edge in the AI age (Nikkei Asia)

Automation is coming for almost everything we do. By 2030, generative artificial intelligence will replace 2.4 million jobs in the U.S. alone, one for.

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Japan gov't rejects Nagasaki casino resort plan due to funding woes (Kyodo News Plus)

The government rejects a plan to open a casino resort in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, amid doubts about the feasibility of its funding.

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Tourism authorities of Japan & Republic of Korea discuss attraction ... (Yahoo Finance)

TOKYO, December 27, 2023--A symposium on tourism designed to discuss ways of vitalizing tourism exchanges between Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) was ...

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Reports claim Nagasaki IR bid to be rejected by Japan's central ... (Inside Asian Gaming)

Reports are emerging out of Japan that the central government will not certify a plan submitted by Nagasaki prefecture and its operator partner Casinos ...

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GGRAsia โ€“ Japan govt non-approval for Nagasaki IR plan: reports (GGRAsia)

Japan's national government has decided not to approve Nagasaki prefecture's development proposal for an integrated resort (IR) with casino, ...

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A New Luxury Cruise Is Making the Islands of Japan's Seto Inland ... (Condรฉ Nast Traveler)

Ponant's eight-day cruise takes travelers on a journey through Japan's Seto Inland Sea onboard a luxury expedition ship.

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Why Japan May Join China, U.S. On Moody's Downgrade Watchlist (Forbes)

Japan could perhaps make a plausible argument for avoiding that fate if Prime Minister Fumio Kishida weren't fighting for his political life.

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Local governments in Japan eye independent ride-hailing services (The Japan Times)

Some local governments are exploring the introduction of their own systems tailored to fit local circumstances, separate from the central government.

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Japan Nov factory output falls on weaker autos (Reuters)

Japan's factory output declined in November, weighed by falls in autos production and clouding the outlook for the export-reliant economy.

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Japan factory output slips in fresh sign of patchy recovery (CNBCTV18)

Two-thirds of surveyed economists expect the BOJ to raise rates by April. Fourth-quarter gross domestic product figures come out in mid-February.

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Japan Nov factory output falls 0.9% month-on-month (INQUIRER.net)

Japan's factory output fell 0.9 percent in November from the previous month, compared with the median market forecast for a 1.6-percent drop...

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Japan Nov factory output falls 0.9% month/month (Nasdaq)

Japan's factory output fell 0.9% in November from the previous month, compared with the median market forecast for a 1.6% drop, data showed on Thursday.

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Japan's Nov. industrial output falls 0.9% on month - The Mainichi (The Mainichi)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's industrial output in November fell 0.9 percent from the previous month, marking the first decline in three months, dragged do.

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Japan's Patchy Recovery Unlikely to Speed Up BOJ Rate Decision (Yahoo Finance)

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's factories produced less while retailers sold more in November, pointing to the patchy nature of the economy's recovery from its ...

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FEATURE: Female DJs beating the odds in Japan's boys' club EDM ... (Kyodo News Plus)

When popular South Korean performer DJ Soda took to social media last summer to call out those who groped her at an Osaka music festival, she highlighted ...

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Japan factory output falls on weaker autos in November (The Straits Times)

TOKYO - Japan's factory output declined in November, weighed by falls in autos production and clouding the outlook for the export-reliant economy.

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South Korea top court upholds wartime labor rulings against Japan ... (The Japan Times)

The Supreme Court in Seoul upheld decisions by lower courts ordering Hitachi Zosen and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to pay damages.

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Japan Protests South Korean Court Ruling on Colonial-Era Workers ... (Bloomberg)

Japan's Foreign Ministry summoned a senior diplomat from the South Korean embassy in Tokyo to protest a Supreme Court ruling that Japanese companies should ...

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Top court finalizes ruling in favor of Korean victims of Japan's forced ... (Yonhap News)

Several forced labor survivors, including a person surnamed Hong, and families of late victims filed two separate compensation suits in 2013 and 2015, ...

Japan's industrial output falls 0.9 pct in November (Xinhua)

The seasonally adjusted index of production at factories and mines stood at 104.0 against the 2020 base of 100, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said ...

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South Korea top court upholds wartime labor rulings against Japan ... (Kyodo News Plus)

South Korea's Supreme Court upholds decisions by lower courts ordering Japanese companies Hitachi Zosen Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay ...

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Japan to host soccer matches against North Korea at National Stadium (The Japan Times)

The 2024 Paris Olympic women's qualifier on Feb. 28 will mark the first visit to Japan by athletes from North Korea since 2017.

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S. Korea's top court finalizes orders to Japan firms to pay for wartime ... (NHK WORLD)

South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower court rulings that ordered Japanese firms to pay damages to plaintiffs who sued them over wartime ...

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South Korea's top court orders a 3rd Japanese company to ... (Yahoo Finance)

South Korea's top court on Thursday ordered a third Japanese company to compensate some of its former wartime Korean employees for forced labor, ...

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South Korea's top court orders a 3rd Japanese company to ... (ABC News)

South Korea's top court has ordered a third Japanese company to compensate some of its former wartime Korean employees for forced labor.

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