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Japan Biz Leaders, China Officials Agree to Fight Protectionism

September 11, 2018

Beijing- Members of a Japanese business mission in China and high-ranking officials of the Chinese Commerce Ministry on Monday confirmed the need to fight protectionism. The mission is from the Japan-China Economic Association, whose head is Nippon Steel & Sumitomo

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Japan Economy Watchers Sentiment Up for First Time in 2 Months

September 10, 2018

Tokyo- Sentiment among so-called economy watchers in Japan, or people with economy-sensitive jobs, rose for the first time in two months in August, thanks to the firmness in consumption related to extreme summer heat, the Cabinet Office said Monday. The

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Toyota to Resume Vehicle Output Tues. after Hokkaido Quake-Caused Halt

September 10, 2018

Nagoya- Toyota Motor Corp. suspended operations at most of its vehicle plants in Japan on Monday as a fallout from last week’s strong earthquake in Hokkaido but decided the same day to restart them from Tuesday in stages. The leading

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Peso hits new 12-year-low of P53.88 vs US dollar

September 10, 2018

The peso hit a new 12-year-low against the US dollar on Monday, closing at P53.88, fifteen centavos down from Friday. The Philippine currency hit the day’s low of P53.92 against the US dollar. Volume at the Bankers Association of the

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Saury, Squid Prices Surging after Hokkaido Quake

September 10, 2018

Tokyo- Wholesale prices of saury and Japanese flying squid have risen sharply at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market as catches of the seasonal seafood declined following a powerful earthquake that hit the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido last week. Thursday’s quake

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Japan April-June Economic Growth Revised Up to 3.0 Pct

September 10, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 3.0 pct in April-June from the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, faster than an earlier estimated pace of 1.9 pct, the Cabinet Office said in a revised report

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Gov’t starts trade product code harmonization

September 9, 2018

The Department of Finance (DOF) works with various trade regulatory government agencies (TRGAs) in a series of tariff harmonization and classification workshops starting this month to gather the base data needed to run TradeNet.gov.ph, the government’s digital import/export permit platform.

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Retail Outlets in Hokkaido Reopening as Power Returning

September 7, 2018

Sapporo- With electricity supplies resuming gradually, supermarkets and convenience stores were reopening in Hokkaido on Friday morning, after being forced to close amid a massive power outage caused by one of the severest earthquakes in Japan the day before. Aeon

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