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Walmart Denies Reported Withdrawal from Japan

July 13, 2018

Tokyo- U.S. retail giant Walmart Inc. on Friday showed its intention to keep operating in Japan, in response to the previous day’s media reports that the firm will sell its Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu G.K. and withdraw from the Asian

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Japan to Resume Imports of U.S. Sheep, Goat Meat

July 13, 2018

Washington- The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday that Japan will resume imports of sheep and goat meat from the United States after a break of over 14 years. Japan stopped the imports in December 2003 following the outbreak of

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INTERVIEW: NTT Docomo to Beef Up Loyalty Program

July 13, 2018

Tokyo- NTT Docomo Inc. will beef up its loyalty program to develop the service into a new source of earnings, its president and chief executive officer, Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, said in a recent interview. The company aims to make its “d

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Air Conditioner Makers, Breweries Boosting Production in Japan

July 13, 2018

Tokyo- Air conditioner makers and breweries in Japan are increasing their production, anticipating extremely hot weather this summer. The Japan Meteorological Agency expects the average temperature in the coming month to become higher than in the average year in the

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INTERVIEW: Inpex to Start Shipment at Australia LNG Field in Sept.

July 13, 2018

Tokyo- Inpex Corp. is aiming to make the first shipment at a liquefied natural gas field off northwestern Australia at the end of September, its president and chief executive officer, Takayuki Ueda, said in a recent interview. The Japanese resources

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Philippines 6.7% growth forecast stays: World Bank

July 13, 2018

The World Bank maintains its 6.7 percent growth forecast for 2018 and 2019 despite rising global uncertainty. Considering recent economic data, the composition of expected growth was revised as compared to the April edition of the World Bank Philippines Economic

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Mizuho to Halt Services to Conduct 2nd Data Transfer Work

July 13, 2018

Tokyo- Mizuho Financial Group Inc. the parent of Mizuho Bank, will temporarily stop the bank’s automated teller machines and online banking services in the three-day weekend in Japan starting Saturday. Such services will be suspended between Friday midnight (3 p.m.

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Walmart to Sell Seiyu in Withdrawal from Japanese Market

July 12, 2018

Tokyo- U.S. retail giant Walmart Inc. has decided to sell its shareholdings in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu G.K. and withdraw from the Asian country’s market, informed sources said Thursday. The move appears to be part of Walmart’s global business realignment

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