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Department Store in Nagoya Ends 400-Year History

July 2, 2018

Nagoya- Maruei Department Store Co. in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, closed its doors on Saturday, ending its 403-year history that started as a kimono shop in 1615. The kimono retailer became Maruei in 1943. The department store in the central Japan

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2nd Muji Hotel Opens in Beijing

July 1, 2018

Beijing- Japan’s Ryohin Keikaku Co., the operator of Muji brand household goods stores, opened the second hotel under the brand in downtown Beijing on Saturday jointly with a unit of Odakyu Electric Railway Co.. The Muji Hotel Beijing is located

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Peso rallies to P53.34:$1, stocks gain

June 30, 2018

The Philippine peso rallied against the US dollar on Friday, closing around 17 centavos higher than the previous day. It closed at P53.34 after hitting a low of P53.50. On Thursday, the peso closed at P53.515. Last week, the Monetary

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Sharp Cancels Public Offering after Stock Price Fall

June 29, 2018

Tokyo- Sharp Corp. said Friday that it has decided to cancel its plan to publicly offer new shares worth up to 216.2 billion yen in July. “The degree of instability of the stock market has increased due to trade friction

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Short-Body MRJ to Be Launched in Late 2021

June 29, 2018

Moses Lake, Washington- Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said Thursday that it plans to launch a short-body version of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet with 70 passenger seats in late 2021 at the earliest. The subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. judged that

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Suzuki Aims for Sales of 5 M. Units in India in 2030

June 28, 2018

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)–Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki said Thursday that the company will accelerate efforts to boost annual sales of its vehicles in India to five million units by 2030. At a general shareholders’ meeting held in the

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Over 700 Firms Hold Shareholders’ Meetings on Peak Day

June 28, 2018

Tokyo- Marking the peak day of this season for general shareholders’ meetings in Japan, 725 companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange held such events on Thursday, according to the TSE. They account for 31 pct of the TSE-listed companies

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Peso at P53.515:$1, stock index down

June 28, 2018

The Philippine peso neared a 12-year-low against the US dollar as it closed at P53.515 on Thursday from P53.475 on the previous day. The currency opened at P53.50 against the dollar and hit a low of P53.545, which is short

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