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Japan Core Consumer Prices Up 0.7 Pct in April

May 18, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s core consumer price index in April rose 0.7 pct from a year earlier, led partly by increases in gasoline and other energy prices, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday. The result compared with a median

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Japan GDP

May 16, 2018

This picture taken on Tuesday, 15th May 2018 shows passerby moving on a concourse on an underground shopping district in Tokyo. Japan’s economy shrank for the first time in two years in the first quarter of the year amid weak

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Tokyo Stocks Fall Further on Weak U.S. Equities

May 16, 2018

Tokyo- Stocks lost further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, hurt in part by overnight falls in U.S. shares. The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 100.79 points, or 0.44 pct, to close at 22,717.23, after losing 47.84 points on

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MUFG Bank to Shut 20 Pct of Outlets in Japan

May 16, 2018

Tokyo- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. has said that core subsidiary MUFG Bank will shut 20 pct of its 515 outlets in Japan over the next six years. The bank will convert an additional 30 pct into next-generation outlets specializing

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Japan Display Posts Worst Net Loss of 247.2 B. Yen

May 16, 2018

Tokyo- Japan Display Inc. logged its largest-ever net loss of 247,231 million yen in the year that ended in March, the fourth consecutive year of red ink, the company said Tuesday. Japan Display, now under business rehabilitation, posted sales of

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Suntory to Halt Sales of Hakushu, Hibiki Whisky Products

May 16, 2018

Tokyo- Suntory Spirits Ltd. will suspend sales of the two mainstay whisky products of Hakushu 12 Years and Hibiki 17 Years due to shortages of whisky for them amid increasing demand in and outside Japan, it was learned Tuesday. The

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Toshiba Climbs Out of Financial Crisis: President

May 15, 2018

Tokyo- Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa said at a press conference on Tuesday that the major Japanese electronics and machinery maker has got out of a financial crisis. Toshiba plans to draw up a five-year business program by the end

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Sony Arm to Buy Stake in Company for Snoopy

May 15, 2018

Tokyo- Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. has said it will buy 39 pct of shares in a company that owns the Peanuts brand including Snoopy for 20.4 billion yen. The music arm of electronics giant Sony Corp. will acquire the

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