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Tokyo stock market hopes for continuity of Abenomics

October 13, 2017

TOKYO- The majority of Tokyo stock market players hope the Abenomics economic policy mix of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be maintained after the Oct. 22 election for Japan’s House of Representatives. If the ruling coalition of Abe’s Liberal

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Yamaha Motor to exhibit owner-recognizing bike

October 13, 2017

TOKYO- Yamaha Motor Co. has said that it will exhibit a prototype of a motorcycle equipped with functions, including recognizing its owner, for world premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show. MOTOROiD will be among the 20 vehicles to be displayed

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48 % back Abe-proposed Article 9 revision: Jiji poll

October 13, 2017

TOKYO- A Jiji Press public opinion poll showed on Friday that 48.2 percent of respondents support Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s proposal to recognize the country’s Self-Defense Forces by revising war-renouncing Article 9 of the constitution. In the October survey,

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Record 13.34m foreigners enter Japan in 1st half

October 13, 2017

TOKYO- The number of foreigners who entered Japan in the first half of 2017 jumped 16.4 percent from a year earlier to 13.34 million, the highest level ever on a half-year basis, the Justice Ministry said Thursday. The result is

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US military grounds CH-53E helicopters

October 13, 2017

NAHA, OKINAWA PREF.- US forces in Japan ordered a 96-hour operational pause Thursday morning for all CH-53E transport helicopters stationed in the southern prefecture of Okinawa, after a CH-53E crash-landed in the prefecture on Wednesday. The measure is designed to

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US firms examining impact of Kobe Steel’s data fraud

October 13, 2017

NEW YORK/ CHICAGO- General Motors Co. has started to examine whether Kobe Steel Ltd.’s aluminum and copper quality data fabrication would have any impact on its vehicles.The US auto giant said in a statement that it is “aware of the

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Japan, US to discuss beef trade, economic cooperation in Washington

October 12, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s recently activated emergency import restrictions on frozen beef, which have provoked a backlash from the United States, are expected to be high on the agenda when the two countries hold a second session of their economic dialogue in

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Firms’ internal reserves at issue for general election

October 12, 2017

TOKYO- The large internal reserves held by Japanese companies are one of the major issues for the Oct. 22 general election, amid a debate on whether to impose a tax on retained earnings or encourage firms to promote investments using

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