Japanese Wagyu beef exports resume

 Japanese Wagyu beef is back on the menu in Europe.The EU this month lifted an export ban on Japanese beef put in place ...

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Nissan’s Gohsn paid almost ten million dollars last year

 Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Gohsn was paid almost ten million dollars last year. Gohsn revealed his compensation at a share...

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Tax agency reveals evasion techniques

 Japan’s tax agency has revealed some of the surprising ways people evaded taxes last year. The residents of one house h...

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Ishihara makes amends in Fukushima

 A Japanese politician who offended the people of Fukushima with a suggestion they could be bought off to accept a radio...

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Abe, Kennedy commemorate Battle of Okinawa

 US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended a ceremony to remember victims o...

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Tokyo assemblyman Suzuki apologizes for sexist remarks

 Tokyo assemblyman Akihiro Suzuki has apologized for heckling a female colleague with sexist taunts that drew internatio...

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Nissan showroom targets women

 Nissan Motors is eyeing women as a key source of new sales.CEO Carlos Ghosn today launched the first of hundreds of new...

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Fukushima Update #39:'Rights and responsibilities'

The government has defined the evacuation area around nuclear power plants at a 30 kilometer radius. Many towns around t...

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'Rights and responsibilities'

The government has defined the evacuation area around nuclear power plants at a 30 kilometer radius. Many towns around t...

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Free-market electricity;New clean energy system

A look at the latest happenings in Japan’s electricity and energy marketplace.

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