New domestically made humanoid robot designed to ease labor shortages in Japan
S/ Humanoid robot / I am D1. I am a robot designed to work alongside people.On August 5, a domestically produced humanoi...
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Takaichi pledges funding plan for consumption tax cut
Regarding alternative revenue sources to offset the reduction of the consumption tax on food and beverages to 1 percent—...
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Japan, US jointly buy the yen in first coordinated currency intervention in 15 years
S/ Katayama Satsuki, Finance Minister / On Friday, July 31, US Eastern Time, Japan’s Ministry of Finance conducted yen-b...
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Japan finance minister declines to comment on suspected yen-buying intervention
Japan’s Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki declines to comment on speculation that authorities intervened in the foreign...
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Trump administration's new tariffs replacing reciprocal duties set at 12.5 percent for Japan
On July 23, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that new tariffs of either 10 percent or 12.5 percent ...
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KFC warns of product shortages, store closures following system failure at logistics subcontractor
Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan has announced that a system failure at a logistics company contracted to deliver its food i...
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Tokyo Disney Resort admission prices to reach record high on October 11
The admission ticket price for Tokyo Disney Resort has been set at a record high 12,400 yen, or roughly 77 dollars, for ...
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Japanese tea, lotus root and eel given protected status against imitations
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has newly registered Japanese tea under the Geographical Indication ...
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Mitsubishi Motors eyes mass production of humanoid robots
Kato Takao, Chairman of Mitsubishi Motors / Japan's population is declining. As we look for ways to efficiently pass on ...
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Sushi prankster rearrested after slapped with summary order for obstructing business
Police have rearrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly obstructing the business of a major conveyor-belt sushi restauran...
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