Sushiro to open first US location in New York
Sushiro, a major conveyor-belt sushi chain, announced plans to open its first US location in New York this October. Pric...
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Peaches stolen from multiple orchards in Japan just before harvest
A peach has been plucked off a tree.About 600 peaches just before harvest were stolen from this peach orchard in the cit...
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Kioxia and Sandisk execs inform PM Takaichi about 5 trillion yen investment plans
S/ Ota Hiroo, Kioxia Holdings CEO / We would like to make a further investment on the scale of 5 trillion yen.S/ Takaich...
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4 workers killed after being struck by a Tobu train in Tochigi, north of Tokyo
S/ Suzuki Takao, Tobu Railway / We have caused tremendous inconvenience and concern to everyone involved. We are truly s...
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Japan secures bigger bluefin tuna quota as Mexico backs agreement
S/ Suzuki Norikazu, Fisheries minister / An agreement was reached concerning the direction for setting catch quotas betw...
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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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