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Japanese companies agreed on biggest wage hike in 33 years, union group says
A group of Japanese firms have agreed to raise wages by 5.24% this year, the country's largest union group Rengo said on Thursday.
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Bank of Japan offers bleaker view on economy, flags upbeat wage signs
The Bank of Japan cut its economic assessment for most regions on Thursday but signalled its confidence that wage hikes were broadening, leaving scope for another hike in the count...
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Earthquake of 6 magnitude strikes off east coast of Honshu, Japan, EMSC says
An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.
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Japan's economy recovers to full capacity, keeps alive BOJ rate hike prospects
Japan's economic output recovered to full capacity for the first time in about four years in the October-December quarter, a positive sign that may allow the central bank to raise ...
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Japan's money printing slows as BOJ moves away from radical stimulus
Japan's monetary base, or the amount of cash circulating in the economy, grew at the slowest annual pace in seven months in March, a sign the central bank was phasing out remnants ...
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Tokyo, Tokyo, make me a match! Metropolis hopes AI app will spur marriages
On an overcast day in Tokyo this week, three dozen men and women strolled through a botanical garden in groups of four, making awkward conversation as they searched for clues to a ...
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BOJ Tankan to show Q1 manufacturers' optimism eased slightly, services improved - Reuters poll
Business optimism among Japanese manufacturers likely eased slightly in the first quarter due to some auto production disruptions, but service-sector sentiment improved further, a ...
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Japan's union group Rengo announces biggest wage hikes on record
Japanese firms have agreed to raise pay by 5.25% this year, the biggest rise under comparable data since 2013, the country's largest union group Rengo confirmed on Friday.
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Exclusive: Japan's Seibu considers sale of Tokyo office building for $2 bln, sources say
Japan's Seibu Holdings is considering selling a high-end office building in central Tokyo for at least $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be one of the...
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Japan braces for life with interest rates after historic change
In the coming years, Satoaki Kanoh needs to replace almost a dozen ageing machines at his Tokyo-based maker of acrylic panels, a major undertaking that he worries will become even ...
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Japan counts down to precision 'moon sniper' landing mission
Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what would be a boost for a space programme that has suffe...
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Runway safety concerns in focus as Japan probes Tokyo crash
Japanese investigators are preparing to probe the collision of two airplanes at Tokyo's Haneda airport, weeks after the global airline industry heard fresh warnings about runway sa...
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France to send forensic experts to Tokyo after airport collision
A team of forensic experts from planemaker Airbus and French state agency BAE will arrive in Japan on Wednesday to help authorities investigate the deadly accident involving a A350...
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Evacuation from burning JAL jet helped by passengers leaving bags
All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines airliner escaped after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport that killed five of six crew on the smaller aircraft...
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Japan's major earthquakes since the 1995 Kobe disaster
A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, killing at least six people, destroying buildings and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.
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At least six dead after huge earthquake rocks Japan on New Year's Day
The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, destroying buildings, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting ...
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Massive earthquake jolts Japan, residents rush to evacuate coast
A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, triggering warnings for residents to evacuate some coastal areas, knocking out power to thousands of homes and disrupting flig...
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