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NTT PRESIDENT TO TAKE PAY CUT OVER DINING CASE WITH GOVT. OFFICIALS
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- NTT President to take pay cut over dining case with govt. officials.
- The president and other executives will take a pay cut for three months.
- NTT President Jun Sawada will take a pay cut of 40 percent for three months fro...
JAPAN’S CPI DROPPED 0.1% IN APRIL OVER MOBILE PHONE FEES
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- Japan’s CPI dropped 0.1% in April over mobile phone fees.
- Bank of Japan struggled to accelerate inflation toward its elusive 2 percent goal.
- In April, mobile phone fees tumbled 26.5 percent from a year earlier. ...
JAPAN POST LOST CLIENT DOCUMENTS DEALING ON FINANCIAL PRODUCT
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- Japan Post lost client documents dealing on financial product.
- Around 5,700 post offices nationwide lost such documents.
- It had lost intermediary records containing personal information on 318 clients who had traded natio...
JAPAN GOVT. RECORDS ITS CHILD POPULATION TO HIT LOWEST IN APRIL 2021
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- Japan govt. records its child population to hit lowest in April 2021.
- As of April 1, the number of children aged 14 or younger stood at 14.93 million.
- In comparison with other age groups, children aged up to 2 accounted f...
JAPAN’S CPI FELL BY 0.1% IN MARCH OVER LOWER ENERGY PRICES
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- Japan’s CPI fell by 0.1% in March over lower energy prices.
- The core CPI in February was down 0.4 percent.
- In the reporting month, electricity prices fell by 4.8 percent.
- Gasoline prices in March turned p...
JAPAN IS INVESTIGATING LINE APP OVER ACCESS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO CHINA
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- Japan is investigating line app over access to personal information to China.
- PM Suga announced the investigation during the House of Councillors budget committee session.
- The government is planning to suspend recruitment...
JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD SPENDING FELL 6.1% IN JANUARY
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- Japan’s household spending fell 6.1% in January.
- Average spending by households was $2,400.
- The country’s outlay for student commuter passes fell 33.0 percent in the reporting month.
- In the reportin...
JAPAN’S CPI DROPPED 0.6 PERCENT IN JANUARY 2021
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- Japan’s CPI dropped 0.6 percent in January 2021.
- In December 2020 CPI declined 1.0 percent.
- Energy prices, in general, dropped 8.6 percent in January.
- Fees for hotels and other accommodation facilities in...
JAPAN’S AVERAGE MONTHLY SPENDING BY HOUSEHOLDS FELL IN 2020 BY 5.3 PERCENT
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- Japan’s average monthly spending by households fell in 2020 by 5.3 percent.
- In 2020 monthly household spending with two or more people averaged 277,926 yen.
- Spending on transportation and communication fell 8.6 perc...
JAPAN GOVT. REPORTS A 1.0 PERCENT DROP IN THE DEC. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
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- Japan govt. reports a 1.0 percent drop in the Dec. consumer price index.
- In 2020, the core CPI dipped 0.2 percent on average.
- In December, electricity bills fell 7.9 percent and gas bills at 9.5 percent.
- Accomm...
JAPAN GOVT. TO OPEN SMARTPHONE CHANGE CONSULTATION CENTER FOR THE PUBLIC
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- Japan govt. to open smartphone change consultation center for the public.
- The consultation center would be for people who wish to change their mobile phone plans.
- The center will serve as a neutral party offering comparis...
JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD SPENDING IN OCTOBER RISE BY 1.9 PERCENT IN 13 MONTHS
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- Japan’s household spending in October rose by 1.9 percent in 13 months.
- Spending by households with two or more people was $2,700.
- The average monthly income rose by 2.5 percent among salaried households with two pe...
JAPAN'S GOVERNMENT REPORTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TO HAVE INCREASE BY 3.1% IN OCT.
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- Japan's government reported unemployment rate to have increased by 3.1% in Oct.
- However, job availability improved since April 2019.
- In September month the ratio rose to 1.04 from 1.03.
- The jobless rate for...
JAPAN PARLIAMENT PERMITS TO STOP STANDARD MAIL DELIVERY ON SAT., NEXT –DAY SERVICE
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- Japan parliament permits to stop standard mail delivery on Sat., next-day service.
- The changes to the revised postal law will take effect around next fall.
- Saturday and Sunday delivery of parcel, express, and registered m...
JAPAN MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS PLANS TO IMPOSE EXTRA CHARGES FOR NOT PAYING NHK FEES
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- Japan Ministry of Communications plans to impose extra charges for not paying NHK fees.
- The plan to legislate the new system was announced during an expert panel meeting.
- An expert panel has been set up by the ministry to...
JAPAN GOVERNMENT REPORTS FALL IN CPI IN OCTOBER BY 0.7%
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- Japan Government reports fall in CPI in October by 0.7%.
- Japan’s core consumer prices fell by 0.7 percent from a year ago.
- The BOJ lowered its CPI forecast for fiscal 2020, projecting a 0.6 percent year-on-year fall...
LOCAL MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES IN JAPAN CANNOT KEEP UP WITH ‘MY NUMBER’ ID APPLICATIONS
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- Local Municipal authorities in Japan cannot keep up with ‘My Number’ ID applications.
- Over 5 million people have been unable to receive ‘My Number’ ID cards.
- The Japanese govt. reported to have rec...
JAPAN REPORTS LOWEST LEVEL OF JOB AVAILABILITY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
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- Japan reports lowest level of job availability for the month of September.
- The job-to-applicant ratio worsened to 1.03 from 1.04 in August.
- The number of furloughed employees stood at 5.97 million in April.
- The...
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT EYES AN ACTION PLAN TO LOWER DOMESTIC MOBILE PHONE FEES
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- Japanese government eyes an action plan to lower domestic mobile phone fees.
- Prime Minister of Japan has asked the govt. to push the plan through.
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will set up a website for...
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT REPORTS FALL IN AUGUST HOUSEHOLD SPENDING
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- Japanese government reports fall in August household spending.
- Household spending fell by 6.9 percent in August.
- The average spending of a household with two or more people stood at $2,600.
- Outlays on dome...