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BUSINESS LOBBIES IN JAPAN AIM TO HAVE WOMAN FOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS
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- Business lobbies in Japan aim to have women for executive positions.
- The biggest business lobbies are aiming for 30% of the above positions by 2030.
- Japan occupies the last place in the World Economic Forum’s gender...
TEXTILE MAKERS IN JAPAN HOPING SALES FROM ‘DEMON SLAYER’ INSPIRED TATAMI STRAW MATS
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- Textile makers in Japan hoping sales from ‘Demon Slayer’ inspired tatami straw mats.
- A range of tatami straw mats and craft kits are on sale inspired by the hit anime and manga series.
- A textile manufacturer b...
HOKKAIDO CONFIRMED NEW COVID-19 CLUSTER INFECTIONS FROM NURSING HOME
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- Hokkaido confirmed new COVID-19 cluster infections from nursing homes.
- Another cluster infection was confirmed from a kindergarten.
- Hokkaido as of Nov.15 confirmed 5,471 COVID-19 cases.
- On Nov.15 it separately ...
OPPOSITION PARTIES IN JAPAN MONITOR BIDEN’S POSSIBLE FOREIGN POLICY CHANGES
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- Opposition parties in Japan monitor Biden’s possible foreign policy changes.
- Head of CDPJ, Yukio Edano commented on Biden’s win may shift U.S relations with Russia and North Korea.
- Japanese Communist Party chi...
BOJ REPORTS KEY INDEX MEASURING CONFIDENCE AMONG COMPANIES RISE IN SEPTEMBER
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- BOJ reports key index measuring confidence among companies rise in September.
- The index last rose in December 2017.
- The index for large nonmanufacturers improved to minus 12 from minus 17.
- The BOJ surveyed 9,53...
JAPAN-ASEAN HAS MADE REVISIONS IN THE FREE TRADE PACT
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- Japan-ASEAN has made revisions in the free trade pact.
- ASEAN is a major market for Japanese firms as well as key link in supply chains.
- In 2008, the original economic partnership agreement with ASEAN took effect. ...