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Restaurants in Japan hit by visa pause for high-demand foreign workers

Restaurants in Japan hit by visa pause for high-demand ...

Restaurant operators in Japan have been forced to review their approach to hirin...

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Toyota to build new SUV plant in India, begin output in 2029

Toyota to build new SUV plant in India, begin output in...

Toyota Motor Corp will build a new plant in India to produce sport utility vehic...

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Japan may step into currency market again to support yen with U.S. backing

Japan may step into currency market again to support ye...

Japanese authorities may continue to step into the currency market to arrest the...

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Ink shortage causes Japan firm to simplify ketchup packaging

Ink shortage causes Japan firm to simplify ketchup pack...

Japanese food and beverage maker Kagome Co said Thursday it will begin selling s...

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Shipping industry fears fuel shortages as Iran war squeezes bunker fuel supply

Shipping industry fears fuel shortages as Iran war sque...

Ship operators rely on a sludgelike substance known as bunker fuel to keep vesse...

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EV overhaul drags Honda to first operating loss since 1957

EV overhaul drags Honda to first operating loss since 1957

Honda announced Thursday its first operational loss since 1957 after a major ove...

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Nissan reduces losses and expects to return to profit

Nissan reduces losses and expects to return to profit

Japanese automaker Nissan said Wednesday it reduced losses for the fiscal year t...

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Japanese motor giant Nidec discloses suspected quality irregularities

Japanese motor giant Nidec discloses suspected quality ...

Japanese motor maker Nidec Corp said Wednesday that it has found more than 1,000...

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Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries

Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minut...

More than 20 years after it redefined fast shipping, Amazon is preparing to rais...

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Japan's FY2025 current account surplus hits record high for 3rd year in row

Japan's FY2025 current account surplus hits record high...

Japan's current account surplus in the year through March hit a new high for the...

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European investment firm to acquire Kakaku.com, operator of Tabelog

European investment firm to acquire Kakaku.com, operato...

A European investment fund group said Tuesday it will acquire Kakaku.com Inc, th...

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Japan’s largest online resale site banning scalper sales of McDonald’s new anime Happy Meal toys

Japan’s largest online resale site banning scalper sale...

McDonald’s Japan is getting ready to release its Chiikawa Happy Meals this week,...

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Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in U.S.

Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflat...

U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Ir...

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Calbee to sell potato chips in monochrome packaging due to naphtha shortage

Calbee to sell potato chips in monochrome packaging due...

Japan's leading potato chip maker Calbee Inc will start selling some of its pota...

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China’s passenger car exports surge nearly 85% in April as domestic sales slump

China’s passenger car exports surge nearly 85% in April...

China’s exports of passenger cars surged in April, an industry group said Monday...

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Young Americans’ job market optimism falls as older adults stay upbeat, new Gallup poll finds

Young Americans’ job market optimism falls as older adu...

while their elders remain more upbeat. The gap between young and older Americans...