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Why crowdfunding in Japan looks so different from the West

Why crowdfunding in Japan looks so different from the West

Crowdfunding in Japan is booming — but not in the way many overseas users or ser...

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U.S. job openings slip to 7.2 million in July, more evidence the American labor market is cooling

U.S. job openings slip to 7.2 million in July, more evi...

U.S. employers posted 7.2 million job vacancies in July as the American labor ma...

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Amazon ends program that lets Prime members share free shipping perk with users outside household

Amazon ends program that lets Prime members share free ...

Amazon is ending a program that allows members of its Prime membership subscript...

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Ex-Suntory chief says CBD was for jet lag

Ex-Suntory chief says CBD was for jet lag

The CEO of Japanese spirits giant Suntory who resigned over a drugs probe said W...

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Nestle CEO switch a chance to reset: experts

Nestle CEO switch a chance to reset: experts

Nestle's sudden sacking of its chief executive over an office relationship gives...

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Suntory Chairman Niinami steps down after probe into his purchase of dietary supplements

Suntory Chairman Niinami steps down after probe into hi...

Suntory Holdings Ltd Chairman Takeshi Niinami has stepped down due to an ongoing...

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Gold rushes to new high as Asia stocks mixed

Gold rushes to new high as Asia stocks mixed

Gold hit a record high Tuesday as a weaker dollar and expectations of a U.S. int...

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Japan manufacturers' pretax profits plunge in April-June on U.S. tariffs

Japan manufacturers' pretax profits plunge in April-Jun...

Pretax profits at Japanese manufacturers in the April-June quarter fell 11.5 per...

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Seven & i completes supermarket spin-off to focus on convenience stores

Seven & i completes supermarket spin-off to focus on co...

Seven & i Holdings Co said Monday it has completed the sale of a subsidiary oper...

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Chinese cluster overtakes Tokyo-Yokohama as world's top innovation hotspot: U.N.

Chinese cluster overtakes Tokyo-Yokohama as world's top...

Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world's ...

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Prices of 1,422 food items to rise in September

Prices of 1,422 food items to rise in September

A survey of 195 major food companies by Teikoku Databank found that prices of 1,...

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Japanese camera makers ramp up mirrorless lineups amid growing demand

Japanese camera makers ramp up mirrorless lineups amid ...

Major Japanese camera manufacturers are ramping up their mirrorless offerings as...

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Tesla asks court to throw out big damage award in crash by arguing comments about Musk misled jury

Tesla asks court to throw out big damage award in crash...

The car company run by Elon Musk has asked a federal court to dismiss massive da...

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China's factory activity contracts in August despite extension of trade truce with US

China's factory activity contracts in August despite ex...

China's factory activity contracted in August, marking five consecutive months o...

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Anime vendors, fans feel pressure from U.S. tariffs on Japan imports

Anime vendors, fans feel pressure from U.S. tariffs on ...

Some American vendors and fans of Japanese anime content are feeling the pinch f...

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Honda to move its HQ to near Tokyo station by 2029

Honda to move its HQ to near Tokyo station by 2029

Honda Motor Co will relocate its head office to a redevelopment area near Tokyo ...