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Japan’s million-yen idea to tackle demographic decline

06/01/2023 - Leave a Comment

Japan’s government will pay families three times more to leave Tokyo and relocate to less densely populated regions of the country. Since the 2019 fiscal year, parents have been able …

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China may warm to Japan to tackle economic slump, but faces hurdles

11/03/2022 - Leave a Comment

China may try to cozy up to Japan in the short run to curb a possible economic downturn, as President Xi Jinping has been keen to secure a controversial third …

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Dirty coal to hydrogen: Trial aims for clean-energy solution

12/03/202108/05/2021 - Leave a Comment

A Japanese-Australian venture has begun producing hydrogen from brown coal in a 500 million Australian dollars ($390m) pilot project that aims to show liquefied hydrogen can be produced commercially and …

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Japan’s Struggling Single Mothers Expose the Flaws of Womenomics

19/01/202122/01/2021 - Leave a Comment

Under Japan’s women’s advancement strategy, dubbed “womenomics,” a record number of women joined the labor force to help fill the country’s chronic labor shortage and resuscitate the sluggish economy. Amid …

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Flogging a dead horse

14/12/202002/01/2022 - 1 Comment

Japan’s new leader is looking to revive the nation’s economy with the same strategy that floored it. Dr. Chris G. Pope explains. Abe Shinzo stepped down in September after becoming …

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Japan steps up climate ambition with 2050 net zero emissions goal

26/10/202002/10/2021 - Leave a Comment

The Japanese government has said it will cut the country’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, in the latest sign of growing momentum on international climate action. Yoshihide Suga, …

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Central banks in Japan and Europe explore digital currencies

22/01/202024/01/2020 - Leave a Comment

TOKYO — Central banks in Japan, Europe and Canada are taking a joint look into issuing digital currencies in their home jurisdictions, hoping to offer a convenient and safe alternative …

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Japan’s October exports post biggest fall in 3 years

22/11/201922/11/2019 - Leave a Comment

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s exports tumbled at their quickest pace in three years in October, threatening to tip the trade-reliant economy into recession as weakening demand from United States and …

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Microsoft Japan’s four-day working week trial led to productivity improvements

08/11/201908/11/2019 - Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s Japanese division found that reducing its working week to four days throughout the month of August caused an increase in productivity and a decrease in costs. Sales per employee rose …

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Japan’s public offerings in free fall as debt reigns supreme

25/10/201925/10/2019 - Leave a Comment

Amid ultralow interest rates, corporations favor bonds to boost ROE Japanese corporate managers have learned to move away from stocks and embrace debt for fundraising.   © Reuters   TOKYO …

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