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Japan Airlines Launches Exclusive Whisky on International Flights
Times News Global
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July 1, 2025
Tokyo, Japan — Japan Airlines (JAL) will offer a special whisky called the “Single Malt Yuza Japan Airlines Exclusive 2025” on international flights from July 1 to August 31, 2025. This whisky comes from the Yuza Distillery, with the goal of...
Japan Continues to Relax Registration Requirements – Simplified Type 1 FIBO Registration
JD Supra - California
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June 30, 2025
Japanese regulators have been significantly amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA), similar to other jurisdictions seeking to innovate and relax regulatory requirements in order to help spur economic activity and welcome asset...
Japan: Life insurers set to increase yields on whole life policies
Asia Insurance Review
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Japan's life insurers are increasing the yield on new whole life insurance policies in response to rising long-term interest rates following recent hikes by the Bank of Japan, reported NHK Japan. Sumitomo Life Insurance announced it will raise the...
Japan supermarket rice prices drop to 4-month low
NHK
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Government measures to bring down the cost of Japan's staple food appear to be bearing fruit. A nationwide survey shows the price of rice at supermarkets falling for a fifth straight week, hitting a four-month low. The agriculture ministry...
Japan says it won’t sacrifice farm sector after Trump complains about rice
The Asahi Shimbun
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Japan will not sacrifice the agricultural sector as part of its tariff negotiations with the United States, its top government spokesperson said on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump complained that its ally was not importing American rice....
Japan's tax revenue set to hit record for 5th year, top 75 tril. yen
The Mainichi
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Ministry of Finance. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's tax revenue for fiscal 2024 is likely to have reached a record high for the fifth straight year, topping 75 trillion yen ($520 billion) for the first time, on the back of robust corporate...
Japanese manufacturers turn more optimistic
Inquirer
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July 1, 2025
The headquarters of Bank of Japan (BOJ) is seen in Tokyo. Japanese manufacturers’ business sentiment has shown some improvement. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File) TOKYO, Japan — Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers has improved...
Japan, US show no signs of reaching trade deal
The Nation Thailand
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June 30, 2025
Speaking to reporters separately after reporting the outcome of the latest negotiations to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, however, Akazawa, economic revitalisation minister, said that the schedule has yet to be fixed for the next round. Akazawa...
Law Firm Employee Stabbed to Death; Call for Ambulance Made from Firm at Sunshine 60 Building in Ikebukuro District, Tokyo
The Japan News
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July 1, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun Police officers enter a commercial facility housing a law firm where a man was stabbed in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 14:41 JST, July 1, 2025 An ambulance was called from Adire law firm in the Sunshine...
Japan PM vows to 'solemnly' accept verdict in upper house election
The Mainichi
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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2024. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he will "solemnly" accept the verdict of voters, if...
Japanese manufacturers are slightly more optimistic despite Trump tariff worries
Yahoo Finance
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TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers has improved slightly, according to a survey by Japan’s central bank released Tuesday, although worries persist over President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Bank of Japan’s quarterly...
International Chicken Wings Day 2025 Recipes: Korean Fried Chicken to Tebasaki Wings, Delicious Recipes That You Can Prepare at Home (Watch Videos)
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
International Chicken Wings Day is celebrated every year on July 1, honouring one of the most loved and versatile comfort foods in the world. Chicken wings, once considered a less desirable cut, have now become a global culinary sensation. Whether...
Japanese seafood imports conditionally resumed
China Daily
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Sailing boats fish for shrimp in Notsuke Bay off Betsukai in Hokkaido, northern Japan, in the early morning on June 30, 2025. [Photo/VCG] China has conditionally resumed imports of aquatic products from certain regions of Japan, but will take...
Japan’s factory activity grows for first time in 13 months: PMI
The Business Times Singapore
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July 1, 2025
[TOKYO] Japan’s manufacturing sector expanded in June for the first time in 13 months led by an upswing in output, but overall demand remained weak as new orders shrank yet again amid uncertainty over US tariffs, a private sector survey showed on...
Japan factory activity grows for first time in 13 months, PMI shows
WIKY - Indiana
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s manufacturing sector expanded in June for the first time in 13 months led by an upswing in output, but overall demand remained weak as new orders shrank yet again amid uncertainty over U.S. tariffs, a private sector survey...
Raytheon wins ESSM Block 2 license production contract from Japan
Asian Military Review
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July 1, 2025
RTX subsidiary Raytheon has been awarded a US$250 million contract by Japanese prime Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) for licensed production of the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 system. Raytheon said in a 24 June announcement...
Rice not on the table in Japan’s trade talks with US
Michael West Media
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July 1, 2025
Japan won’t sacrifice its agricultural sector as part of its tariff talks with the United States, its top negotiator says, after President Donald Trump complained that the key Asian ally isn’t buying American rice. Trump’s comment, made in a...
Can Japan Become a Rare Earth Power?
News On Japan
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July 1, 2025
TOKYO, Jul 01 (News On Japan) - Japan’s ambitions to become a rare earth powerhouse are gaining attention as China tightens its grip on global supply chains. Despite a mid-June agreement between the U.S. and China, rare earth supplies remain...
Teodoro says military leaders working to set-up ‘one-theatre’ approach in East, South China seas
Interaksyon
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July 1, 2025
Minister says East, South China seas facing similar threats “Squad” group of nations to coordinate on “one-theatre” concept Philippines and allies looking for defense “synergies” MANILA — Military leaders are working to enforce a “one-theatre”...
Average Japan land price rises 2.7% as tourism drives values
Kyodo News+
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July 1, 2025
TOKYO - The average price of land in Japan rose 2.7 percent in 2025, the fourth straight year it has climbed and the fastest pace of increase since the calculation method was changed in 2010, as the nation's booming tourist sector has pushed up...