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Japan's Rice Crisis: Prices Soar, Supplies Dwindle And A Minister Resigns
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the decades.
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Inflation Returns To Japan, Rice Prices Soar By 98%
Japan's core inflation rate accelerated in April to 3.5 percent as rice prices almost doubled year-on-year, official data showed Friday.
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Japan's Farm Minister Quits Over Insensitive Comment On Rice Prices
Japan's farm minister resigned after growing public outrage as he said he never buys rice due to free donations while the country faces soaring prices.
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'Wife Scolded Me': Japan Minister Apologises For "Never Bought Rice" Remark
Japan's farm minister Taku Eto apologised on Monday after saying he has "never had to buy rice" thanks to gifts from supporters, angering consumers grappling with sky-high prices of the staple food.
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida To Step Down Amid Sinking Poll Ratings
Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to quit after announcing on Wednesday he will not seek re-election as party chief.
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Apple Hikes iPhone 13 Series Price in Japan by a Fifth as Inflation Rises
Apple recently hiked the price of its flagship iPhone 13 smartphone in Japan, making the company’s handset much more expensive for customers in the country. The iPhone 13 model, which previously cost JPY 99,800 (roughly Rs. 58,500) now costs JPY 117,800 (roughly Rs. 60,000). The price hike comes as the country is battling a weakening yen and risi...
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Former Takata Plant Shipped 9 Million Seat Belts In Japan With Inaccurate Data - Nikkei
Takata was embroiled in one Japan's worst corporate scandals in recent years after admitting it fabricated faulty airbag inflators that could explode and send metal shrapnel into vehicle compartments.
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Amazon Effect: BOJ Says Online Shopping Pushing Down Core Inflation
The spread of online shopping in Japan is dragging down consumer inflation, the central bank said, highlighting the "Amazon effect".
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Asian Shares Lurch Lower As US Central Bank Seen Plotting Faster Rate Hikes
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan is down more than 4 per cent in February after global equity markets were mauled at the start of the month by worries US inflation is picking up.
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Asian Shares Edge Higher, Bonds Fret On US Inflation
E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.5 per cent, adding to a late bounce on Friday. Yet a relatively sharp 12 tick drop in Treasury bond futures suggested it was too early to sound an all-clear on volatility.
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Toyota Recalls 2.9 Million Vehicles Globally
Toyota has recently issued a recall for 2.9 million cars across Japan, China, Oceania and other regions, including India to replace faulty Takata airbags. It is said that about 23,000 Toyota Corolla Altis that were sold in India are also a part of this global recall.
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Takata to Recall 34 Million Vehicles in US With Defective Air Bags
Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp has agreed to declare nearly 34 million vehicles defective due to problems with air bag inflators, creating the largest automotive recall in American history, U.S. safety regulators said on Tuesday.
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Japan Inflation Eases in June Under Tax Hike Blow
Japan's inflation rate eased slightly in June as a sales tax high stunted demand, the government reported Friday.
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Japan Tax Hike Lifts Inflation to 23-Year High
Japan's consumer prices rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier in April to the highest level since 1991, the government said on Friday, largely due to a sales tax increase.
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A concert hall to seat 500 inside a balloon in Japan
A giant purple structure believed to be the world's first inflatable concert hall is to open on Japan's disaster-hit northeastern coast, promoters said on Wednesday.
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Japan's Rice Crisis: Prices Soar, Supplies Dwindle And A Minister Resigns
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the decades.
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Inflation Returns To Japan, Rice Prices Soar By 98%
Japan's core inflation rate accelerated in April to 3.5 percent as rice prices almost doubled year-on-year, official data showed Friday.
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Japan's Farm Minister Quits Over Insensitive Comment On Rice Prices
Japan's farm minister resigned after growing public outrage as he said he never buys rice due to free donations while the country faces soaring prices.
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'Wife Scolded Me': Japan Minister Apologises For "Never Bought Rice" Remark
Japan's farm minister Taku Eto apologised on Monday after saying he has "never had to buy rice" thanks to gifts from supporters, angering consumers grappling with sky-high prices of the staple food.
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida To Step Down Amid Sinking Poll Ratings
Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to quit after announcing on Wednesday he will not seek re-election as party chief.
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Apple Hikes iPhone 13 Series Price in Japan by a Fifth as Inflation Rises
Apple recently hiked the price of its flagship iPhone 13 smartphone in Japan, making the company’s handset much more expensive for customers in the country. The iPhone 13 model, which previously cost JPY 99,800 (roughly Rs. 58,500) now costs JPY 117,800 (roughly Rs. 60,000). The price hike comes as the country is battling a weakening yen and risi...
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Former Takata Plant Shipped 9 Million Seat Belts In Japan With Inaccurate Data - Nikkei
Takata was embroiled in one Japan's worst corporate scandals in recent years after admitting it fabricated faulty airbag inflators that could explode and send metal shrapnel into vehicle compartments.
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Amazon Effect: BOJ Says Online Shopping Pushing Down Core Inflation
The spread of online shopping in Japan is dragging down consumer inflation, the central bank said, highlighting the "Amazon effect".
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Asian Shares Lurch Lower As US Central Bank Seen Plotting Faster Rate Hikes
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan is down more than 4 per cent in February after global equity markets were mauled at the start of the month by worries US inflation is picking up.
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Asian Shares Edge Higher, Bonds Fret On US Inflation
E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.5 per cent, adding to a late bounce on Friday. Yet a relatively sharp 12 tick drop in Treasury bond futures suggested it was too early to sound an all-clear on volatility.
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Toyota Recalls 2.9 Million Vehicles Globally
Toyota has recently issued a recall for 2.9 million cars across Japan, China, Oceania and other regions, including India to replace faulty Takata airbags. It is said that about 23,000 Toyota Corolla Altis that were sold in India are also a part of this global recall.
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Takata to Recall 34 Million Vehicles in US With Defective Air Bags
Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp has agreed to declare nearly 34 million vehicles defective due to problems with air bag inflators, creating the largest automotive recall in American history, U.S. safety regulators said on Tuesday.
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Japan Inflation Eases in June Under Tax Hike Blow
Japan's inflation rate eased slightly in June as a sales tax high stunted demand, the government reported Friday.
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Japan Tax Hike Lifts Inflation to 23-Year High
Japan's consumer prices rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier in April to the highest level since 1991, the government said on Friday, largely due to a sales tax increase.
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A concert hall to seat 500 inside a balloon in Japan
A giant purple structure believed to be the world's first inflatable concert hall is to open on Japan's disaster-hit northeastern coast, promoters said on Wednesday.
