Premium pumpkin fetches 50,000 yen in northern Japan

Premium pumpkin fetches 50,000 yen in northern Japan

A premium pumpkin fetches 50,000 yen at the season's first auction in northern Japan.

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Keidanren chief to watch Olympic opening ceremony at home

Keidanren chief to watch Olympic opening ceremony at home

Tokura Masakazu, chairman of the Japan Business Federation also known as Keidanren, says he will not attend the opening ...

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Toyota eyes protecting environment and jobs with hydrogen fuel engine

Toyota eyes protecting environment and jobs with hydrogen fuel engine

Toyota Motor seeks to protect the environment and also jobs by proposing hydrogen-fueled engine as an environmentally fr...

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Ikea begins food delivery service

Ikea begins food delivery service

Sweden-based furniture and household goods company Ikea has launched a food delivery service in Japan.

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COVID-19 medicine approved in Japan

COVID-19 medicine approved in Japan

Japan approves the first medicine for those with mild COVID symptoms.

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Top sponsor Toyota scraps plans to run Olympic TV ads

Top sponsor Toyota scraps plans to run Olympic TV ads

Toyota Motor says it will not air TV commercials that the company made for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Baskin Robbins collaborates with Japanese spicy snack maker

Baskin Robbins collaborates with Japanese spicy snack maker

Ice cream parlor chain Baskin Robbins collaborates with a Japanese snack company that makes spicy rice crackers.

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Lawson and Kirin cooperate in recycling plastic bottles

Lawson and Kirin cooperate in recycling plastic bottles

Convenience store chain Lawson and beverage firm Kirin Holdings cooperate in a project to recycle plastic bottles.

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Traditional Japanese footwear business struggle amid pandemic

Traditional Japanese footwear business struggle amid pandemic

Traditional Japanese footwear businesses are struggling to find a way to survive amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo enters fourth state of emergency 11 days before Olympics

Tokyo enters fourth state of emergency 11 days before Olympics

Tokyo enters a fourth state of emergency with just 11 days to go until the Tokyo Olympics.

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