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Japan foreign tourists top 3m in March, fueling record spending boom: TOKYO -- The number of monthly visitors to Japan exceeded 3 million for the first time in ...
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Japan foreign tourists top 3m in March, fueling record spending boom
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Japan's exports grew for fourth straight month in March: TOKYO -- Japan's exports grew in value terms for the fourth consecutive month in March ...
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Japan's exports grew for fourth straight month in March
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St. James Winery: Full of bubbly fun: Content by St. James Winery. Whether you’re an oenophile or someone just starting to dabble in wines, St ...
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St. James Winery: Full of bubbly fun
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US nods to 'serious' Japan, S.Korea concerns over slumping currencies: The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed to "consult closely" on foreign exchange ...
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US nods to 'serious' Japan, S.Korea concerns over slumping currencies
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Yen sinks to 154 range vs dollar for 1st time in 34 years - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yen fell below the 154 line against the U.S. dollar on Monday in ...
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Yen sinks to 154 range vs dollar for 1st time in 34 years - The Mainichi
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Stolen $65,000 gold bowl found in Tokyo secondhand store - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A pure gold bowl priced at around 10 million yen ($65 ...
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Stolen $65,000 gold bowl found in Tokyo secondhand store - The Mainichi
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Japan hotel prices near 30-year high as weak yen lures record tourists: The average daily room rate for March was about ¥20,986 ($136), the highest level since ...
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Japan hotel prices near 30-year high as weak yen lures record tourists
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Japan doctors sue Google Maps over unfair reviews in first such class action : In a first-of-its-kind class-action lawsuit, 60 Japanese doctors are suing Google ...
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Japan doctors sue Google Maps over unfair reviews in first such class ...
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Golden Week holidaymakers in Japan to reach 90% of pre-COVID level - The Mainichi
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Golden Week holidaymakers in Japan to reach 90% of pre-COVID level - The ...
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Unusual barter deal in a restaurant: Italian landlord gives guests without a cell phone a bottle of wine
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Quick Glance: Unusual Exchange at Restaurant: Italian Host Gives Wine to Phoneless Guests
  • An Italian restaurant in Verona offers guests a bottle of wine in exchange for surrendering their phones before dining.

  • Host Angelo Lella emphasizes the unnecessary constant use of phones, encouraging guests to enjoy wine without distractions.

  • 90 percent of guests take advantage of the offer to store their phones in a locker before dining.

  • The restaurant in Verona prefers traditional reviews and asks customers to write them on paper and drop them in a mailbox.
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Yuan hits 31-year high against yen on China intervention: TOKYO -- The yuan on Tuesday touched its strongest point against the yen in more than three decades as ...
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Yuan hits 31-year high against yen on China intervention
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Asian stocks fall as concern over Middle East spurs selling: TOKYO -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average on Friday morning fell as much as 1,313.27 yen ...
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Asian stocks fall as concern over Middle East spurs selling
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T. Rowe Price Says Yen Is at Risk of Falling 10% Against Dollar: The Japanese yen will continue its drop and could slide another 10% to levels not seen since the ...
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T. Rowe Price Says Yen Is at Risk of Falling 10% Against Dollar
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Strong dollar poses question over timing of Japan intervention: TOKYO -- The resilience of the U.S. economy is raising uncertainty over whether Japanese monetary ...
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Strong dollar poses question over timing of Japan intervention
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Japan Hotel Prices Near 30-Year High Thanks to Tourism Surge, Weak Yen (JPY USD): Hotel prices in Japan soared to a near three-decade high in March ...
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Japan Hotel Prices Near 30-Year High Thanks to Tourism Surge ...
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KDDI, Sumitomo Corp. announce loss in Myanmar telecom business: TOKYO -- Japanese telecommunication operator KDDI announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary in ...
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KDDI, Sumitomo Corp. announce loss in Myanmar telecom business
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Ringgit easier against US dollar at opening: KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened easier against the US dollar today with traders maintaining their focus on the ...
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Ringgit easier against US dollar at opening
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Japan to fund KDDI, four others to build AI supercomputer: TOKYO -- The Japanese government will give five companies, including telecom company KDDI ...
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Japan to fund KDDI, four others to build AI supercomputer
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Average price of Tokyo area condo up 9.5% to record high in FY 2023 - The Mainichi
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Average price of Tokyo area condo up 9.5% to record high in FY 2023 - The ...
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Morning Bid: Tech, FX clouds clear: A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland
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Morning Bid: Tech, FX clouds clear
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Squeezed by strong dollar, BOJ watches yen ahead of policy meeting: WASHINGTON/TOKYO -- A yen sell-off and its effect on inflation loom large over the Bank of ...
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Squeezed by strong dollar, BOJ watches yen ahead of policy meeting
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Uniqlo owner's six-month profit jumps 28% as Europe, U.S. business grows: TOKYO -- Fast Retailing, the owner of Japanese clothing seller Uniqlo ...
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Uniqlo owner's six-month profit jumps 28% as Europe, U.S. business grows
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U.S., Japan, South Korea finance chiefs share concern for weak yen, won: WASHINGTON -- Top finance officials from the U.S., Japan and South Korea expressed ...
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U.S., Japan, South Korea finance chiefs share concern for weak yen, won
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91% of foreigners want to keep working in Japan, but weak yen taking toll: survey - The Mainichi
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91% of foreigners want to keep working in Japan, but weak yen taking toll: ...
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Morning Bid: Investors take breather, FX plots thicken: A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
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Morning Bid: Investors take breather, FX plots thicken
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Man arrested over theft of 10 million yen gold tea bowl from Tokyo department store - The Mainichi
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Man arrested over theft of 10 million yen gold tea bowl from Tokyo ...
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Dollar firm, yen under watch ahead of key US CPI release: The dollar consolidated on Wednesday ahead of a key inflation report later in the day ...
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Dollar firm, yen under watch ahead of key US CPI release
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Dollar rally stalls after rare FX warning from finance chiefs: The dollar fell for a second day on Thursday after a rare warning by the finance chiefs of the ...
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Dollar rally stalls after rare FX warning from finance chiefs
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Doctors, dentists sue Google for keeping reviews they say are unfair: A group of doctors and dentists in Japan on Thursday filed a lawsuit seeking a total of ...
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Doctors, dentists sue Google for keeping reviews they say are unfair
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You’ve never seen a fruit shop quite like this one: Hushed reverence, fruit displayed like jewellery and white-gloved salesmen: you can bust your budget on fruit ...
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You’ve never seen a fruit shop quite like this one
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Foreign Currency-Based Insurance: Is It Appropriate to Encourage Customers to Quickly Switch Policies?
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Foreign Currency-Based Insurance: Is It Appropriate to Encourage Customers ...
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Japan’s young workers head abroad as huge wage gap persists: The outflow is also a sign that many Japanese aren’t buying into the nation’s economic optimism as ...
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Japan’s young workers head abroad as huge wage gap persists
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Japan's machinery orders rise sharply, may ease concerns about domestic demand: Japan's key gauge of capital spending jumped the most in a year in February ...
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Japan's machinery orders rise sharply, may ease concerns about domestic ...
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Kyushu-exclusive Black Mont Blanc goes nationwide in a 'Special' way: Across Japan there various regions that are said to produce food with a quality ...
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Kyushu-exclusive Black Mont Blanc goes nationwide in a 'Special' ...
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Starbucks unveils new Gohobi Frappuccino in Japan: The old adage, “If you’re not early you’re late” is applicable to a lot of time-conscious societies like Japan ...
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Starbucks unveils new Gohobi Frappuccino in Japan
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Japan current account surplus up to 2.64 tril. yen in February - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's current account surplus in February grew 20 ...
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 Japan current account surplus up to 2.64 tril. yen in February - The ...
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10 mil. yen gold bowl stolen from Tokyo department store - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A pure gold bowl priced at about 10 million yen ($65 ...
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10 mil. yen gold bowl stolen from Tokyo department store - The Mainichi
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Japan records a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year despite recovering exports | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Japan records a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year despite ...
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Robb Report’s Napa Valley Wine Club Has 3 Stellar New Reds on the Way: Joining Robb Report's 672 Napa Valley Wine Club will give you exclusive access to ...
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Robb Report’s Napa Valley Wine Club Has 3 Stellar New Reds on the Way
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Japan welcomes record-breaking 3 million foreign tourists in March | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Quick Glance: Record: 3 Million Foreign Visitors to Japan in March
  • In March, the number of foreign visitors to Japan exceeded 3 million for the first time, a 69.5 percent increase from the previous year, driven by tourists attracted to cherry blossoms and Easter holidaymakers.

  • Spending by overseas travelers in the country reached a record of 1.75 trillion yen for the January-March quarter, the highest ever for a three-month period.

  • Prime Minister Fumio Kishida presided over a meeting of a ministerial council established to promote Japan as a tourism-oriented country, expressing expectations of reaching record highs in both arrivals and spending in 2024.

  • The largest number of travelers came from South Korea, followed by Taiwan, with the increase coinciding with the Easter holiday and Japan continuing to work towards attracting an annual 60 million foreign visitors by 2030.
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Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?: Even though the yen has already far exceeded the level that prompted action in October 2022 ...
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Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
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Japanese tea leaves fetch 1.11 mil. yen at auction: The season's first auction of new Japanese tea leaves has been held in Shizuoka City ― renowned for its ...
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Japanese tea leaves fetch 1.11 mil. yen at auction
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Tokyo stocks advance on weak yen, easing Middle East concern - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday as the yen's weakness against the U.S ...
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Tokyo stocks advance on weak yen, easing Middle East concern - The ...