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From August 2026 The Pokémon Company began verifying buyers against the IC chip in Japan's government-issued My Number card for priority lotteries…
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On 28 July 2026 BYD began selling the Racco, a kei car built to a Japanese regulatory box that exists in no…
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In late July 2026 a Japanese labour ministry panel set the fiscal 2026 national weighted-average minimum wage at ¥1,176 an hour, up…
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On 8 May 2026 Nintendo announced price revisions that inverted the normal consumer-electronics price curve. Effective 25 May, in Japan, the nine-year-old…
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In the fiscal year to March 2026, Japan exported 13,125 tonnes of green tea, up 42%, for ¥84.7 billion — roughly $530…
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Seven & i plans 645 North American closures and conversions in fiscal 2026 against 205 new openings skewed to larger, food-forward stores…
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In one week of July 2026, 10,857 people in Japan were taken to hospital for heatstroke — more than double the same…
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Gems, precious metals and art sold through Japan's department stores jumped 19% in the first half of 2026 to ¥330 billion, the…
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Japan's gross government debt is famously about 250% of GDP. That number counts every liability and none of the assets — the…
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