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PRICE HIKE

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2014
Uniqlo set to raise prices this summer
Uniqlo will raise prices on its upcoming autumn and winter garments by about 5 percent, in response to higher material costs and the weaker yen.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2013
Economy likely to suffer triple hit from simultaneous price, tax hikes
The economy is likely to take a hit from planned hikes in commodity and services prices, as well as pension system-related taxes from Tuesday as a threat from the rise in the consumption tax looms, economists say.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2013
Kewpie to raise jam product prices for first time in 23 years
Kewpie Corp. said Wednesday it will raise prices on major jam products by 4 to 7 percent, starting with shipments on Sept. 2, due to higher costs of imported fruits amid the yen's depreciation against other currencies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2013
Apple raises product prices amid weakening yen
Apple Inc. has raised the prices of its iPad tablet computers and iPod music players here after a weaker yen boosted import costs.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2013
With yen at four-year low, Fujitsu to up PC prices
Fujitsu Ltd. plans to raise domestic prices for personal computers because the yen's drop to a four-year low is boosting the cost of importing components.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2013
McDonald's to hike prices for first time since 2008
McDonald's Japan warns that some burger prices will rise by as much as 25 percent next month to boost its sagging profitability.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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