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From Tokyo to Miami: Nakahara Restaurant to Showcase World-Famous Wagyu Katsu Sando

Chef Kentaro Nakahara is bringing the world-renowned Wagyu katsu sando sandwich to Miami via his new restaurant, which showcases premium beef and a handpicked Japanese menu.

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Dollar inches back vs. yen, euro as markets slowly get back into gear

The dollar edged up against the yen on Friday in light bargain-hunting following two sessions of losses, with some markets slowly getting into gear after the Christmas holiday.

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Worried about broader fallout, Japan moves to contain air bag crisis

Japan's auto recall enforcement division, whose 16 members work from a cramped office on the eighth floor of the transport ministry building in Tokyo, only found out about safety issues with Takata Corp air bags in late-2008 - more than three years after the company says it first learned of problems.

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As Takata air bag recall toll mounts, focus shifts to risks to family control

As Takata Corp comes under scrutiny for air bag defects, bankers are weighing up the potential fallout for the Japanese family behind the 81-year-old company, and the third-generation CEO who controls it.

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Fujifilm cautious on Avigan profitability, eyes Ebola spread

Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp said it was difficult to estimate the profitability of its influenza drug Avigan, which has been earmarked to fight Ebola, given the uncertainty over the spread of virus, a company executive said on Thursday.

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Senior Japan official calls for Abe to delay sales-tax hike

A top Japanese government official said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should delay a planned sales-tax increase, the strongest sign yet that economic weakness is causing concern among those close to the premier ahead of the difficult tax decision.

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Japan's party animals closer to dancing the night away

Japan's cabinet approved changes on Friday to a 66-year-old law that bans late-night dancing in clubs, a decision that will help businesses cash in on an expected influx of tourists ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Online growth prospects help Japan's Recruit shine in market debut

Staffing firm Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (6098.T) surged in its market debut in Tokyo on Thursday, with investors leaping at a rare opportunity to grab part of a big Japanese company with strong online growth prospects.

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Japan, Russia leaders to meet on APEC sidelines in November

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Russian President Vladmir Putin on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Beijing in November, the two leaders decided on Tuesday, a Japanese government official said.

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Thai junta says will help kick-start stalled Dawei talks

Thailand will revive talks with Japan and Myanmar aimed at kick-starting the floundering multi-billion dollar Dawei Special Economic Zone in Myanmar, a junta spokesman said on Thursday.

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Mrs Watanabe jumps on yen-selling bandwagon as tide turns

Japan's legions of retail foreign-exchange traders, popularly known as Mrs Watanabe, are turning into sellers of yen.

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Yen up on PM Abe's concern; record-breaking dollar run stalls

The yen rose on Wednesday after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe voiced concern about the economic impact of its fall to a six-year low, adding to the sense of a halt this week in the dollar's record-breaking run since July.

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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi to release first tablet: sources

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi will soon release its first tablet, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, expanding the fast-growing company's product lineup in a potential challenge to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc.

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Mt Gox traders agree to settle class actions against bankrupt Bitcoin exchange

American and Canadian Bitcoin traders and investors have agreed to settle the class-action lawsuits they have filed against the bankrupt Tokyo, Japan-based Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox in return for a 16.5% stake in the firm.

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Mt Gox to go for liquidation instead of bankruptcy

Tokyo, Japan-based Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox will file for liquidation in Tokyo instead of its initial plan of rebuilding the firm under bankruptcy protection after a bug reportedly brought the site down.

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