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Shizuoka’s Empanada Entrepreneur

By Astrid Walmer Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Mara Arguello is an Argentinian entrepreneur who established a catering business called Raices (roots in Spanish) in Shizuoka...

Japan’s Casino Industry Dodges Suncity Bullet

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Japan’s casino industry in general, and Wakayama in particular, have narrowly dodged what might have been a major scandal with...

Kuwana Reemerges as IR Candidate City

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- After more than two years of silence, Kuwana city, Mie Prefecture, may be reemerging as a candidate city to host...

Doubts Grow Over Wakayama IR Financing

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- The Wakayama Prefectural Assembly has put its foot down, demanding that the Clairvest Neem Ventures-led consortium reveal how it would...

Toyota Lobbies Against Shift to Electric Vehicles

By Michael Penn SNA (Tokyo) — Toyota Motor Corporation, the world’s largest automaker by production volume, is under fire from environmentalists and others who contend...

Notable Japan Barrier-Free Tech Startups

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- While many forms of human-assistive technologies are being developed through university research programs and nonprofits, there are an increasing number...

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