Hidakawashi Co. President Hiroyoshi Chinzei holds up Japanese paper with a thickness of just 0.02 millimeters in Hidaka, Kochi Prefecture. (Mainichi/Masatoshi Maekawa) HIDAKA, Kochi -- In this ...

If the currency exchange rate goes from 115 yen against the dollar to, say, 145 yen, that pushes up import prices by about 30%." People across Japan are feeling the effects, with shoppers ...

This Non Technical Summary does not constitute part of the above-captioned Discussion Paper but has been prepared for the purpose of providing a bold outline of the paper, based on findings from the ...