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· September 18, 2026
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In this week’s news roundup, we report on Lawson’s new ¥297 bento and what they say about changing consumer habits in Japan. Sanae Takaichi reshuffles her Cabinet. Japan moves up one place to 117th in the annual Global Gender Gap Report. Three companies are teaming up to introduce fully driverles...
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Key points Japan moves up one place to 117th in the annual Global Gender Gap Report. In this week’s news roundup, we report on Lawson’s new ¥297 bento and what they say about changing consumer habits in Japan.
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What is this story about? In this week’s news roundup, we report on Lawson’s new ¥297 bento and what they say about changing consumer habits in Japan. Sanae Takaichi reshuffles her Cabinet. Japan moves up one place to 117th in the annual Global Gender Gap Report. Three companies are teaming up to introduce fully driverles...
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