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14-Oct-18 The Japanese government is announcing an ambitious plan to cut plastic waste by 25 percent over the next decade while promoting environmentally friendly bioplastics. Japan produces the largest amount of plastic waste per capita after the United States. [image: Getty Images]
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13-Sep-18 Asian manufacturers of plastic bottle materials, including major South Korean petrochemical company Hyosung, are on the offensive in Japan, after the Tokyo government imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 53% on imports of PET resin from China. [image: Nikkei Aisian Review]
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20-Aug-18 With drastically changing demographics set to transform many Asian countries into elderly-centric economies, the region is looking to learn from nations that have already successfully managed this reinvention as they rethink facilities such as nursing homes and healthcare services. [image: HKTDC]
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28-Jun-18 Japanese chat app operator Line unveiled a new service aimed at spreading mobile payment across Japan, in the most potent challenge yet by a Japanese operator to the dominant Chinese mobile payment platform, Alipay. [image: Keiichiro Sato / Nikkei Asian Review]
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13-Jun-18 Japan’s total healthcare spend is JPY88 tn (USD797 bn), with just JPY20 tn (USD181 bn) going toward digital. One important next step is creating a space to invest in digital prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, say experts. [image: Mobile Lifestyle]
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