TT-769 -- Agritourism, the Italian Mode, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on August 25, 2014

The recent success of the sake industry has given farmers and their minders in government hope for food exports, and for that matter agritourism -- because food brings tourists.

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TT-768 -- Dateline Tokyo Journalism Project Kicks Off, e-biz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on August 11, 2014

The idea of the program is to get more Tokyo-centric news, events, and lifestyle reportage into the international news system, and thus start increasing international awareness as the city runs up to the 2020 Olympics.

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TT-767 -- No Welfare for Foreigners Ruling Not Apocalyptic, e-biz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on August 4, 2014

Last week, foreigner-related message boards lit up in outrage over the finding of the Japanese Supreme Court, that foreigners are not entitled to receive welfare support if they get into personal financial trouble.

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