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Southeast Asia LCCs see business taking off
BANGKOK — Low-cost carrier (LCC) airlines in Southeast Asia are regaining momentum after having str...
August 15, 2022
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J&J to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year
Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same i...
August 13, 2022
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Shimizu develops AI fire-extinguisher system to protect historical structures
Shimizu Corp. has developed technology that uses artificial intelligence to protect wooden cultural ...
August 12, 2022
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SoftBank posts $17 bil. Vision Fund loss on tech slump
TOKYO (Reuters) — SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T on Monday posted a ¥2.33 trillion ($17.23 billion) loss...
August 8, 2022
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Shiga lab develops robots to perform dangerous tasks
A Shiga Prefecture laboratory is developing a potentially life-saving industrial robot that allows i...
August 6, 2022
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Ministry slaps KDDI with administrative guidance
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s communications ministry on Wednesday slapped telecom company KDDI Corp....
August 5, 2022
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7 major power utilities incurred net losses in April-June
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Seven of Japan’s 10 major power utilities incurred consolidated net losses in A...
August 3, 2022
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3 JR group companies post 1st April-June net profits in 3 years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Three of the four listed Japan Railways Group companies logged consolidated net...
August 3, 2022
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Data fraud at hino Motors dates back to 2003: probe report
Hino Motors Ltd. released Tuesday an investigative panel’s report clarifying that the Japanese truc...
August 3, 2022
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Japan’s KDDI to refund ¥200 to users over network outage
Japan’s KDDI to refund ¥200 to users over network outage ...
July 29, 2022
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Japan airlines making inroads into direct shipping business
Airlines are expanding the scope of their business operations to ship marine and agricultural produc...
July 29, 2022
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KDDI network disruption in early July affected over 30 M. users
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — KDDI Corp. submitted a report on its major network disruption earlier this mon...
July 29, 2022
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Google, Microsoft registered in Japan as foreign tech firms
ReutersThe Yomiuri Shimbun The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] U.S. tech firms Googl...
July 27, 2022
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Skymark Airlines may overhaul Narita-Saipan route
Skymark Airlines may overhaul or even cancel its regular flight service between Narita and Saipan, i...
July 25, 2022
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Food companies accelerating move away from plastic packaging
The drawstring pouch-style packages for sausages that have been familiar to Japanese consumers for o...
July 25, 2022
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663 executives of listed companies earned more than ¥100 million in FY21
Courtesy of Z Holdings Corp.Z Holdings Corp. Director Jungho Shin The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST...
July 24, 2022
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KDDI to compensate millions of users over outage
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — KDDI Corp. is set to compensate millions of users over a recent large-scale dis...
July 23, 2022
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H.I.S. to sell Huis Ten Bosch theme park to H.K. investment firm
The Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki Prefecture is in the final stages of being sold to a Hong ...
July 21, 2022
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Mizuho Group eyes use of metaverse for financial services
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday that it is considering providing finan...
July 21, 2022
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NTT taps into smartphone-based business with unmanned stores
NTT Group is set to kick off full-scale operations of a nationwide series of small stores featuring ...
July 21, 2022
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Japan’s Ito-Yokado revamps Chiba Pref.-store floor design to attract more customers
Ito-Yokado Co. has overhauled the layout of its Makuhari store in Chiba to allow customers to purch...
July 18, 2022
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Honda to launch new SUV this autumn
Honda Motor Co. announced Thursday that it will launch a new sport utility vehicle named “ZR-V” this...
July 16, 2022
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Lawson launches premium onigiri rice balls
Lawson, Inc. launched in this month a campaign of selling onigiri rice balls made with brand-name ri...
July 10, 2022
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KDDI launches task force in wake of network failure
KDDI Corp., still reeling from a large-scale network disruption that occurred July 2, has set up a t...
July 9, 2022
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Kura Sushi to add ¥220 plates to regular menu
Starting this Friday, major conveyor-belt sushi chain Kura Sushi, Inc. will add 19 items costing ¥22...
July 8, 2022
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Honda’s N-Box ranks top for Jan.-June new vehicle sales
Honda Motor Co.’s N-Box minicar was the top-selling new vehicle in Japan during the January-June pe...
July 7, 2022
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Govt to examine KDDI’s handling of 86-hour network outage
The government plans to examine KDDI Corp.’s handling of the 86-hour network disruption that affecte...
July 7, 2022
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Suntory to raise price of French Beaujolais Nouveau wine this autumn
Suntory Spirits Ltd. announced Tuesday that the company will raise the price of its imported Beaujol...
July 6, 2022
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KDDI’s service fully restored after 86 hours
More than three days after KDDI Corp.’s voice calls and data communications were disrupted, the com...
July 5, 2022
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Automakers in high gear to boost EV sales
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese automakers’ drive to tap the potentially lucrative electric vehicle ma...
July 5, 2022
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