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Competition Intensifying Among Chinese Carmakers over EV Sales in Indonesia, Thailand; Japanese Automakers Concerned About Market Share Loss
BANGKOK — Competition is intensifying among Chinese automakers over electric vehicles sales in In...
August 11, 2025
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Tariff Uncertainty Clouds Firms’ Earnings Forecasts; Timing Unknown for U.S. Special Measures for Japan
Differences in understanding between Japan and the United States over the application of special ...
August 9, 2025
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Japan Drugmaker Applies for Approval of Stem Cell-Derived Parkinson’s Treatment; Aims to Obtain Approval Within FY25
Sumitomo Pharma Co., a major drugmaker, announced on Tuesday that it has applied to the Health, L...
August 9, 2025
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Summer Bonuses at Major Japan Firms Hit Record
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese companies raised their summer bonuses by 3.44% in 2025 from t...
August 8, 2025
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Toyota Reports a 37% Drop in Profit, Cuts Its Forecast Due to Trump’s Tariffs
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota's profit plunged 37% in the April-June quarter, the company said Thursday, cu...
August 8, 2025
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Seven & i Sets Goal of Adding 1,000 Stores in Japan by Fy30; Stephen Hayes Dacus Reveals First Medium-Term Plan Created by New Leadership Team
The announcement by Seven & i Holdings Inc. on Wednesday that the company plans to increase its n...
August 7, 2025
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Insurer Aflac Tops Quarterly Profit Estimates on Steady US Premium Gains
Aug 5 (Reuters) - Health and life insurer Aflac AFL.N on Tuesday beat Wall Street estimates for s...
August 6, 2025
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Mazda Forecasts Nearly $1 Billion Profit Hit from U.S. Tariffs
TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Mazda Motor 7261.T said on Tuesday it expects a 145.2 billion yen ($987....
August 6, 2025
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Hitachi Mulls Selling Domestic Large Household Appliances Business; Company Continuing Restructuring Efforts
Hitachi, Ltd. is considering selling its domestic major household appliance business, The Yomiuri...
August 5, 2025
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JAL, Real Estate Firm Hulic to Develop Intl Logistics Hub near Narita Airport; Completion Aimed Before New Runway
Japan Airlines and major real estate company Hulic Co. have announced they will build and jointly...
August 4, 2025
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TEPCO Ends 2nd Round of FY 2025 Treated Water Release
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Sunday that it has completed...
August 3, 2025
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Hamamatsu-Born Technology Used for Fly Control in Palau; Company Wants to Develop ‘Fruit Fly Forecast’
A technology for quality inspection developed by a Hamamatsu-based company is being used for fly ...
August 3, 2025
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Nippon Steel Warns of Full Year Loss after $1.3 Billion Q1 Shortfall
TOKYO (Reuters) — Nippon Steel revised on Friday its forecast for the full fiscal year to a ¥40 b...
August 1, 2025
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SkyDrive Demonstrates Flying Car at Osaka-Kansai Expo
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The startup SkyDrive Inc. performed its first demonstration flight of a flyi...
August 1, 2025
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Canon Opens Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems Factory North of Tokyo; Improving Processes with Nanoimprint Technology
Canon Inc. unveiled its new factory in Utsunomiya primarily for manufacturing lithography systems...
July 31, 2025
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