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Ootoya Eyes Lunch Set Price Cut in Feb.
Japanese cuisine chain Ootoya Co. is considering cutting the price of its popular Ootoya lunch set b...
December 21, 2020
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Mitsui Fudosan to Redevelop Areas around Tokyo Dome after Successful Takeover of Operating Firm
In an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun, Mitsui Fudosan Co. President Masanobu Komoda, 66, expresse...
December 17, 2020
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Mixed Reception as NTT Swoops on Free-spirited Docomo
Revelations in late September that Japanese telecom giant NTT Corp. would make its mobile carrier NT...
December 16, 2020
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1 Year into New President’s Term, Nissan still Working toward Recovery
One year has passed since Makoto Uchida, 54, became Nissan Motor Co.’s president and chief executive...
December 15, 2020
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NTT Seeks to Reestablish Global Presence with Docomo Merger
NTT Corp. plans to make NTT Docomo Inc. its wholly owned subsidiary this month, part of its launch o...
December 15, 2020
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NTT Docomo also to Reduce Cell Phone Charges
NTT Docomo Inc. plans to follow the other major carriers in reducing some of its cell phone charg...
December 1, 2020
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Japan Construction Industry Goes Remote
Unmanned heavy machinery, remote-controlled robots and other digital technology are being activel...
November 30, 2020
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Poll: Japan Fails to Reach 10% Target for Female Executives
Women made up only 7.7% of executives at major companies on average, according to a nationwide po...
November 30, 2020
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ANA Proposes to Union that Flight Attendants can Live Outside Urban Areas
ANA Holdings Inc., which owns All Nippon Airways Co., proposed to its labor union the introductio...
November 29, 2020
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Companies in Rural Areas Grab up New Recruits Escaping City Life
Companies in regional areas across Japan are enthusiastic about securing human resources amid the...
November 29, 2020
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Private railway companies to join Shinkansen extension project
With a shortage of engineers having slowed down construction of a Shinkansen line, the Japan Railway...
July 24, 0202
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