Companies
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Hermes finally opens store in Omotesando, Tokyo
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is becoming the norm in the fashion industry for unprofitable shop...
April 2, 2021
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Passenger jet failure caused by ‘do it all ourselves’ approach
In January, silence fell at a plant in Tobishima, Aichi Prefecture, which was supposed to assemble t...
April 1, 2021
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MHI Changing Tack 1 / MHI working to depart from traditional style of ‘composite management’
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) is at a turning point. The company, whose history dates ba...
March 31, 2021
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Sony EV prototype makes Japan debut
Sony’s prototype electric car, the VISION-S, was publicly unveiled in Japan for the first time on Su...
March 29, 2021
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Tokyo Metro president seeking more space in stations
The novel coronavirus pandemic has buffeted railway companies, as more people work from home rather ...
March 29, 2021
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Toyota Begins Construction of Futuristic Smart City
Toyota Motor Corp. began construction of a smart city in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Tuesday, in...
March 28, 2021
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Self-driving vehicle test runs equal 80 laps around Earth
The total distance of test runs of self-driving vehicles by about 30 companies in California over a ...
March 25, 2021
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Delays frustrate plans for Fukushima plant cleanup
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s plans to remove fuel debris from melted reactor cores ...
March 19, 2021
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Loading N-fuel into TEPCO reactor on hold amid security flaws
The Nuclear Regulation Authority has decided to put on hold the procedures necessary to load nuclear...
March 18, 2021
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Yahoo Japan operator plans hiring blitz in bid to rival GAFA
Yahoo Japan operator Z Holdings Corp. plans to hire a large number of skilled engineers and others i...
March 18, 2021
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Struggling railways try to get back on track with creative side businesses
A row of orange lockers stands in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro Station. People who have placed online orders wi...
March 18, 2021
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Japanese industries tackle clothing waste
Throwing out new and still wearable clothing has become an environmental problem, and there is conce...
March 14, 2021
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Mizuho Bank chided for ‘elementary mistake’
Lack of management foresight added to confusion after a system failure hit Mizuho Bank Ltd.’s ATMs o...
March 12, 2021
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Certification of Tohokushinsha subsidiary revoked for violating Broadcasting Law in Japan
The certification of a satellite broadcasting business that was taken over by a subsidiary of broadc...
March 12, 2021
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Japanese EV battery industry group aims to take on China
A group of Japanese companies will form an industry association in April to strive for stable produc...
March 9, 2021
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