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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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