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NTT Group introduces remote-first policy
NTT Group will introduce in July a new teleworking system that allows employees to work from home wi...
June 19, 2022
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Sleep aid market booming amid pandemic
The market for sleep aids is expanding rapidly as more people have difficulty getting to sleep due t...
June 18, 2022
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Nidec faces difficulty in selecting successor to charismatic leader
Nidec Corp. faces a difficult task in selecting a successor to the charismatic leader who founded th...
June 18, 2022
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New Mizuho Bank chief focusing on being aware of changes, listening to frontline voices
Mizuho Bank intends to work with telecommunications and systems companies to turn around the firm, w...
June 18, 2022
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Tokyo Toy Show returns after virus hiatus
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The 2022 International Tokyo Toy Show, one of the largest toy trade fairs in Ja...
June 17, 2022
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Zipair drops ‘Z’ logo from aircraft livery
Low-cost carrier Zipair Tokyo Inc. will stop using its ‘Z’ logo on aircraft livery because the lette...
June 16, 2022
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Spike in stolen goods on internet marketplace platforms
The listing of stolen goods on internet marketplaces has become rampant in recent years. Even though...
June 16, 2022
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Honda-linked start-up to sell electric scooter
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Striemo Inc., a Tokyo start-up formed by engineers from Honda Motor Co., has an...
June 16, 2022
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Airlines, railways launch Tokyo tourism campaign
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A total of five airlines and railway companies said Monday that they have launc...
June 15, 2022
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Convenience stores focus on specialty coffees
Three major Japanese convenience store operators are now focusing on new fresh-brewed specialty coff...
June 14, 2022
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Japanese companies increase use of renewable energy
Japanese companies are actively participating in the march toward decarbonization, with moves steppi...
June 12, 2022
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Sushi chain Sushiro ordered to take action on deceptive advertising
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The Consumer Affairs Agency on Thursday ordered the operator of conveyor-belt s...
June 11, 2022
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ANA to operate full domestic schedule serving Haneda July 2-Aug. 31
All Nippon Airways will from next month operate its daily regular schedule of domestic flights servi...
June 10, 2022
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Shinkansen bullet train painted with nostalgic design to mark Japan-transport anniversaries
A Tohoku-Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train sporting a 40-year-old design — a thick green stripe on a cr...
June 9, 2022
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Skyrocketing lumber prices push up costs of homes, furniture
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has inflated the cost of timber in Japan. Russia’s retaliatory mea...
June 9, 2022
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