Companies
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Without ‘watercooler’ chats, companies facilitate natural conversation
A decline in face-to-face conversations due to the coronavirus pandemic has made people rediscover t...
December 11, 2021
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SBI mulls further buying after tender offer for Shinsei Bank
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — SBI Holdings Inc. is considering acquiring additional shares in Shinsei Bank in...
December 10, 2021
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NEC eyes AI technology to help wheat production
NEC Corp. has embarked on the development of artificial intelligence technology that will support la...
December 9, 2021
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Japan’s telecom major KDDI to release phone some will flip out over
Smartphones might be ubiquitous, but one major telecommunications company hopes to be pushing the ri...
December 8, 2021
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Line pay customer information made public accidentally
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — About 130,000 pieces of information about customers of Line Pay online payment ...
December 7, 2021
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Novice farmers get helping hand in agri-tech trial
NTT East Corp. and the Tokyo metropolitan government have launched a trial project using 5G technolo...
December 7, 2021
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Rakuten’s free deliveries suspected of violating law
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Fair Trade Commission said Monday that Rakuten Group Inc. has committed...
December 7, 2021
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Vending machine sells frozen ramen, dumplings in Tokyo subway
Tokyo Metro Co. has installed a vending machine in a subway station that sells frozen ramen and gyoz...
December 6, 2021
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Japan ministry to urge firms to consider candidates for president with outside experience
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry plans to draw up guidelines to strengthen corporate managem...
December 5, 2021
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Japan’s cosmetics companies sell discounted products to reduce waste
Cosmetics manufacturers are striving to reduce waste by selling at a discount products that were lef...
December 5, 2021
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JR Tokai unveils new train equipped security cameras
KASUGAI, Aichi (Jiji Press) — Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, will introduce a new commuter ...
December 5, 2021
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Nissan unveils prototype lunar exploration vehicle
YOKOHAMA (Jiji Press) — Nissan Motor Co. unveiled a prototype lunar exploration vehicle it has joint...
December 4, 2021
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Capital flows to Japanese start-ups on the rise
For Japanese start-ups, the parched investment landscape is finally getting some rain. Amid a global...
December 4, 2021
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2 Regional banks in central Japan mull merging operations
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Aichi Bank and Chukyo Bank , both based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Ja...
December 4, 2021
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Nissan to invest ¥2 trillion over 5 years to accelerate EV development
Nissan Motor Co. announced Monday its long-term vision to introduce 15 new electric vehicles by fisc...
November 29, 2021
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