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Toyota shows strong sales of SUVs in U.S., China
Stronger than expected sales of Toyota Motor Corp.’s sport utility vehicles in the United States and...
May 16, 2021
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Japanese firms in India reel from pandemic
BANGKOK — The unrelenting spread of the novel coronavirus in India is having an increasingly severe...
May 15, 2021
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Businesses take different approaches to closure requests in Tokyo, Osaka
Commercial facilities and restaurant chains in areas impacted by the government’s emergency declarat...
May 15, 2021
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SoftBank’s Son not satisfied with group’s record-setting FY20 profit
SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son refuses to be satisfied even after the tech cong...
May 13, 2021
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Competition heats up as more companies branch out into office-sharing market
With companies pressed to further promote working at home as the pandemic continues unabated, compet...
May 12, 2021
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Corporate bond issuance in fiscal 2020 reaches record high ¥16 tril.
The amount of corporate bonds issued by corporations in Japan in fiscal 2020 reached a record high o...
May 8, 2021
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Haruki Murakami, Uniqlo collaborate on T-shirts
When I was a university student — that is, more than 40 years ago — there was a jazz bar called Pete...
May 7, 2021
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Japanese carmakers eye next-generation fuel to achieve decarbonization goal
Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are promoting the development of a next-gen...
May 6, 2021
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Kirin to increase shipments of non-alcoholic beverages in May
Kirin Brewery Co. has increased its planned shipments of non-alcoholic beers and beerlike beverages ...
May 5, 2021
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JAL employees blossom on flower farm secondments
SOSA, Chiba — Japan Airlines ground crew members were hard at work on Sunday, preparing pots of carn...
May 5, 2021
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Confusing cloud settings cause personal data leak for Japan users
Platform interface issues in a cloud system provided by a U.S. contractor exposed the personal info...
May 3, 2021
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MUFG, SMBC set to jointly operate ATMs in Japan
MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. are nearing a deal to jointly operate ATMs, in a move ex...
May 2, 2021
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ANA to proffer parked planes for weddings
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin a new service this month in which people can hold wedding ceremo...
May 2, 2021
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Specialized beauty salons are a cut above the rest
Amid intensifying competition among beauty salons, salon owners’ ambitions to stand out from the cro...
May 2, 2021
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Japanese, U.S. authorities keep close watch on Rakuten as China’s Tencent acquires stake
Japanese and U.S. authorities are paying close attention to a recent investment into Rakuten Group I...
May 1, 2021
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