Companies
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Offering Convenient Services to Support Daily Life in Japan
At the time [when I joined Seven-Eleven Japan Co. in 1980], there were about 800 Seven-Eleven conven...
March 5, 2021
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Corporate World Aims to Promote Gender Diversity amid Teleworking Trend in Japan
The spread of teleworking amid the pandemic has been a boon to some women in the corporate world, he...
March 1, 2021
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Japan’s Small Companies Slow to Adopt Teleworking
The resurgence of coronavirus infections and the declaration of another state of emergency for some ...
February 27, 2021
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Tokyo Shopping Streets Enlist Corporate Help to Modernize their Promotional Activities
Shopping streets in Tokyo are working with private companies to attract more customers through IT-ba...
February 25, 2021
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Driving force of Suzuki Motor eases back
Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki, 91, announced Wednesday he would retire in June and be app...
February 25, 2021
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Japan shipping companies aim at zero emissions with wind power, fuel cells
Major shipping and shipbuilding companies have begun developing zero-emission ships that do not emit...
February 15, 2021
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Automated Vehicles for Delivery Services may Run on Public Roads within FY21
Automated vehicles might be making deliveries on public roads within fiscal 2021 at the earliest, Th...
February 8, 2021
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Japan’s Restaurant Woes Crunch Suppliers, too
Sales at restaurants and department stores are expected to decline for a long time, even more so now...
February 5, 2021
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Retailers roll out contact-free services in Tokyo
A fast-food outlet, pharmacy and department store are among some of the companies exploring contact-...
February 4, 2021
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Japanese Automakers Shifting toward Electrified Vehicles in Race for Survival
Japanese automakers and their overseas rivals are banking on electrified vehicles — a class which in...
January 31, 2021
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Toyota Set to Retake Top Spot in Global Vehicle Sales
The Toyota Motor Corp. group is expected to rank top in global vehicle sales in 2020, regaining the ...
January 28, 2021
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TikTok Misused to Target, Sexually Abuse Child Users in Japan
The video-sharing app TikTok, which is popular among young people, has been misused to sexually abus...
January 28, 2021
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Nippon Express Becomes latest major Firm to Mull Selling Tokyo HQ Building
Nippon Express Co., a global logistics company based in Tokyo’s Shiodome district, became the latest...
January 27, 2021
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More Japanese Companies Allowing Workers to Have Side Jobs
The number of companies allowing their workers to have second jobs is on the rise amid the coronavir...
January 27, 2021
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Japanese Companies in U.S. cautiously Optimistic about Biden Presidency
NEW YORK — According to a survey of nearly 630 Japanese companies operating in the United States, 53...
January 25, 2021
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