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Jera to Invest 5 Trillion Yen for Decarbonization
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese power generation company Jera Co. will invest about ¥5 trillion for...
May 18, 2024
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Japan Enacts Bill to Make Webcasts Mandatory for NHK
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s parliament Friday enacted a bill to make webcasts of television progra...
May 18, 2024
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JR Group Holds Tokyo Fair to Showcase Farm Goods Transported via Shinkansen; Trains Eyed as Additional Way to Transport Packages Nationwide
Six Japan Railway (JR) group companies held a fair selling farm products and souvenirs, which wer...
May 18, 2024
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China Removes Japanese Seafood Exporters from Official Database Amid Fukushima Water Release Controversy; Reasons Remain Unclear
China Removes Japanese Seafood Exporters from Official Database Amid Fukushima Water Release Controv...
May 18, 2024
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7 Japan Tech Industry Groups Support Bill to Regulate Tech Giants; Envisaged Law to Promote App Competition
Seven organizations in Japan related to the information technology industry, such as app develope...
May 17, 2024
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Honda to Double Investment to Promote EV Shift
Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press) — Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it will invest about ¥10 trillion to p...
May 17, 2024
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Japan’s 3 Megabanks Hit ¥3 Trillion in Combined Annual Net Profits
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The combined consolidated net profits of Japan’s three megabanks in fiscal 2...
May 17, 2024
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Tap-and-go Credit Card Payment Experiment on 3 Tokyo Train Lines; Hoping to Increase Convenience in Travel
The Tokyo metropolitan government’s Bureau of Transportation, Keikyu Corp. and other entities sai...
May 16, 2024
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3 Japanese Carmakers Eye Joint Software Development; Toyota, Honda, Nissan See Benefits in Standardization
Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are considering a plan to work together ...
May 16, 2024
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Japan’s Docomo to Launch New Firm to Provide Telecom Infrastructure Services Overseas; Focus to be on Southeast Asia, North America
NTT Docomo Inc. has announced its plan to establish a company to supervise its overseas businesse...
May 16, 2024
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TSE-Listed Firms to Post Record Profits for 3rd Straight Year
The combined profits of companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are expected to hit a record...
May 16, 2024
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Japan Airline Giant ANA Holdings Creates Manual for Handling Cases of Customer Harassment of Staff
Airline giant ANA Holdings Inc. has created an employee manual for responding in cases of harassm...
May 15, 2024
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Sharp to Halt Operations at LCD TV Plant in Sakai, Osaka Pref.; Production of LCD TV Displays in Japan to Fall to Zero
Sharp Corp. announced Tuesday it will halt operations at a plant for liquid crystal display telev...
May 14, 2024
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Daiwa Securities to Take 15 % Stake in Aozora Bank
Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press) — Daiwa Securities Group Inc. said Monday it will acquire a stake of o...
May 14, 2024
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KDDI Deploys Drones at 1,000 Locations, Including Lawson Stores; Aims for Implementation in Facility Inspections and Disaster Response
KDDI Corp. announced Monday that it has formed a capital and business alliance with U.S. drone ma...
May 13, 2024
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