Companies
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Japan Regional Banks Take Lead in Digitization
A divide has emerged in the regional banking industry. Banks with solid management bases and high ca...
December 30, 2020
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Supermarkets and Restaurants to Close or Shorten Hours on New Year Holidays in Japan
There is a growing trend in the retail industry and restaurant chains to close or shorten business h...
December 24, 2020
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Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings’ Takeover of Yomiuri Land Completed
The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings said Tuesday that its tender offer for the Yomiuri Land Co. was complet...
December 23, 2020
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SoftBank to Cut monthly 5G Service Fees by ¥1,900
Mobile phone operator SoftBank Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will reduce monthly fees for 5G se...
December 22, 2020
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Japanese Insurer Meiji Yasuda to Boost Sales System
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company plans to strengthen its sales system by increasing the number of...
December 21, 2020
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Hokkaido Companies Consider Travel Packages Including PCR Testing
The tourism industry in Hokkaido has been hit especially hard by the spread of the novel coronavirus...
December 21, 2020
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Ootoya Eyes Lunch Set Price Cut in Feb.
Japanese cuisine chain Ootoya Co. is considering cutting the price of its popular Ootoya lunch set b...
December 21, 2020
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Mitsui Fudosan to Redevelop Areas around Tokyo Dome after Successful Takeover of Operating Firm
In an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun, Mitsui Fudosan Co. President Masanobu Komoda, 66, expresse...
December 17, 2020
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Mixed Reception as NTT Swoops on Free-spirited Docomo
Revelations in late September that Japanese telecom giant NTT Corp. would make its mobile carrier NT...
December 16, 2020
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1 Year into New President’s Term, Nissan still Working toward Recovery
One year has passed since Makoto Uchida, 54, became Nissan Motor Co.’s president and chief executive...
December 15, 2020
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NTT Seeks to Reestablish Global Presence with Docomo Merger
NTT Corp. plans to make NTT Docomo Inc. its wholly owned subsidiary this month, part of its launch o...
December 15, 2020
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NTT Docomo also to Reduce Cell Phone Charges
NTT Docomo Inc. plans to follow the other major carriers in reducing some of its cell phone charg...
December 1, 2020
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Japan Construction Industry Goes Remote
Unmanned heavy machinery, remote-controlled robots and other digital technology are being activel...
November 30, 2020
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Poll: Japan Fails to Reach 10% Target for Female Executives
Women made up only 7.7% of executives at major companies on average, according to a nationwide po...
November 30, 2020
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ANA Proposes to Union that Flight Attendants can Live Outside Urban Areas
ANA Holdings Inc., which owns All Nippon Airways Co., proposed to its labor union the introductio...
November 29, 2020
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