Companies
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Harley-Davidson Japan to Be Fined for Unfair Trade Practices; Company Enriched Itself by Setting Overly High Sales Quotas for Dealers
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has decided to issue a cease and desist order against Harley-Davi...
June 30, 2025
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Hitachi Strengthening Railway Business; Aiming to Achieve ¥2 tril. in Sales by Fiscal 2030
Hitachi, Ltd. is working to strengthen its railway business. Through mergers and acquisitions, th...
June 30, 2025
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Nissan Plans Large Production Cuts at Key Domestic Plant; Output to be Trimmed to 20% of Capacity in July, August
Nissan Motor Co. plans to make large-scale production cuts at its key Oppama plant in Yokosuka, K...
June 29, 2025
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Japan’s Largest Shipbuilders to Come Together as Parent, Subsidiary Amid Tariff Talks
Japan’s largest shipbuilder, Imabari Shipbuilding Co., announced Thursday that it will turn the c...
June 27, 2025
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Rapidus’ 2nm Chip Mass Production ‘Progressing as Expected’, on Track for 2027 Target as Work Underway at Hokkaido Plant
NEW YORK — Rapidus Corp. has been making good progress for the planned start of mass production o...
June 26, 2025
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Bento Take-Out Chain Hokka-Hokka Tei in Japan to Lower Price of Large Rice Portion by ¥20
The operator of bento take-out chain Hokka-Hokka Tei has announced that it would reduce the addit...
June 26, 2025
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Japan Buildings Seeing Increased Refurbishment Instead of Rebuilding; Cost of New Land, Construction Seen as Factors
A growing number of businesses are choosing to renovate aging office buildings and commercial fac...
June 26, 2025
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Yoshinoya to Offer Noodle Bowl in Japan in July; Move Is Aimed at Attracting More Female Customers
Yoshinoya Co., a major gyudon beef and rice bowl chain operator, announced on Wednesday that it w...
June 26, 2025
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AI, Robots Implemented at New Lawson Convenience Store in Tokyo; System Could Be Expanded Nationwide in Future
Convenience store operator Lawson Inc. opened Monday a new store in Minato Ward, Tokyo, that util...
June 24, 2025
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Honda Releases New Electric Mini Motorbike Model with 2 Replaceable Batteries, 57-Kilometer Cruising Distance
Honda Motor Co. released on Friday a new model of electric-powered motorbike, named CUV e:, with ...
June 22, 2025
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Konica Minolta to Provide Schools with AI-Powered Real-Time Translation Service Using Tablets
Konica Minolta, Inc. will launch “KOTOBAL,” a multilingual interpreting service using tablets and...
June 22, 2025
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Nippon Steel Completes Acquisition of U.S. Steel; Nippon Steel Chairman Says Firm, U.S. Steel, Committed to Becoming ‘World’s Leading Steelmaker’
Nippon Steel Corp. has completed the acquisition process of United States Steel Corp., the Japane...
June 19, 2025
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New Nissan Leaf to Be Launched in 2025; Alterations to Previous Model Increase Range by 30%
Nissan Motor Co. on Tuesday announced basic details about its new electric vehicle, the third-gen...
June 18, 2025
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Yaskawa Set to Build Industrial Robot Factory in U.S., Looking to Capitalize on Trump Push to Reshore Manufacturing
Yaskawa Electric Corp., a major Japanese manufacturer of industrial robots, on Monday announced t...
June 18, 2025
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Japan FTC Inspects Supermarket Lopia over Unfair Trade
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has conducted on-site inspections of the headq...
June 16, 2025
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