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Spent N-fuel Storage Facility Begins Operation; Tons Of Fuel To Be Stored in Aomori Up To 50 Years
The nation’s first interim facility to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel in Mutsu, Aomori Pref...
November 6, 2024
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Nissan, Mitsubishi to Establish Joint Venture for Level 4 Autonomous Driving Service; EV Batteries also Within Scope
Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. have decided to establish a joint venture by the end of fis...
November 4, 2024
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‘Flying Car’ Successfully Tested By Toyota Motor Startup, Moving Automaker Closer to Nearly 80-Year-Old Dream
A Toyota Motor Corp. startup has successfully conducted the first domestic flight of its “flying ...
November 3, 2024
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Hearing Aids Becoming More Fashionable, Functional; Demand Rising as Japan’s Population Continues to Age Rapidly
As Japan’s population is aging, demand for hearing aids is increasing in the country. Last year s...
November 3, 2024
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Major Start-Up Support Center Station Ai Opens in Nagoya; ¥15.3 Bil. Facility Built to Bring Together Emerging Companies
NAGOYA — Station Ai, one of the world’s largest start-up support centers, opened in Nagoya on Thu...
November 1, 2024
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Sake Company Harvests Rice from Tokyo Rooftop Rice Paddy; Growth Delayed due to Bad Weather but Recovered Thanks to Summer Weather
About 20 employees from Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co. harvested rice on the roof of the company’s To...
October 31, 2024
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Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Offers New Hires Sure Path to U.S., U.K. Branches, with 40% of Bank Revenue Already Coming from Abroad
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. has created a program for select new hires from April 2025 that wil...
October 30, 2024
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Subaru to End Sales of Legacy Outback in Japan; SUV Last Product in Legacy Series Lasting 30 Years
Subaru Corp. will end domestic sales of its SUV Legacy Outback by the end of March next year due ...
October 25, 2024
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Event to Promote Whale Meat Products Held at Tokyo Station; Various Products on Sale Including Frozen Dumplings Made with Whale Meat
The Tokyo whale club, an event featuring whale meat products such as whale meat al ajillo, kicked...
October 24, 2024
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JR West Develops Knife-Resistant Umbrella to Protect Passengers; Company Upping Security Ahead of Osaka-Kansai Expo
OSAKA — West Japan Railway Co. has developed a stab-resistant umbrella that will be used to prote...
October 22, 2024
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Toyota, Other Japan Firms Speed Up Efforts to Reuse, Recycle EV Batteries; Keeping Key Mineral Resources in Japan Would Improve Economic Security
Japanese companies are speeding up efforts to develop technology that will make it possible to re...
October 20, 2024
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MUFG, KDDI to Separate Ownership of Online Securities Firm, Bank; Competition Over Investors, Depositors to Intensify
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (MUFG) and KDDI Corp. have decided to review their capital re...
October 19, 2024
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Japanese Automakers Team Up on Software Development; Aim to Compete with U.S., China in SDV Market
Three major Japanese automobile manufacturers, Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Mot...
October 16, 2024
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China Struggles to Develop Passenger Jet to Rival Boeing, Airbus; Russian Cooperation Falls
BEIJING — China is developing a new passenger jet, C929, following the launch of its domestic nar...
October 13, 2024
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Kawasaki Heavy Commemorates Delivery of 5,000th Railcar in U.S.; 40% of Railcars Used in N.Y. are from Kawasaki Heavy
NEW YORK — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. commemorated the delivery of its 5,000th railcar in th...
October 12, 2024
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