Companies
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Toyota to Resume Output at 2 Plants in Japan
Nagoya (Jiji Press)—Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will resume operations at two lines...
February 28, 2024
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Takeda Pharmaceutical to Produce Dengue Fever Vaccine in India
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Tuesday that it will begin production of a de...
February 28, 2024
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Japan’s Rapidus to Develop AI Chip Parts with Tenstorrent
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp. said Tuesday that it will develop a semicon...
February 28, 2024
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Hankyu to Introduce Reserve Seating Car on Kyoto Line from July; Company to Charge Additional ¥500 to Reserve Seats
Hankyu Railway will introduce a seat reservation service from July for limited express trains tha...
February 27, 2024
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Omron to Cut 2,000 Jobs; 1,000 in Japan; Affected by Chinese Economic Slowdown
Control system manufacturer Omron Corp. will cut approximately 2,000 jobs in Japan and overseas, ...
February 26, 2024
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Environmental Considerations to Be Sought for Rapidus Plant
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Local fishery groups are set to request that environmental considerations be...
February 26, 2024
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Welcia, Tsuruha Mull Merging Operations
TOKYO, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press) — Welcia Holdings Co., Japan’s largest drugstore chain, and Tsuruha H...
February 26, 2024
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JR Tokai, Shizuoka Leaders Discuss Environmental Steps over Maglev Line
Shizuoka (Jiji Press)—Shunsuke Niwa, president of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, had a meet...
February 26, 2024
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Toshiba Launches Weather Service to Predict Hail, Expected to Be Utilized for Public and Private Sectors
Toshiba Corp. launched a weather analysis service that predicts hail for companies and local governm...
February 25, 2024
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Water, Electricity Helped TSMC Pick Kumamoto as Japan Base; But Semiconductor Maker May Face Labor Supply Issues
The government took the lead in attracting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to build a plant i...
February 24, 2024
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Toyota Industries Receives Correction Order
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s transport ministry Thursday ordered Toyota Industries Corp. to drasticall...
February 22, 2024
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Itochu to Support Bigmotor’s Biz Reconstruction
TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. has decided to support the r...
February 22, 2024
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Snow Peak to Go Private with Help from U.S. Fund
Niigata, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)—Japanese outdoor goods maker Snow Peak Inc. said Tuesday it will go pr...
February 21, 2024
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Konaka, Samantha Thavasa to Merge in July
TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press) — Men’s suit seller Konaka Co. and Samantha Thavasa Japan Ltd., a fashio...
February 21, 2024
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80 Japan Firms Participate in 1st Japan-Ukraine Reconstruction Conference; Companies to Help in Agriculture, Tech, Infrastructure
About 80 Japanese companies took part in the inaugural Japan-Ukraine Conference for Promotion of Eco...
February 20, 2024
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