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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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Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant set for Sept. Restart; First in Eastern Japan to Resume Operations since 2011 Quake
Tohoku Electric Power Co. is set to restart the No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in ...
February 20, 2024
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Toyota Plans to Cover Increase in Labor Costs of Parts Suppliers to Secure Talent amid Severe Labor Shortages
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to cover the increase in labor costs of its parts suppliers from the first ...
February 19, 2024
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Japan Telecoms Rush to Launch Satellite-to-phone Services; Starlink Used for Emergency Internet in Noto
Leading telecom companies are rushing to launch communication services that directly connect smartph...
February 17, 2024
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6 Japanese Companies to Sign Memorandums with Ukrainian Govt for Agricultural Reconstruction in Ukraine
Six Japanese companies, including agricultural machinery makers, are expected to sign memorandums wi...
February 16, 2024
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Cloud Developer Sakura Internet to Get ¥600 Mil. Subsidy from Japan Govt to Bolster Economic Security; Money to Go to IT Staff Hires
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry intends to provide a ¥600 million subsidy for tech develo...
February 15, 2024
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Unions of Automakers Demand High-Level Pay Raises This Year
Labor unions of major automakers submitted written requests for wage increases to management Wednesd...
February 14, 2024
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Suntory Plans to Double Gin Production at Its Osaka Plant; Growth Potential for Domestic Gin Market High Compared with Overseas
Suntory Spirits Ltd. will spend about ¥5.5 billion to upgrade and expand its plant in Osaka and doub...
February 14, 2024
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Toyota’s Latin America Division Chief to Become New Daihatsu President; Subsidary’s Business Domain to be Reviewed
Toyota Motor Corp. has appointed Masahiro Inoue, chief executive officer of its Latin America & Cari...
February 13, 2024
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Daihatsu Resumes Production of ProBox, Familia Van in Kyoto Plant; Other Plants to Reopen in Coming Weeks
Daihatsu Motor Co. resumed production of some vehicle models on Monday at its plant in Oyamazaki, Ky...
February 12, 2024
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Toyota to Launch Japan’s First Fully Automated Driving Service on Public Roads Starting in Odaiba, Tokyo, This Summer
Toyota Motor Corp. will begin a self-driving transportation service in Odaiba, Tokyo, this summer us...
February 11, 2024
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ANA’s Budget Carrier Air Japan Starts Flights to Bangkok; Seats on First Service from Thai Capital Nearly Sold-out
BANGKOK — New budget carrier Air Japan, a subsidiary of ANA Holdings Inc., began flights between Nar...
February 11, 2024
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Japanese Automakers’ New Car Market Share Plummeting in Thailand
BANGKOK — Japanese companies’ new car market share, once regarded as a stronghold of Japanese cars, ...
February 11, 2024
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TSMC’s 2nd Japan Plant Expected to Benefit Kumamoto Economy; Toyota to Bolster Supply Chain with 2% Stake in Chipmaker Subsidiary
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ken Saito expressed hope on Friday that Taiwan Semiconductor Ma...
February 10, 2024
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Japan’s Daihatsu Reports Measures to Prevent Test Fraud Recurrence
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Daihatsu Motor Co. President Soichiro Okudaira submitted to transport minister ...
February 10, 2024
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