Companies
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Isetan Mitsukoshi to Double Number of Sales People Specifically for Wealthy Foreign Customers
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. will double the number of sales people specifically for wealthy fore...
January 24, 2024
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Sompo HDs’ Sakurada Planning to Resign as CEO
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sompo Holdings Inc.’s Kengo Sakurada is planning to step down as its CEO at the...
January 23, 2024
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Rapidus Opens Office in Northern Japan’s Hokkaido
CHITOSE, Hokkaido, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press) — Rapidus Corp. opened an office on Monday in Chitose, Hokka...
January 23, 2024
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Japanese Start-ups Entering Lunar Development Market; Compact Robot to be Put on Lander to be Launched in U.S.
In recent years, a number of Japanese start-ups have entered the lunar development market....
January 22, 2024
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Shipment Ban Lifted for Daihatsu’s 5 Models
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The transport ministry Friday lifted its shipment suspension order on five mode...
January 20, 2024
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JR East to Promote Kise to CEO
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Wednesday that it will promote Executive...
January 18, 2024
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Milestone Systems CEO Calls for Responsible Corporate, Govt Efforts for Safe Use of AI
Milestone Systems, a Danish developer of surveillance video management software, will adopt the G7 C...
January 18, 2024
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NEC, Bakery Develop ‘Love Bread’ that Uses AI to Express Romantic Feelings Through Flavors
NEC Corp. and long-established bakery Kimuraya Sohonten announced on Wednesday that they have develo...
January 17, 2024
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Daihatsu Motor Cannot Escape Damage to Its Credibility; President Apologizes for ‘Serious Wrongdoing’ Over Safety Tests
The administrative punishment to be leveled against Daihatsu Motor Co. over its involvement in fraud...
January 17, 2024
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Former Cabin Attendant, Currently JAL Senior Executive, Promoted to JAL President
Japan Airlines Co. announced Wednesday its Senior Managing Executive Officer Mitsuko Tottori, 59, wi...
January 17, 2024
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Uniqlo Sues Shein Claiming Imitation of Shoulder Bag
TOKYO (Reuters) — Fast Retailing said on Tuesday its Uniqlo unit filed a lawsuit in Japan against th...
January 17, 2024
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Daihatsu to Lose Certificates for 3 Models
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese transport ministry on Tuesday began procedures to revoke type cert...
January 17, 2024
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First and Business Classes of JAL’s New Aircraft are Private Cabins with Doors; Flights Begin on Jan. 24 between Haneda and New York
Japan Airlines Co. unveiled the cabin of its new Airbus A350-1000 to the press at Haneda Airport in ...
January 15, 2024
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Japanese Defense Contractor Companies Expand Workforce; Capital Investments Also Increasing Due to Government Policy
Defense contractor companies, such as heavy industry firms and electronic machinery makers, which ma...
January 14, 2024
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Mazda President Announces Plans to Bring Back Rotary Engine Division 6 Years after Dissolution
CHIBA — Mazda Motor Corp. plans to revive a division specializing in rotary engine development which...
January 14, 2024
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