Companies
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Japan’s Aeon to Raise Part-Timers’ Wages by 7% in 2024
Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)—Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. will raise the hourly wage of part-time e...
January 1, 2024
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Rehiring of Former Employees on Rise in Japan
Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)—A growing number of Japanese companies are moving to rehire former empl...
December 31, 2023
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12 Carmakers, Auto Parts Manufacturers in Japan Set Up Joint Organization to Develop Advanced Semiconductors
Twelve companies, including major Japanese carmakers, announced Thursday that they have established ...
December 30, 2023
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Jetstar Japan to Cancel At Least 8 Domestic Flights on Saturday; Labor Union Plans Strike Until Jan. 7
Jetstar Japan, a low-cost carrier (LCC), announced Friday that 17 domestic flights were cancelled t...
December 30, 2023
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Jetstar Japan Cancels 17 Domestic Flights Friday (UPDATE 1)
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Jetstar Japan canceled 17 domestic flights on Friday as the budget airline failed...
December 29, 2023
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Daihatsu’s Position as Japan’s Top Minicar Seller under Threat
Changes are likely to occur in the domestic minicar market after Daihatsu Motor Co. suspended shipme...
December 28, 2023
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Paper Wholesalers to Face Bid-Rigging Fines
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Fair Trade Commission plans to fine paper wholesalers Kokusai Pulp & Pa...
December 28, 2023
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Japan’s Canon to Begin Selling Cameras Capable of Distinguishing Fake Images Made by Generative AI in 2024
The new cameras will meet a technological standard for securing trustworthiness of digital data. Ima...
December 28, 2023
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Seven & i President Eager to Enter Europe, South America; Says No Drastic Job Cuts from Supermarket Woes
Seven & i Holdings aims to expand its convenience store business to Europe and South America, compan...
December 27, 2023
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Daihatsu Halts Vehicle Production at Company’s HQ Plant in Osaka; All Manufacturing Stopped
Daihatsu Motor Co. on Tuesday temporarily stopped production at the plant at the company’s headquart...
December 26, 2023
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Squashed Christmas Cakes Spark Chorus of Complaints; 900 Customers Gripe to Japan Department Store Takashimaya
Major department store chain Takashimaya Co. had received 900 complaints about misshapen Christmas C...
December 26, 2023
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Nissan to Mark 90th Anniversary Tuesday
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nissan Motor Co., which is undergoing major changes such as the levelling of ca...
December 25, 2023
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Firefighters Identify VW Golf as Source of Parking Garage Fire in Kanagawa Pref. (UPDATE 1)
ATSUGI, Kanagawa — A Volkswagen Golf TDI was identified as the source of a fire that broke out in Au...
December 25, 2023
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Daihatsu Halts Works at 3 Factories over Rigged Safety Tests; Workers Put on Leave
Daihatsu Motor Co. stopped production at three of its four plants in Japan on Monday after revelatio...
December 25, 2023
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Jetstar Japan Cancels 2 Domestic Flights amid Labor Strike
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Jetstar Japan canceled two domestic flights on Sunday as the budget airline faile...
December 25, 2023
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