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1st JR Tokai President Hiroshi Suda Dies at 93
Hiroshi Suda, the first president of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai), died at 93.
...December 23, 2024
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Honda, Nissan Struggle to Fight Back in China Price War as BYD’s Sales Climb Ever Higher
Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co., expected to sign a memorandum toward their integration as e...
December 23, 2024
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Honda, Nissan Integration Likely to Affect Auto Parts Suppliers; EV Parts Production, Standardization Key
The business integration of Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. will likely have a major impact ...
December 22, 2024
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Honda, Nissan Business Integration Fueled by Concerns Over Outside Influence, Vulnerability to Investors
Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are rushing talks on business integration, concerned that th...
December 20, 2024
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Amazon Japan to Enter “Furusato Nozei” Biz
Tokyo (Jiji Press)— Amazon Japan G.K. said Thursday that it will enter the “furusato nozei” homet...
December 19, 2024
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Honda, Nissan Eye Business Integration; New Automaker Group Would Be World’s 3rd Largest
Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have entered negotiations toward a business integration, it ...
December 18, 2024
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Honda, Nissan in Talks to Merge (UPDATE 1)
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are considering setting up a holding comp...
December 18, 2024
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Trust in Financial Industry at Risk After Spate of Scandals Rocks Sector; Customer Confidence Could Ebb
There is concern within the financial industry that a spate of scandals involving financial insti...
December 18, 2024
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Thefts From MUFG Safe Deposit Boxes Shake Confidence; Current System Makes It Difficult to Notice Missing Items
A former MUFG Bank employee’s thefts of customer assets worth more than ¥1 billion from safe depo...
December 17, 2024
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MUFG Bank Head Apologizes for Safe Deposit Thefts by Ex-Employee
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa on Monday apologized for thefts by a the...
December 16, 2024
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MUFG Bank Ordered to Report on Safe Deposit Box Thefts
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Financial Services Agency has ordered MUFG Bank to submit a report o...
December 16, 2024
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Japanese Edible Cricket Startup Files for Bankruptcy after Being Unable to Overcome Aversion to Eating Insects
TOKUSHIMA — A Tokushima-based startup that produced edible crickets has suspended operations and ...
December 15, 2024
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Japan’s Kura Sushi Unveils Special Menu with 70 Dishes from Around the World to Be Offered at 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo
Major conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain Kura Sushi, Inc. unveiled a special menu to be served ...
December 13, 2024
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NTT to Offer Less Power-hungry Server, with AI Set to Bring Boom Times
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. plans to start marketing a new type of server as early as fi...
December 13, 2024
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Japanese Sake Dassai’s Brewery to Make Sake in Space; If Successful, Limited-Edition Sake to be Sold for ¥100 Million
Asahi Shuzo Co., known for its sake Dassai, announced on Wednesday that will attempt to brew sake...
December 12, 2024
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