Companies
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Seven & i Mulls Early Sale of Superstore Business
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Seven & i Holdings Co. is considering selling its superstore operations, inc...
October 5, 2024
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Japan Has Chance to Be ‘Crypto Hub of Asia,’ Says Ethereum Cofounder Charles Hoskinson
Fifteen years ago Bitcoin was first launched, giving investors a new way to speculate. A few peop...
October 4, 2024
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JR East Eyes Freight-Only Cars for Shinkasen Trains as Japan Logistics Industry Suffers from Labor Shortage
East Japan Railway Co. is considering the development of a dedicated Shinkansen car that will hav...
October 3, 2024
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TEPCO Pres. Named Pres. of Int’l Body for Nuclear Operators
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. President Tomoaki Kobayakawa was ap...
October 2, 2024
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Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen Celebrates 60 Years of Speed; Service Carried 7 Billion Passengers Since Opening
Tokaido Shinkansen commemorated 60 years of service at JR Tokyo Station on Tuesday.
...October 1, 2024
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JAL Cancels Celebration of 50 Years of Japan-China Flights, Seen as Inappropriate in Wake of Japanese Boy’s Stabbing
Regular flights between Japan and China marked their 50-year anniversary Sunday. Japan Airlines C...
September 30, 2024
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Companies Building Wooden Stores in Kyushu; Aim to Make Facilities More Environmentally Friendly
Retailers are constructing wooden buildings in Kyushu because the manufacturing of the building m...
September 29, 2024
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Camera Failure at Fukushima N-plant Likely Caused by Overcurrent due to Strong Radiation; No Prospect of Resuming Operation
Cameras attached to a device used to retrieve radioactive debris from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear...
September 27, 2024
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SoftBank Group Firms Pay Salaries through PayPay
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Telecommunications and investment company SoftBank Group Corp. and nine affi...
September 26, 2024
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Japan Watchdog Seeks ¥21.76 Mil. Fine For Nomura Securities;Manipulation of Govt Bond Futures Market Suspected
Japan’s financial watchdog recommended Wednesday a ¥21.76 million fine for Nomura Securities Co. ...
September 25, 2024
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Umaibo, You Too? Japan’s Yaokin Co. to Increase Prices of Beloved Snack Again
The price of Umaibo, stick-shaped puffed corn snacks, will be raised from ¥12 to ¥15 starting wit...
September 25, 2024
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Japan’s Meiji to Boost IP Protection After Popular Snack Copied; Fake Earphones Based on Long-Selling Kinoko no Yama
Meiji Co. is planning to heighten protection of its intellectual property, in response to the sal...
September 25, 2024
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Japan Bullet Train Riders Invited On Wild Shrimp Chase; Tokaido Line, Popular Snack Share 60th Anniversary
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, Central Japan ...
September 25, 2024
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JR East Employee in His 70s Earns Doctorate on Safe Train Operations; Believes Accidents Caused by Human Error Can Be Reduced
Yoshinobu Katagata, a senior engineer at East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), has earned a doctorate...
September 23, 2024
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4 Japanese Banks Participate in Int’l Digital Currency Project
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Four Japanese banks are among over 40 commercial financial institutions partic...
September 22, 2024
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