Companies
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Generative AI System Assists Foreign Visitors to Japan at Haneda Airport; Tourists Can Interact with System Using English, Chinese
Yamato Holdings Co. and others on Tuesday began an experiment using generative artificial intelli...
November 13, 2024
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Nvidia and SoftBank Pilot World’s First AI and 5G Telecom Network
TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Leading chipmaker Nvidia and SoftBank Corp, the telecommunications arm ...
November 13, 2024
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Special Equipment Manufacturers ShinMaywa, Kyokuto Kaihatu Kogyo Suspected of Forming Price Cartel
The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of two major manufacture...
November 12, 2024
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Japanese Companies Sprucing Up Employee Dorms to Attract New Workers, Keep Young Ones They Have
Some are being decked out with spa-like baths with saunas and sports gyms, and maybe a cafe to en...
November 10, 2024
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Toyota to Invest $1.45 Billion Dollars in Mexico
SAO PAULO (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $1.45 billion in Mexico to expand truck p...
November 10, 2024
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Japan’s Major Carmakers to Review Production Bases After Trump Win; Mexico Manufactured Vehicles Could be Hit by Tariffs
Major Japanese carmakers, whose main market is the United States, are wary about possible U.S. po...
November 8, 2024
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Rakuten Launches Unmanned Delivery Service in Tokyo’s Harumi Area; Delivering from Starbucks, Yoshinoya, Bunka-do
Rakuten Group has launched an unmanned delivery service of food and other items using robots in T...
November 8, 2024
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Nippon Steel Seeks to Close US Steel Deal before Trump Returns to White House
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Steel 5401.T hopes to close its $15 billion deal to buy US Steel...
November 8, 2024
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Nintendo’s Switch Successor to Be Backward Compatible; Online Services Also Carried Over to New Console Generation
Nintendo Co. said Wednesday that the successor to its Nintendo Switch flagship game console will ...
November 7, 2024
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Spent N-fuel Storage Facility Begins Operation; Tons Of Fuel To Be Stored in Aomori Up To 50 Years
The nation’s first interim facility to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel in Mutsu, Aomori Pref...
November 6, 2024
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Nissan, Mitsubishi to Establish Joint Venture for Level 4 Autonomous Driving Service; EV Batteries also Within Scope
Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. have decided to establish a joint venture by the end of fis...
November 4, 2024
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‘Flying Car’ Successfully Tested By Toyota Motor Startup, Moving Automaker Closer to Nearly 80-Year-Old Dream
A Toyota Motor Corp. startup has successfully conducted the first domestic flight of its “flying ...
November 3, 2024
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Hearing Aids Becoming More Fashionable, Functional; Demand Rising as Japan’s Population Continues to Age Rapidly
As Japan’s population is aging, demand for hearing aids is increasing in the country. Last year s...
November 3, 2024
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Major Start-Up Support Center Station Ai Opens in Nagoya; ¥15.3 Bil. Facility Built to Bring Together Emerging Companies
NAGOYA — Station Ai, one of the world’s largest start-up support centers, opened in Nagoya on Thu...
November 1, 2024
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Sake Company Harvests Rice from Tokyo Rooftop Rice Paddy; Growth Delayed due to Bad Weather but Recovered Thanks to Summer Weather
About 20 employees from Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co. harvested rice on the roof of the company’s To...
October 31, 2024
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