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Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda’s Executive Compensation Jumped 62 Percent to ¥1.622 Billion in Fiscal 2023
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda’s executive compensation jumped 62% to ¥1.622 billion in ...
June 25, 2024
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Toyota to Open Lexus Charging Stations in Japan to Other EV Users; Company Aims to Have 100 Charging Bases by 2030
Toyota Motor Corp. has announced that electric vehicle charging stations currently only available...
June 25, 2024
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Nissan Closes Vehicle Plant in China
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Nissan Motor Co. has closed a passenger car plant in Changzhou, China, in ...
June 24, 2024
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3 MUFG Units to Get Biz Improvement Orders (Update 1)
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Financial Services Agency issued business improvement orders to thre...
June 24, 2024
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Vegetables Slated for Waste Transformed into Vibrant, Child-Safe Crayons
SAITAMA — Locally grown vegetables that were supposed to be discarded due to their misshapen or d...
June 24, 2024
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Honda to End its Production of Motorized Bicycles Up to 50cc in Light of New Emissions Regulations; Plans to Focus on Under 125cc Models
Honda Motor Co. will end its production of motorized bicycles with an engine capacity below 50cc,...
June 23, 2024
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Blackstone to Buy Japan’s Infocom
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — U.S. investment firm Blackstone Inc. has announced that it will acquire Japa...
June 20, 2024
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HondaJet Rental Service to Be Launched for Corporate Customers
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it will launch a service to rent its Hond...
June 19, 2024
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Ricoh Imaging to Release Pentax 17, Half-Frame Film Camera, in July
Ricoh Imaging Co. will release the Pentax 17, its first film camera in 21 years, in Japan on July...
June 19, 2024
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3D-Printer Technology to Be Used to Build Houses in Quake-Damaged Noto Peninsula, War-Torn Ukraine
HIROSHIMA — 3D-printer technology that can build a house with concrete materials in less than a d...
June 19, 2024
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JR Tokai Preparing Shinkansen Service for Heavy Rains; Utilizing New System for Announcements
Last summer, heavy rainfall caused multiple disruptions to the Tokaido Shinkansen timetable, leav...
June 19, 2024
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SoftBank to Offer 1-year, Free Generative AI Search Service
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — SoftBank Corp. said Monday it will offer a search service using generative a...
June 18, 2024
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Toyota President Apologizes to Shareholders for Fraudulent Vehicle Testing
TOYOTA, Aichi — Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato apologized to shareholders for fraudulent ...
June 18, 2024
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Hitachi Develops Tech for Practical Quantum Computers
Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press) — Hitachi Ltd. said Monday it has developed a new technology to reali...
June 18, 2024
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Manufacturers in Japan Relocate Central Operations to Suburban Offices; Firms Seek to Improve Efficiency, Communication
An increasing number of manufacturers are moving central operations that are normally carried out...
June 18, 2024
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