Companies
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Japanese Hotel Operator Unizo Files for Bankruptcy
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese real estate firm and hotel operator Unizo Holdings Co. has filed for b...
April 28, 2023
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Honda Gearing Up for EV Shift in N. America with General Motors
TOKYO (AP) — Honda is gearing up for an electrification shift in North America with two models devel...
April 27, 2023
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Aeon to Make Inageya Supermarkets Subsidiary
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. plans to make Inageya Co., a major supermarket c...
April 26, 2023
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Rapidus to Receive ¥260 Bil. in Extra Aid
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s industry ministry Tuesday said it will provide ¥260 billion in addition...
April 26, 2023
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Toyota to Expand System of Shorter Working Hours for Parents
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to expand the scope of a system under which employees with children can wor...
April 26, 2023
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Memorial Held for Late Toyota Honorary Chairman
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A memorial ceremony was held in Tokyo on Monday for the late Toyota Motor Corp....
April 24, 2023
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Sato: Toyota to Adapt Urgently to Electric Vehicle Market Growth
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. will seek to adapt to the soaring popularity of electric ve...
April 22, 2023
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Airline Reservations Surge for Golden Week
Airlines announced Friday current booking results for the upcoming Golden Week holiday season, which...
April 22, 2023
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Survey: 42% of Major Japanese Companies to Increase Hiring Next Spring
Forty-two percent of companies plan to increase new graduate hires in spring 2024, up six percentag...
April 22, 2023
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JP Bank VP Tanigaki to Head Insurance Arm
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Post Insurance Co. said Wednesday that it will appoint Japan Post Bank Ex...
April 21, 2023
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Kansai Electric’s Data Access Scandal Expands
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Kansai Electric Power Co.’s data access scandal has affected information on no...
April 20, 2023
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Toyota, Honda, Nissan Show New EVs at Auto Shanghai
SHANGHAI — The buzz at Auto Shanghai when it opened Tuesday was the slew of electric vehicles being ...
April 19, 2023
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5 Power Firms Slapped with Biz Improvement Orders
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The industry ministry issued business improvement orders on Monday to five powe...
April 18, 2023
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TEPCO’s Power Rate Hike Plan Draws Public Opposition
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A plan by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to raise household rates ...
April 14, 2023
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JR West to Develop Hydrogen-Powered Trains
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — West Japan Railway Co. , or JR West, has said it will develop trains powered b...
April 14, 2023
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