Companies
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Aeon Announces Price Cuts of Up to 23%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. has announced price cuts of 2% to 23% for 28 ...
March 27, 2024
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Japan Companies Raise Starting Salaries for New Graduates; Retention of Young Employees a Concern
An increasing number of companies are raising their starting salaries as they look to hire and re...
March 26, 2024
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Fatal Case Reported among Kobayashi Supplement Users (Update 1)
Osaka (Jiji Press)—A consumer who was continuously buying a supplement containing “beni koji” red...
March 26, 2024
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New Earphones Shaped Like Chocolate-Covered Mushrooms; Meiji to Sell Just 3,500 Sets Based on Popular Japanese Snack
Wireless earphones shaped like chocolate-covered mushrooms were set to be released Tuesday, accor...
March 26, 2024
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Honda Aircraft Aims to Increase Sales with HondaJet Echelon; Firm Hopes to Attract New Buyers with Aircraft’s High Fuel Efficiency
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The president of Honda Aircraft Co., a U.S. subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., sai...
March 24, 2024
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Mitsubishi Motors Considers Reviving Once-Flagship Pajero SUV for Domestic Market by 2027
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is considering bringing back the Pajero, its once flagship sport utility ...
March 23, 2024
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Shinjuku Alta Commercial Facility to Close in February Next Year; Known as Filming Location for Live Variety Show ‘Waratte Iitomo!’
Shinjuku Alta, a commercial facility known as the symbol of the east exit of JR Shinjuku Station ...
March 22, 2024
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Japan’s KDDI to Take Control of Generative AI Startup Elyza
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. said Monday that it will make generati...
March 19, 2024
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Fukushima N-Plant Completes Water Discharge for 1st Year
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Sunday that its Fukushima No...
March 17, 2024
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Japan Businesses Inspect Scallop Processing in Mexico; U.S. Market in Mind Amid China’s Import Ban on Seafood
ENSENADA, Mexico — Japanese businesspeople inspected scallop processing at factories in northwest...
March 17, 2024
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Honda, Nissan Partnership Has Potential to Change Market Share amid Competition from China
The Japanese automobile industry has reached a turning point. Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co...
March 16, 2024
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Japan FTC Names 10 Firms for Rejecting Subcontractor Price Hikes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Fair Trade Commission on Friday published the names of 10 companies that...
March 16, 2024
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McDonald’s Japan: System Failure Causes Suspension of Operations at Many Outlets
McDonald’s Japan had a system failure Friday afternoon, causing many outlets around the country t...
March 15, 2024
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Honda, Nissan Announce Strategic Partnership is Under Consideration; AI Development, Component Standardization Being Mulled
Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. announced Friday that they have officially started consideri...
March 15, 2024
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Rakuten Mobile Temporalily Experienced Data Communication Failure in Some Areas; Service Restored (UPDATE1)
Rakuten Mobile, Inc. announced Friday that data communication has been unavailable or difficult t...
March 15, 2024
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