Companies
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Sushiro Stops Serving Unordered Food in Response to Offensive Behavior
Akindo Sushiro Co., the operator of the Sushiro chain, has stopped serving unordered food on its con...
February 4, 2023
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Keidanren to Skip Appointing Toyota Chief as Vice hair
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, has decided to appoint six new vic...
February 4, 2023
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Clients’ Data Fraudulently Accessed at Kyushu Electric
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Kyushu Electric Power Co. employees illicitly accessed information on 13,960 cu...
February 4, 2023
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5 Major Banks’ Net Profits Fall in April-Dec.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The combined consolidated net profits of five major banking groups in April-Dec...
February 4, 2023
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Hino to Post ¥55 billion Net Loss for Fiscal ’22
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks are expected to move on a firm note this week thanks to receding u...
February 4, 2023
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Nissan, Renault to Meet Press Mon. on Partnership Review
Paris —Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. and its French partner, Renault SA, said Thursday that they will hol...
February 3, 2023
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ANA, JAL Log 1st April-Dec. Net Profits in 3 Yrs
Tokyo — Japan’s two major air carriers Thursday reported their first April-December group net profit...
February 3, 2023
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Honda Outlines Hydrogen Power Plans to Go Green
TOKYO (AP) — Honda is expanding the use of hydrogen to include trucks and construction equipment, el...
February 3, 2023
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Aeon to Raise Part-Timer Wages by 7 %
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese retailer Aeon Co. will raise hourly wages by 7% on average from March ...
February 2, 2023
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4 Major Japanese Dept. Stores Post Solid Sales Growth in Jan.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four major department store operators Wednesday reported solid same-store sales...
February 2, 2023
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Sony Hikes Net Profit Forecast
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Sony upgraded its annual net profit forecast on Thursday, saying it expects stron...
February 2, 2023
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8 Major Japan Power Firms Log Net Losses in April-Dec.
TOKOYO (Jiji Press) — Eight of Japan’s nine major power utilities incurred hefty group net losses in...
February 2, 2023
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Yahoo Japan, Line to Merge with Z Holdings
Z Holdings Corp. announced Thursday it plans to merge with Yahoo Japan Corp. and free messaging app ...
February 2, 2023
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Hiroki Totoki to Replace Kenichiro Yoshida as Sony President
Hiroki Totoki, currently Sony Group Corp.’s executive deputy president and chief financial officer, ...
February 2, 2023
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Department Stores Turn Fateful Corner Amid Closures
Hit by successive blows from redevelopment and online shopping, department stores are witnessing an ...
February 1, 2023
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