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Fewer Japanese companies sponsor Team Japan for Beijing Games amid Tokyo 2020 woes, issues in China
A few Japanese companies are among the Olympic sponsors supporting the Games and Japan’s delegation ...
February 2, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Japan Post looks to branch into digital map business
Japan Post Group plans to jump into the digital map business, making use of its postal delivery netw...
February 2, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Trial service could signal the end of missed deliveries for car owners
Yamato Transport Co., KDDI Corp. and other entities have started trialing a service in which deliver...
February 2, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Seven & i Holdings to offload department store unit
Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. is in the final stages of arrangements to sell its Sogo...
February 1, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Honda to procure EV batteries from China, S. Korea manufacturers
Honda Motor Co. plans to procure batteries for its electric vehicles from Chinese and South Korean m...
January 30, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Can Panasonic as a holding company revive its former glory?
OSAKA — Panasonic Corp. plans to make the switchover to a holding company in April 2022, complete wi...
January 23, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Upcycled crops used to make new, surprising products in Japan
Upcycling crops that would have otherwise been thrown away is becoming more popular, from making den...
January 23, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Tiger releases 1st bottle that keeps carbonated drinks fizzy
Tiger Corp., a leading domestic maker of thermos bottles and rice cookers, has become the first Japa...
January 22, 2022 - COMPANIES
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4-year wait may be norm for Toyota’s new Land Cruiser 300 series
Toyota Motor Corp. expects delivery wait times for its new Land Cruiser 300 series sports-utility ve...
January 21, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Nissan rolls out latest model of iconic Z series
Nissan Motor Corp. unveiled the latest model of its iconic Z sports car at the Tokyo Auto Salon, whi...
January 20, 2022 - COMPANIES
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ANA, JAL to return domestic flight schedules to pre-pandemic levels
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines said Tuesday they will bring back their sc...
January 19, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Seven-Eleven to deploy self-checkout registers nationwide by 2025
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. will deploy self-checkout registers at its stores across the country by 2025,...
January 19, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Courtyard by Marriott Nagoya hotel to open in March
NAGOYA — A Courtyard brand hotel operated by U.S. hotel chain Marriott International, Inc. will open...
January 19, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Companies find benefits in reduced packaging trend
When Nintendo Co. released the latest version of its popular game console, Nintendo Switch, in Octob...
January 19, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Akihabara cafes work to establish certification system for respectable businesses
Operators of themed cafes in Tokyo’s Akihabara district established the Akihabara Concept Shop Union...
January 18, 2022 - COMPANIES
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President of Chubu Electric mulls investment in Asian, Eastern European companies
Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi said in a recent interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun...
January 16, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Yahoo Japan to discard rules on employee location Share
Yahoo Japan Corp. is set to abolish residence restrictions to enable its about 8,000 employees to li...
January 13, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Isuzu, Honda to test hydrogen-powered trucks on public roads
Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Honda Motor Co. plan to test a hydrogen fuel-cell truck on public roads in aut...
January 13, 2022 - COMPANIES
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TOTO to build faucet factory in Vietnam
FUKUOKA — Toto Ltd. will build a new factory for faucets in northern Vietnam to meet growing global ...
January 10, 2022 - COMPANIES
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SoftBank offshoot to help boost decarbonization of regional govts
Agoop Corp. plans to help regional governments and corporations decarbonize by analyzing information...
January 9, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Craftsmen, companies bring consumers into creative process in Japan
When companies and consumers walk hand-in-hand in the creation of a product, it produces brand loyal...
January 9, 2022 - COMPANIES
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As Toshiba investors carp, No. 2 shareholder urges EGM vote on break-up plan
TOKYO (Reuters) — The second-largest investor in Japan’s Toshiba Corp on Thursday called for an extr...
January 6, 2022 - COMPANIES
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High-end mirrorless single-lens cameras shaking up market
Mirrorless single-lens cameras, first released as entry-level cameras for beginners, have been evolv...
January 6, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Mitsubishi Estate to sell homes made from only Japan-grown wood
Beginning in April, Mitsubishi Estate Co. will sell single-story houses made exclusively from Japan-...
January 5, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Some 3G flip phones to become unusable soon in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Traditional flip mobile phones, dubbed “garakei,” a staple of the days before t...
January 4, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Convenience store chain to open eco-friendly outlets
Lawson Inc. plans to open eco-friendly stores in which all electricity will come from renewable ener...
January 4, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Nagoya firm attempting to brew beer in space
A Nagoya-based precision machinery maker is working on technology for brewing out-of-this-world beer...
January 4, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Eneos eyes 1,000 quick chargers for EVs by FY25
Eneos Holdings, Inc. plans to install 1,000 quick chargers for electric vehicles by fiscal 2025, Pre...
January 3, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Companies vie for mid-career IT talent as digitization accelerates
An increasing number of Japanese companies are recruiting employees who are already established in t...
January 2, 2022 - COMPANIES
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Honda nudges employees to return to office
Beginning Thursday, Honda Motor Co. will seek to have 70% of its employees work at the office, up fr...
January 2, 2022 - COMPANIES
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