Companies
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Itochu to Launch Japan’s First Fund for More Energy Storage Plants
Itochu Corp. will set up a public-private fund within the fiscal year to support the spread of energ...
December 4, 2023
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Toyota Plans to Expand Battery EV Line-Up in Europe to 6 Models by 2026
TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor said on Monday it would increase its line-up of battery electric vehi...
December 4, 2023
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Toyota Partially Halts Production in China
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Major production adjustments are underway at Toyota Motor Corp.’s assembly pl...
December 2, 2023
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial to Promote Nakashima to Pres.
TOKYO, Nov. 30 (Jiji Press) — Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Thursday that it will promot...
December 1, 2023
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Honda to Invest in Electric Motorcycle Business
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Honda Motor Co. has announced a plan to invest ¥500 billion in electric motorcy...
November 30, 2023
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Toyota Again Halts Production Lines at Central Japan Plant
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday revealed that production lines at the Fujimats...
November 30, 2023
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Rapidus Hunts for Engineers to Help Japan Regain Faded Chip Glory
TOKYO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Government-backed Japanese chip foundry venture Rapidus is hunting high an...
November 28, 2023
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IT Companies Unable to Stop Developing Generative AI Even As Alarm Bells Ring
NEW YORK — The recent ouster and return of the head of ChatGPT developer OpenAI Inc. has once again ...
November 27, 2023
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Over 400,000 Records from LY Corp, Which Operates Line App, May Have Been Leaked in Cyber-Attack
Over 400,000 records, including user information for the Line free communication app operated by LY ...
November 27, 2023
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Sushiro to Open 1st Store in Indonesia
JAKARTA (Jiji Press) — Conveyor-belt sushi chain Sushiro will open an outlet in Jakarta on Monday, i...
November 27, 2023
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Japan Train Driver Shortage Spells End of Line for Some Local Services
Many local railway operators across Japan are having to reduce or suspend services due to a train dr...
November 26, 2023
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3 Japan Railway Firms to Introduce System to Pay Fare by Tapping Credit Card at Ticket Gates
Three major private railway companies will introduce a system by the end of next year in which passe...
November 25, 2023
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Nissan to Invest $1.4 Billion to Make EV Versions of its Best-Selling Cars at its U.K. Factory
LONDON (AP) — Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make ele...
November 25, 2023
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Toshiba Aims to Rebuild in Private to Evoke Past Glory, Wipe Away Ghosts of Recent Turmoil
With Toshiba Corp. formally deciding to take itself private, expectations are that the company will ...
November 23, 2023
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Toyota Hilux Ads Banned in Britain on Environmental Grounds
LONDON (Jiji Press) — Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority on Wednesday announced a ban on ads ...
November 23, 2023
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