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Nissan, Mitsubishi mini EVs named Japan Car of the Year
Electric minivehicles jointly developed by Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. were named 2...
December 9, 2022
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EV charging station operators target apartment blocks for expansion
Services to install electric vehicle chargers in apartment buildings are being offered by an ever-gr...
December 9, 2022
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NEC develops gateless biometric authentication system to ease congestion
NEC Corp. announced that it has developed a biometric authentication system that does not require ga...
December 8, 2022
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Japan Post unveils drones for deliveries
Japan Post Co. has unveiled a new model of drone to be used for deliveries that it aims to put into ...
December 7, 2022
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Ex-BOJ Inaba to become NHK president
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese public broadcaster NHK said Monday it will appoint former Bank of Japa...
December 6, 2022
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JAL, major paper firm begin recycling paper cups
Japan Airlines Co. and Nippon Paper Industries Co. began a joint initiative Thursday to recycle pape...
December 6, 2022
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Small makers’ unions to raise pay hike demand
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An umbrella body of labor unions at small and midsize manufacturing firms said ...
December 6, 2022
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Mitsukoshi opens store in Philippines
MANILA (Jiji Press) — Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. has recently opened a commercial facility in t...
December 4, 2022
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Spread of telework helps Japan companies move head offices out of Tokyo
Thanks to the spread of teleworking during the pandemic, many companies are no longer requiring empl...
December 4, 2022
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Green Lawson opens in Tokyo with avatars, aiming for zero food waste
Convenience store chain operator Lawson, Inc. on Monday opened its first Green Lawson, aiming to ac...
December 4, 2022
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JR East’s self-driving bus to begin operations in Miyagi
TOME, Miyagi Pref. (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will start operating a self-drivi...
December 3, 2022
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Alibaba founder Jack Ma living in Japan
SHANGHAI (Jiji Press) — Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd....
December 1, 2022
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Mos fast-food operator launches premium burger outlet
Mos Food Services Inc. opened a new outlet near Hiroo Station in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on Tuesday that...
November 29, 2022
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Eisai shares plunge 10% in Tokyo after report of death in Alzheimer’s trial
TOKYO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Shares in Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co 4523.T headed for their biggest plun...
November 29, 2022
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Toyota gives makeover to Prius 25 years after hybrid’s debut
Toyota Motor Corp. earlier this month unveiled a redesigned Prius on the occasion of the hybrid’s 25...
November 28, 2022
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