Companies
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Japan’s Rapidus to Develop AI Chip Parts with Tenstorrent
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp. said Tuesday that it will develop a semicon...
February 28, 2024
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Hankyu to Introduce Reserve Seating Car on Kyoto Line from July; Company to Charge Additional ¥500 to Reserve Seats
Hankyu Railway will introduce a seat reservation service from July for limited express trains tha...
February 27, 2024
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Omron to Cut 2,000 Jobs; 1,000 in Japan; Affected by Chinese Economic Slowdown
Control system manufacturer Omron Corp. will cut approximately 2,000 jobs in Japan and overseas, ...
February 26, 2024
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Environmental Considerations to Be Sought for Rapidus Plant
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Local fishery groups are set to request that environmental considerations be...
February 26, 2024
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Welcia, Tsuruha Mull Merging Operations
TOKYO, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press) — Welcia Holdings Co., Japan’s largest drugstore chain, and Tsuruha H...
February 26, 2024
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JR Tokai, Shizuoka Leaders Discuss Environmental Steps over Maglev Line
Shizuoka (Jiji Press)—Shunsuke Niwa, president of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, had a meet...
February 26, 2024
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Toshiba Launches Weather Service to Predict Hail, Expected to Be Utilized for Public and Private Sectors
Toshiba Corp. launched a weather analysis service that predicts hail for companies and local governm...
February 25, 2024
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Water, Electricity Helped TSMC Pick Kumamoto as Japan Base; But Semiconductor Maker May Face Labor Supply Issues
The government took the lead in attracting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to build a plant i...
February 24, 2024
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Toyota Industries Receives Correction Order
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s transport ministry Thursday ordered Toyota Industries Corp. to drasticall...
February 22, 2024
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Itochu to Support Bigmotor’s Biz Reconstruction
TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. has decided to support the r...
February 22, 2024
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Snow Peak to Go Private with Help from U.S. Fund
Niigata, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)—Japanese outdoor goods maker Snow Peak Inc. said Tuesday it will go pr...
February 21, 2024
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Konaka, Samantha Thavasa to Merge in July
TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press) — Men’s suit seller Konaka Co. and Samantha Thavasa Japan Ltd., a fashio...
February 21, 2024
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80 Japan Firms Participate in 1st Japan-Ukraine Reconstruction Conference; Companies to Help in Agriculture, Tech, Infrastructure
About 80 Japanese companies took part in the inaugural Japan-Ukraine Conference for Promotion of Eco...
February 20, 2024
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Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant set for Sept. Restart; First in Eastern Japan to Resume Operations since 2011 Quake
Tohoku Electric Power Co. is set to restart the No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in ...
February 20, 2024
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Toyota Plans to Cover Increase in Labor Costs of Parts Suppliers to Secure Talent amid Severe Labor Shortages
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to cover the increase in labor costs of its parts suppliers from the first ...
February 19, 2024
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