Companies
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EVA Air Resumes Regular Service Between Japan’s Komatsu Airport and Taipei After 3 Years
EVA Airways Corp. on Saturday resumed a regular service between Komatsu Airport in Ishikawa Prefect...
April 2, 2023
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Japan Ends PHS Wireless Communication after 28 Years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan terminated its last remaining personal handy phone system, or PHS, wirele...
April 2, 2023
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Companies Welcome New Employees as Post-COVID Era Begins
Lawson, Inc. and ANA Holdings Inc. were among the companies that held entrance ceremonies on Saturda...
April 1, 2023
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JFTC: Cartels ‘Disregarded Principles of Market Liberalization’
Three power companies hit with fines by the Japan Fair Trade Commission for forming cartels sought t...
April 1, 2023
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5.29 Mil. Sets of NTT Docomo Customer Info Feared Exposed
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — NTT Docomo Inc. said Friday that up to 5.29 million sets of personal informatio...
March 31, 2023
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Toyota’s St Petersburg Plant Handed Over to Russian State
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia said on Friday Japanese carmaker Toyota’s factory in St Petersburg had bee...
March 31, 2023
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TEPCO Cuts Planned Electricity Price Hikes to 17%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it has narrowed i...
March 31, 2023
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Toyota Launches 1st Fully Electric Lexus Model
Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday launched its first fully electric Lexus model — the RZ. In additi...
March 31, 2023
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Mizuho, Line Scrap Joint Bank Project
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and messaging app provider Line Corp. said Thursday...
March 31, 2023
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Seven & i Mulling Postponing Sogo & Seibu Sale Again
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co. is considering postponing the sale of ...
March 30, 2023
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5 Toshiba Ex-Execs Ordered to Pay Damages over Accounting Scandal
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ordered five former Toshiba Corp. executive...
March 30, 2023
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JR Tokai Eyes Automated Shinkansen Operations by ’28
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) plans to introduce an automated operation ...
March 27, 2023
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FTC to Fine 5 Drug Wholesalers over Bid Rigging
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Fair Trade Commission has imposed penalties totaling some ¥627 million on ...
March 26, 2023
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SMFG Targets New Revenue Streams Via Metaverse Gaming
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is venturing into the metaverse by leveraging gaming i...
March 26, 2023
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Japanese Bidet Toilet Makers Targeting Rich People Overseas
FRANKFURT (Jiji Press) — Japanese bidet toilet makers are rushing to promote their products to wealt...
March 25, 2023
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