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Japan Regulator Casts Doubt on TEPCO Nuclear Plant Restart
Issues in the inspection of TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant are making it difficult f...
March 9, 2023
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JAL Website Fails Amid Surge in Access Due to 6,600 Yen Campaign
Japan Airlines announced Thursday that customers were having difficulty connecting to its website. ...
March 9, 2023
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Nissan to OK Biggest Pay Hike
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday showed its readiness to approve the bigg...
March 9, 2023
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ANA Holdings to Acquire Nippon Cargo Airlines
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — ANA Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it will acquire Nippon Cargo Airlines, a un...
March 8, 2023
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Railway Operators to Decide Own Mask-Wearing Policies Starting Monday
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A liaison committee of railway operators plans to allow each member company to ...
March 8, 2023
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Decision to Wear Masks Left to Shoppers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four major department store operators will leave decisions on whether to wear f...
March 8, 2023
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Next-Generation Reactor under Development
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The development of “advanced light-water reactors,” considered to be a prototyp...
March 7, 2023
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Role of Japan’s Beauty Goods Sales Staff Undergoing Change
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The role of beauty goods sales staff at department stores and other shops in Ja...
March 7, 2023
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Starbucks to Introduce Reusable Resin Glasses to Reduce Waste
Starbucks Coffee Japan announced it will introduce reusable resin glasses when serving cold drinks i...
March 6, 2023
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Japanese Companies Weigh Mask-Wearing Issue
Companies in Japan are fretting over the issue of mask wearing. The government recently announced th...
March 6, 2023
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Japan’s Power Companies Face Stiffer Fines in Wake of Customer Data Access Scandal
With more than 750,000 cases of unauthorized access of customer information by the major electric po...
March 5, 2023
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Toyota, Nippon Steel Agree on Price Hike for 1st Half of FY 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. and Nippon Steel Corp. have agreed on an increase in steel p...
March 4, 2023
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Faults under Shika N-Power Plant Not Active: NRA
TOKYO — The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Friday that there are no active faults underneath H...
March 4, 2023
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Panel Wants Power Firms to Fully Separate Transmission Biz
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel has recommended that electricity companies with retail divis...
March 4, 2023
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Unmanned Flying Car Makes Test Flight over Osaka for 1st Time
An unmanned flying car flew over Osaka Prefecture for the first time in a test flight on Thursday. ...
March 3, 2023
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