Companies
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Nagoya firm attempting to brew beer in space
A Nagoya-based precision machinery maker is working on technology for brewing out-of-this-world beer...
January 4, 2022
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Eneos eyes 1,000 quick chargers for EVs by FY25
Eneos Holdings, Inc. plans to install 1,000 quick chargers for electric vehicles by fiscal 2025, Pre...
January 3, 2022
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Companies vie for mid-career IT talent as digitization accelerates
An increasing number of Japanese companies are recruiting employees who are already established in t...
January 2, 2022
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Honda nudges employees to return to office
Beginning Thursday, Honda Motor Co. will seek to have 70% of its employees work at the office, up fr...
January 2, 2022
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Pandemic-hit airlines expand horizons in search of profit
With their flight operations suffering losses amid the pandemic, airlines are finding creative ways ...
January 2, 2022
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Power companies gear up for surge in electricity demand over winter
As winter sets in, power companies are implementing measures to prevent a repeat of problems that oc...
December 28, 2021
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Michelin Japan to relocate head office to Gunma Pref.
The Japanese unit of French tire maker Michelin will relocate its head office from Tokyo’s Shinjuku ...
December 27, 2021
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Land-based fish farming to be covered by insurance
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. plans to sell an insurance policy for operators of land-ba...
December 27, 2021
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Mitsubishi UFJ to make ¥300 bil. growth investment
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to make new investments of ¥200 billi...
December 26, 2021
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Tokyo VR firm gives customers taste of intl travel
A customer “travels” to popular tourist destinations through the use of virtual reality goggles at a...
December 25, 2021
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Nippon Steel sues trader Mitsui over patent infringement
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nippon Steel Corp. has filed with Tokyo District Court a lawsuit against Mitsui...
December 24, 2021
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Mitsubishi Electric punishes 12 executives over improper quality control
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. punished 12 of its executives, including former presidents, in connection ...
December 24, 2021
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Hitachi subsidiary found with inappropriate inspections
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Hitachi Astemo Ltd., an automotive parts subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., said Wedne...
December 23, 2021
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McDonald’s Japan to only sell small McFry sizes for 7 days
McDonald’s Japan will suspend sales of its medium and large McFry french fries nationwide from Dec. ...
December 23, 2021
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Daihatsu to electrify all new vehicles by 2030
Daihatsu Motor Co. said Monday that all of its new models for the domestic market will be electric v...
December 21, 2021
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