Companies
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Google Japan Workers Form Labor Union for 1st Time Amid Layoff Fears
Employees of Google LLC’s Japan arm have formed a labor union for the first time amid fears over mas...
March 3, 2023
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Japan Sushi Chain Installs AI camera system to Thwart Customer Meddling
Kura Shushi Inc. on Thursday introduced high-tech cameras at its outlets to monitor conveyor-belt fo...
March 3, 2023
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Japan Communication Giants NTT, KDDI to Cooperate on 6G Technology
NTT Corp. and KDDI Corp. aim to jointly develop next-generation communications infrastructure techno...
March 2, 2023
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Switching Phone Carriers to be Made Easier in Japan
The four major cell phone carriers and other companies will introduce a system as early as late May ...
March 2, 2023
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Toshiba Buyout Proposal Faces Increasing Uncertainty
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The proposed acquisition of Toshiba Corp. faces increasing uncertainty as the c...
March 1, 2023
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Japanese Firms Accelerating Their Withdrawal from Russia
Major Japanese companies are increasingly speeding their pullout from Russia following that country’...
February 28, 2023
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Charter Services Return to Reconnect Ibaraki, Seoul on March 25
The Ibaraki prefectural government announced Friday that a series of chartered flights connecting Ib...
February 26, 2023
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E8 Series Yamagata Shinkansen Bullet Train Unveiled to Media
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) unveiled a new Shinkansen bullet train, the E8 Series, to be introd...
February 25, 2023
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Kansai Electric to Halt New Sales Activities over Data Scandal
OSAKA — Kansai Electric Power Co. said Friday it will halt new sales activities until the end of Apr...
February 25, 2023
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Another Video Surfaces of Sushiro Customer Tampering with Food
A video of a Sushiro restaurant customer spraying alcohol disinfectant on sushi as it moved on the c...
February 25, 2023
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UPS Launches Regular Intl Cargo Service at Airport in Kyushu
U.S. logistics giant United Parcel Service, Inc. began regular international cargo service to and fr...
February 25, 2023
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Toyota Eyes EV Production at U.S., European, Thai Plants
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. is considering producing electric vehicles at its plants in...
February 23, 2023
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NRA Approves TEPCO Plan to Monitor Water Release
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday effectively approved a Tokyo ...
February 23, 2023
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Yahoo Japan to Pay Employees ¥50,000 as Teleworking Subsidy
Yahoo Japan Corp. will pay all its employees ¥50,000 to support their working remotely, using the co...
February 22, 2023
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Japan FSA to Inspect Meiji Yasuda Life after Scandal of Sales Staff
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to conduct an on-site inspection of Me...
February 22, 2023
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