Companies
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Small makers’ unions to raise pay hike demand
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An umbrella body of labor unions at small and midsize manufacturing firms said ...
December 6, 2022
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Mitsukoshi opens store in Philippines
MANILA (Jiji Press) — Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. has recently opened a commercial facility in t...
December 4, 2022
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Spread of telework helps Japan companies move head offices out of Tokyo
Thanks to the spread of teleworking during the pandemic, many companies are no longer requiring empl...
December 4, 2022
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Green Lawson opens in Tokyo with avatars, aiming for zero food waste
Convenience store chain operator Lawson, Inc. on Monday opened its first Green Lawson, aiming to ac...
December 4, 2022
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JR East’s self-driving bus to begin operations in Miyagi
TOME, Miyagi Pref. (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will start operating a self-drivi...
December 3, 2022
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Alibaba founder Jack Ma living in Japan
SHANGHAI (Jiji Press) — Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd....
December 1, 2022
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Mos fast-food operator launches premium burger outlet
Mos Food Services Inc. opened a new outlet near Hiroo Station in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on Tuesday that...
November 29, 2022
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Eisai shares plunge 10% in Tokyo after report of death in Alzheimer’s trial
TOKYO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Shares in Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co 4523.T headed for their biggest plun...
November 29, 2022
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Toyota gives makeover to Prius 25 years after hybrid’s debut
Toyota Motor Corp. earlier this month unveiled a redesigned Prius on the occasion of the hybrid’s 25...
November 28, 2022
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Sony to use paper, bamboo materials in packaging
Sony Corp. will focus on using eco-friendly materials for product packaging instead of plastics from...
November 27, 2022
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Rakuten robots deliver Seiyu, Starbucks products day and night as service expanded
Rakuten Group, Inc. has launched a full-scale robot delivery service in the area around Tsukuba Stat...
November 22, 2022
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Restaurants eye robot help to ease labor shortage
Robot technology introduced at some eateries amid the pandemic to limit human contact might be here ...
November 20, 2022
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Japan firm’s cartilage conduction headphones strike a chord with users
A Tokyo-based audio equipment firm’s world-first, cartilage-conduction headphones have been attracti...
November 19, 2022
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Toyota unveils fully revamped 5th-generation Lexus RX
Toyota Motor Corp. released Friday the 5th-generation Lexus RX, the first complete revamp of its lux...
November 19, 2022
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Major Japanese firms team up to collect waste cooking oil for sustainable aviation fuel
Major real estate firm Mitsubishi Estate Co. and plant operator JGC Holdings Corp. have reached a ba...
November 19, 2022
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