Economy
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Yomiuri Poll: 80% of Business Leaders in Japan Predict ‘Slow’ Economic Recovery
Eighty percent of business leaders at major companies expect a slow economic recovery in the first h...
January 6, 2021
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Bumpy Road ahead for Automakers to Achieve Japan’s Goal for All New Vehicles to be Electrified
The green growth strategy announced by the government sets a goal for all new vehicles to be electri...
December 31, 2020
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Unprecedented Quality, Publicity behind Success of ‘Demon Slayer’
Who would have expected a new box office record to be set in this pandemic-hit year? The animated m...
December 30, 2020
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Japan’s Regional Banks Search for Earnings outside of Lending
Regional banks are now under increasing pressure to reorganize under the initiative of the governmen...
December 30, 2020
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Prices Soar for New Year’s Seafood Delicacies
Salmon roe and herring roe, traditional delicacies on dining tables during the New Year holidays, wi...
December 27, 2020
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Japan Targets Halving Airplane CO2 Emissions by 2050
Cutting carbon dioxide emissions from airplanes by half by 2050 compared to the 2005 level will be a...
December 24, 2020
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Japanese Government Mulls Liberalization of Online-only Shareholder Meetings
The government plans to allow companies to hold their shareholder meetings totally online, and is co...
December 22, 2020
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Japan to Require Municipalities to Set Renewable Energy Targets
The central government plans to require prefectural and other local governments to set targets for t...
December 21, 2020
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NTT Touts ‘Smart City’ Project in Bid to Take on Tech Giants
This is the final installment of a series examining the businesses and future prospects of telecommu...
December 18, 2020
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Digital Business Cards Spreading Fast in Japan
A year ago, exchanging business cards face-to-face was nothing out of the ordinary. But amid the nov...
December 15, 2020
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IoT Products Attract Public Attention amid the Pandemic in Japan
The novel coronavirus outbreak has brought people’s attention to consumer products that function in ...
December 15, 2020
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Companies Battle for Piece of Offshore Wind Energy Pie
The government is publicly seeking contractors for offshore wind energy projects off Akita and Chiba...
December 15, 2020
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Japan to Sell ‘Smart City’ Services to SE Asian Cities
The government has decided to market Japan’s comprehensive technologies and services for “smart citi...
December 14, 2020
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Japan’s Electric Bicycle Makers Rush to Meet Demand from Urban Commuters
OSAKA — As some companies are recommending employees to commute by bicycle during the pandemic, an i...
December 14, 2020
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Real Estate Giants in Japan Target Rental Warehouses
Major real estate firms are stepping up efforts to develop logistics facilities that can be lease...
December 11, 2020
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