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Spike in stolen goods on internet marketplace platforms
The listing of stolen goods on internet marketplaces has become rampant in recent years. Even though...
June 16, 2022
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Honda-linked start-up to sell electric scooter
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Striemo Inc., a Tokyo start-up formed by engineers from Honda Motor Co., has an...
June 16, 2022
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Airlines, railways launch Tokyo tourism campaign
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A total of five airlines and railway companies said Monday that they have launc...
June 15, 2022
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Convenience stores focus on specialty coffees
Three major Japanese convenience store operators are now focusing on new fresh-brewed specialty coff...
June 14, 2022
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Japanese companies increase use of renewable energy
Japanese companies are actively participating in the march toward decarbonization, with moves steppi...
June 12, 2022
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Sushi chain Sushiro ordered to take action on deceptive advertising
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The Consumer Affairs Agency on Thursday ordered the operator of conveyor-belt s...
June 11, 2022
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ANA to operate full domestic schedule serving Haneda July 2-Aug. 31
All Nippon Airways will from next month operate its daily regular schedule of domestic flights servi...
June 10, 2022
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Shinkansen bullet train painted with nostalgic design to mark Japan-transport anniversaries
A Tohoku-Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train sporting a 40-year-old design — a thick green stripe on a cr...
June 9, 2022
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Skyrocketing lumber prices push up costs of homes, furniture
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has inflated the cost of timber in Japan. Russia’s retaliatory mea...
June 9, 2022
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Volkswagen, JX to test recycling of electric vehicle batteries
German automaker Volkswagen AG and leading Japanese nonferrous metal manufacturer JX Nippon Mining &...
June 8, 2022
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Uniqlo to raise prices for autumn, winter clothing items
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Uniqlo will raise prices for mainstay items for autumn and winter this year in ...
June 8, 2022
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Company, students team up on new snack
NAGOYA — A long-established noodle company that has seen sales plummet during the pandemic turned to...
June 8, 2022
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Restaurant chains think outside box to blunt hit from soaring prices
It was another busy day at popular udon restaurant chain Marugame Seimen’s Kanpachi Heiwadai branch...
June 7, 2022
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JR West introduces teleworking booths on Shinkansen
JR West has introduced teleworking booths on Shinkansen trains running between Tokyo and Hakata stat...
June 6, 2022
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Japanese car giant joins race to develop decarbonized fuel-friendly vehicles
Nissan Motor Co. is the latest automaker to develop vehicles that run on decarbonized fuels through ...
June 5, 2022
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