Companies
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Nissan to invest ¥2 trillion over 5 years to accelerate EV development
Nissan Motor Co. announced Monday its long-term vision to introduce 15 new electric vehicles by fisc...
November 29, 2021
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KEPCO working to secure stable electricity supply with onset of winter
OSAKA — Electric power companies are becoming increasingly alarmed at the growing demand for heating...
November 28, 2021
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New device can instantly tell whether bullet train seats are wet
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) has developed a cleaning device that can immediately tell wheth...
November 27, 2021
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Axe falls on Mizuho execs after spate of system glitches
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. President Tatsufumi Sakai and Koji Fujiwara, the president of its bankin...
November 27, 2021
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Honda unveils AI-powered safety technology
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Honda Motor Co. has unveiled artificial intelligence-powered driver assistance ...
November 26, 2021
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Japan to launch new scheme to foster start-ups
The government has decided to step up its efforts to foster start-ups and entrepreneurs, especially ...
November 25, 2021
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Tokyo Kikai seeks panel opinion on halt to takeover defense
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese newspaper printing press maker Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd. said Thursd...
November 25, 2021
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Car parts industry moves to protect 700,000 workers amid shift to EVs
With the accelerating global shift from gasoline to electric vehicles, Japan’s auto parts manufactur...
November 24, 2021
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Plane-sharing service takes off in Japan
Air Share Inc., a start-up in Obihiro, Hokkaido, has launched an aviation service that connects smal...
November 24, 2021
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Japan’s wearable devices aim to promote better sleep, running form
Having trouble sleeping? Before heading to a specialist, perhaps wearing something new to bed can he...
November 23, 2021
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Govt to oppose Shinsei Bank’s defense of SBI takeover bid
Shinsei Bank’s attempt to fend off a takeover bid by major online financial services provider SBI Ho...
November 23, 2021
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Japan Inc. revisits telework as COVID-19 cases fall
A survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun on major companies’ views on telework revealed that the ne...
November 22, 2021
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Survey: 56% of Japanese major companies to maintain telework policies, 28% to reduce
More than half of Japanese companies said they would maintain their current teleworking policies eve...
November 22, 2021
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ANA tests farm-to-terminal produce delivery program at Haneda Airport
All Nippon Airways began Friday the second trial run of a program that aims to provide ultra-fresh f...
November 20, 2021
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JTB returns to black ink in April-Sept.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Travel agency JTB Corp. said Friday that it logged a net profit of ¥6,733 milli...
November 20, 2021
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