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Panasonic’s pivot from home appliances to EV batteries fraught with risk
Panasonic Corp. is endeavoring to switch its core business from home appliances to electric vehicle ...
June 15, 2021
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Old building gains new life with rental offices in Tokyo
An almost 90-year-old heritage-listed building in Minato Ward, Tokyo, is now being used as a shared ...
June 12, 2021
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Offices increasingly sit empty in Japan’s major cities
Office vacancy rates have been rising in central parts of major cities across the country, as more e...
June 10, 2021
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ANA group company launches internet shopping service for Chinese customers
A group company of ANA Holdings, Inc. has started a new internet shopping service for Chinese people...
June 6, 2021
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Tokura: Keidanren to strengthen decarbonization strategy
The chairman of a major chemical company expressed a commitment to decarbonization in the context of...
June 2, 2021
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More companies reducing capital stock for tax savings
With companies facing tough business conditions amid the prolonged coronavirus crisis, one large cor...
May 30, 2021
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Minpaku businesses transform to survive
Pandemic-hit minpaku private lodging businesses are pioneering new services to survive. As demand f...
May 24, 2021
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Japan megabanks moving ahead on restructuring branches, job cuts
Megabanks are accelerating their structural reforms, as the traditional business environment is beco...
May 22, 2021
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U.S. tech giants influencing freedom of expression
Billions of people across the globe express themselves and post information on the internet every da...
May 20, 2021
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Carmakers step up race to put EVs onto Japanese market
There has been a sudden rush of new models of electric vehicles rolling onto the Japanese market, wi...
May 17, 2021
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Toyota shows strong sales of SUVs in U.S., China
Stronger than expected sales of Toyota Motor Corp.’s sport utility vehicles in the United States and...
May 16, 2021
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Japanese firms in India reel from pandemic
BANGKOK — The unrelenting spread of the novel coronavirus in India is having an increasingly severe...
May 15, 2021
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Businesses take different approaches to closure requests in Tokyo, Osaka
Commercial facilities and restaurant chains in areas impacted by the government’s emergency declarat...
May 15, 2021
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SoftBank’s Son not satisfied with group’s record-setting FY20 profit
SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son refuses to be satisfied even after the tech cong...
May 13, 2021
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Competition heats up as more companies branch out into office-sharing market
With companies pressed to further promote working at home as the pandemic continues unabated, compet...
May 12, 2021
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