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Japanese, U.S. authorities keep close watch on Rakuten as China’s Tencent acquires stake
Japanese and U.S. authorities are paying close attention to a recent investment into Rakuten Group I...
May 1, 2021
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Toyota to accelerate autonomous driving development
As the race to develop autonomous driving intensifies not only among automakers but also among tech ...
April 29, 2021
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Toyota plans to double hiring of software professionals
Toyota Motor Corp. will drastically change its recruitment policy, increasing the ratio of new engin...
April 27, 2021
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Muji switches to aluminum packaging for line of drinks
Household goods retailer Muji’s line of drinks is being packaged in aluminum, which is more recyclab...
April 25, 2021
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Honda aims to phase out gas cars by 2040
Honda Motor Co. has set a goal to have all of its unit sales worldwide be either electric vehicles o...
April 24, 2021
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Miscalculations doomed CVC’s Toshiba buyout offer
British investment fund CVC Capital Partners, which was considering acquiring all of Toshiba Corp.’s...
April 22, 2021
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Kawasaki Heavy’s president eager to develop epoch-defining technology
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. wants to change society through the use of automation technologies a...
April 12, 2021
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Toyota vehicles to feature wireless software updates
Toyota Motor Corp. will introduce state-of-the-art technology that allows the software systems, incl...
April 11, 2021
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Toshiba eyes shaking off ‘activist shareholders’
In response to a proposed buyout by British private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, Toshiba Corp. ...
April 8, 2021
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MHI Changing Tack / Great change brings opportunity for Japanese industry
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group includes Mitsubishi Power, Ltd., which deals with thermal po...
April 7, 2021
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MHI Changing Tack / CSO sees biz in transition to decarbonized society
As part of a series examining the business and future prospects of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, The ...
April 5, 2021
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ANA, Toyota Industries test autonomous cargo tractor at Haneda Airport
All Nippon Airways Co. and Toyota Industries Corp. have conducted the first test of an autonomous tr...
April 4, 2021
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Japanese automakers likely to cut production due to Renesas plant fire
Shipment volumes from Renesas Electronics Corp.’s Naka plant are unlikely to return to normal until ...
April 3, 2021
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MHI Changing Tack 3/ Founding shipbuilding business plots new course
On April 29, 2016, then Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) President Shunichi Miyanaga was in Ha...
April 2, 2021
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Hermes finally opens store in Omotesando, Tokyo
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is becoming the norm in the fashion industry for unprofitable shop...
April 2, 2021
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