Companies
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Toyota to Open Woven City This Autumn at Earliest; Five Firms Join Project to Conduct Experiments
LAS VEGAS — Toyota Motor Corp. will launch Woven City, a demonstration city for advanced technolo...
January 8, 2025
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TSMC to Launch Full-Scale Production in Japan, U.S., Germany as Part of ‘Silicon Shield’ Against China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will begin full-scale production in the United Stat...
January 6, 2025
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Japanese Cosmetics Giants Struggle with Sales in China: Firms Seek to Develop New Markets in Global South
Japanese cosmetics giants are struggling in the Chinese market and are making moves to develop ne...
January 4, 2025
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SoftBank to Build Next-Generation Industrial Park with AI-Based Data Center Utilizing Sharp’s Plant in Sakai, Osaka Pref.
SoftBank Corp. will build a next-generation industrial park including a data center for advanced ...
January 3, 2025
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Mizuho’s Online Banking Services Hit by Glitch
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A glitch made it difficult for Mizuho Bank customers to access its online bank...
January 1, 2025
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Konica Minolta to Sell Disaster Information Translation System to Municipalities; Improving Clarity of Communication
Konica Minolta Inc. has developed a system that automatically translates information on disasters...
December 31, 2024
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Resona Bank May Have Been Hit by Cyberattack
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Resona Bank may have been hit by a so-called distributed denial of ser...
December 31, 2024
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Honda Likely to Own Majority of Holding Firm with Nissan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are expected to discuss a plan for Honda ...
December 31, 2024
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Okinawa Pref. Farm Produces Domestic Coffee Beans; Ishigaki Growing Japan-Made Arabica Beans
ISHIGAKI, Okinawa — Coffee beans on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, are ripe, red and ready ...
December 30, 2024
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Osamu Suzuki Demonstrates Outstanding Business Skills, Developing Minicar Market; Leaders Remember Japanese Car Tycoon
Osamu Suzuki, the late former president and chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp., demonstrated outstand...
December 28, 2024
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PayPay, Rivals Race to Build ‘Super App’ Providing Everything Consumers Could Want
More and more companies are turning out “super apps,” which allow people to make payments, shop o...
December 26, 2024
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Japan Airlines Suffers Cyberattack, Causing Flight Delays; System Restored Back to Normal Later (UPDATE 2)
Japan Airlines Co. announced on Thursday that its network equipment suffered a cyberattack at abo...
December 26, 2024
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Sony Celebrates 30 Years of PlayStation; Gaming Computers, Rising Costs Put Pressure on Entertainment Icon
PlayStation, a brand of home video game consoles by Sony Group, has turned 30, with its first-gen...
December 26, 2024
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Mitsubishi Motors Seen As Key to S.E. Asia in Honda, Nissan Talks; Japanese Makers Face Chinese Challenge In Region
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is seen as the key to expanding the presence of Honda Motor Co. and Nissa...
December 25, 2024
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Japan’s FSA to Issue Business Improvement Order to Aeon Bank; Deficiencies in Bank’s Anti-Money Laundering Measures Cited
The Financial Services Agency plans to issue a business improvement order to Aeon Bank, Ltd. as a...
December 25, 2024
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