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Sony Group to End Production of Blu-ray Discs; Market Has Shrunk Due To Growth Of Hard Disk Drives, Streaming
Sony Group Corp. is ending its production of Blu-ray discs (BD) used for recording. This decision...
July 7, 2024
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Toyota Confirms No New Misconduct Cases in Certification Review Beyond Previously Disclosed Models
Toyota Motor Corp. announced Friday that, after reviewing the model certification process require...
July 6, 2024
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Japan Fair Trade Commission to Strengthen Monitoring;3rd Party to Report on Companies Ordered to Improve
The Japan Fair Trade Commission intends to strengthen its monitoring system for compliance with “...
July 4, 2024
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Japan Tire Makers Release New Products Exclusively for EVs
Major tire manufacturers are releasing products that are exclusively for electric vehicles, partl...
July 4, 2024
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JAL Trials Displays with Live Translations at Haneda to Help Foreign Passengers; 13 Languages Available
Japan Airlines and Toppan Holdings Inc. introduced an experimental display at a service counter a...
July 3, 2024
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Real Estate Giants Charge Ahead with EV Charger Installation Efforts; Strong Growth in Demand Expected
Real estate giants’ efforts to install electric vehicle chargers at condominiums are heating up, ...
July 3, 2024
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Airport Service Vehicles Increasingly Replaced with EVs; Airline Industry Eager to Avoid ‘Flight Shame’ Over CO2
With service vehicles said to account for nearly 10% of CO2 emissions from airports, efforts to d...
July 2, 2024
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Japan FTC to Find Toyota Affiliate Violated Subcontract Law
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has decided to admonish a Toyota Motor Corp.-affiliated coachbuil...
June 30, 2024
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Toyota to Introduce 4-Day Workweek for Some Employees; Company Hopes More Flexible Schedules Will Boost Worker Motivation
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce a new work system this year that will allow some clerical a...
June 30, 2024
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Major Airline Companies in Japan Join Forces to Tackle Staff Harassment; JAL, ANA Launch Guidelines to Protect Employees
ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co. have jointly developed guidelines to help protect employ...
June 29, 2024
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JR West to Introduce Humanoid Robot for Railroad Maintenance; Looking to Expand its Use in Japan
West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) will introduce a humanoid robot to handle maintenance work, such...
June 28, 2024
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Sharp Vows to Achieve Profitability
SAKAI (Jiji Press) — Sharp Corp. will work hard to achieve profitability after two consecutive ye...
June 27, 2024
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Product Made in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture Gets Order Boost from “Ohtani Effect”; Baseball Star Shared Images of Kettle Made by Company
MORIOKA — A small ironware maker in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, has been swamped with orders from aro...
June 26, 2024
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Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda’s Executive Compensation Jumped 62 Percent to ¥1.622 Billion in Fiscal 2023
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda’s executive compensation jumped 62% to ¥1.622 billion in ...
June 25, 2024
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Toyota to Open Lexus Charging Stations in Japan to Other EV Users; Company Aims to Have 100 Charging Bases by 2030
Toyota Motor Corp. has announced that electric vehicle charging stations currently only available...
June 25, 2024
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