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Hino Motors, Mitsubishi Fuso Agree on Business Integration
Hino Motors Ltd. and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. announced Tuesday that the two truck makers...
May 30, 2023
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Sharp Offers Early Retirement for 700 in Manager Positions
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Electronics maker Sharp Corp. introduced in late April an early retirement syst...
May 29, 2023
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Toyota Makes History By Entering Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle in Race
A hydrogen-powered Toyota Corolla completed a 24-hour endurance race at the Fuji International Speed...
May 29, 2023
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Marugame Udon Suspends 2 Dishes after Frog Found
Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)—Udon noodle restaurant chain operator Marugame Udon Inc. said Thursday th...
May 26, 2023
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Major Life Insurers See Operating Profits Drop
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four major Japanese life insurers suffered double-digit year-on-year falls in t...
May 26, 2023
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Lotte Eyes Japan-ROK Collaboration within Group
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Lotte Holdings Co., which operates in Japan and South Korea, plans to strengthe...
May 25, 2023
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Seven & I Chief Isaka Likely to Be Ousted by U.S. Fund
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A partner of U.S. activist fund ValueAct Capital expressed confidence that shar...
May 25, 2023
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Mobile Phone Carriers Offer Metaverse Services in Earnest
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s major mobile phone carriers are beginning to offer “metaverse” virtual ...
May 24, 2023
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Japanese Companies Forced to Change Service Names Using ‘GPT’
Some of the businesses that use internal chat systems based on ChatGPT have been forced to change t...
May 24, 2023
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Japanese Automakers Call G7 Attention to Various Decarbonized Vehicles
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) held an exhibition featuring decarbonized vehi...
May 23, 2023
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Tokyo Disney Park Operator Chairman, Toshio Kagami, to Step Down
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Oriental Land Co. said Friday that Chairman and CEO Toshio Kagami, known as the...
May 20, 2023
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Toyota Discloses Improper Crash Tests at Daihatsu Subsidiary
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota has found improper crash tests for a model and suspended shipments, in the lates...
May 20, 2023
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Kansai Electric, 4 Others Submit Biz Improvement Plans
Kansai Electric Power Co. and four other Japanese power companies Friday submitted to the industry m...
May 13, 2023
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Mizuho Financial Group Plans to Add 1,600 Staff to Strengthen System Support
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to strengthen system support by adding about 1,600 employees to it...
May 12, 2023
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Japanese Whiskey in Fierce Demand on 100-Yr Anniversary
This year marks the 100th anniversary of whiskey production in Japan. Over the last century, Japanes...
May 12, 2023
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