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Electricity Prices to Rise Up to 2,700 Yen in Japan in June
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Seven major Japanese power utilities said Tuesday that they will raise electric...
May 31, 2023
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MUFG Bank to Introduce Stripped-Down ‘Fast ATMs’
MUFG Bank, Ltd. will introduce new, no-frills automated teller machines in certain areas starting in...
May 31, 2023
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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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