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Japan, Land of the Hybrid Car, Takes Slowly to EVs
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Atsushi Ikeda loves his car so much that he founded a club for Tesla owners, but ...
April 7, 2023
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Video-streaming Services in Japan Ramp Up Competition amid Stay-Home Boom
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — With competition heating up in the video-streaming market in Japan, efforts to ...
April 5, 2023
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4 Major Japanese Department Stores Post Sales Growth in March
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four major Japanese department store operators reported sales growth for March,...
April 5, 2023
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ANA’s Domestic Flights Disrupted
All Nippon Airways’ domestic flight system experienced problems on Monday that interfered with such ...
April 3, 2023
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Japan Companies Hold Mask-free Ceremonies to Welcome Rookies
New employees at major daily consumer goods firm Lion Corp. and its group companies attend a ceremon...
April 3, 2023
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NTT East, West Internet Connection Services Partially Disrupted
NTT East and NTT West announced Monday that some of their internet connection services using fiber-o...
April 3, 2023
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EVA Air Resumes Regular Service Between Japan’s Komatsu Airport and Taipei After 3 Years
EVA Airways Corp. on Saturday resumed a regular service between Komatsu Airport in Ishikawa Prefect...
April 2, 2023
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Japan Ends PHS Wireless Communication after 28 Years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan terminated its last remaining personal handy phone system, or PHS, wirele...
April 2, 2023
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Companies Welcome New Employees as Post-COVID Era Begins
Lawson, Inc. and ANA Holdings Inc. were among the companies that held entrance ceremonies on Saturda...
April 1, 2023
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JFTC: Cartels ‘Disregarded Principles of Market Liberalization’
Three power companies hit with fines by the Japan Fair Trade Commission for forming cartels sought t...
April 1, 2023
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5.29 Mil. Sets of NTT Docomo Customer Info Feared Exposed
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — NTT Docomo Inc. said Friday that up to 5.29 million sets of personal informatio...
March 31, 2023
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Toyota’s St Petersburg Plant Handed Over to Russian State
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia said on Friday Japanese carmaker Toyota’s factory in St Petersburg had bee...
March 31, 2023
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TEPCO Cuts Planned Electricity Price Hikes to 17%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it has narrowed i...
March 31, 2023
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Toyota Launches 1st Fully Electric Lexus Model
Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday launched its first fully electric Lexus model — the RZ. In additi...
March 31, 2023
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Mizuho, Line Scrap Joint Bank Project
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and messaging app provider Line Corp. said Thursday...
March 31, 2023
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