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Next-Generation Reactor under Development
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The development of “advanced light-water reactors,” considered to be a prototyp...
March 7, 2023
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Role of Japan’s Beauty Goods Sales Staff Undergoing Change
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The role of beauty goods sales staff at department stores and other shops in Ja...
March 7, 2023
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Starbucks to Introduce Reusable Resin Glasses to Reduce Waste
Starbucks Coffee Japan announced it will introduce reusable resin glasses when serving cold drinks i...
March 6, 2023
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Japanese Companies Weigh Mask-Wearing Issue
Companies in Japan are fretting over the issue of mask wearing. The government recently announced th...
March 6, 2023
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Japan’s Power Companies Face Stiffer Fines in Wake of Customer Data Access Scandal
With more than 750,000 cases of unauthorized access of customer information by the major electric po...
March 5, 2023
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Toyota, Nippon Steel Agree on Price Hike for 1st Half of FY 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. and Nippon Steel Corp. have agreed on an increase in steel p...
March 4, 2023
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Faults under Shika N-Power Plant Not Active: NRA
TOKYO — The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Friday that there are no active faults underneath H...
March 4, 2023
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Panel Wants Power Firms to Fully Separate Transmission Biz
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel has recommended that electricity companies with retail divis...
March 4, 2023
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Unmanned Flying Car Makes Test Flight over Osaka for 1st Time
An unmanned flying car flew over Osaka Prefecture for the first time in a test flight on Thursday. ...
March 3, 2023
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Google Japan Workers Form Labor Union for 1st Time Amid Layoff Fears
Employees of Google LLC’s Japan arm have formed a labor union for the first time amid fears over mas...
March 3, 2023
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Japan Sushi Chain Installs AI camera system to Thwart Customer Meddling
Kura Shushi Inc. on Thursday introduced high-tech cameras at its outlets to monitor conveyor-belt fo...
March 3, 2023
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Japan Communication Giants NTT, KDDI to Cooperate on 6G Technology
NTT Corp. and KDDI Corp. aim to jointly develop next-generation communications infrastructure techno...
March 2, 2023
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Switching Phone Carriers to be Made Easier in Japan
The four major cell phone carriers and other companies will introduce a system as early as late May ...
March 2, 2023
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Toshiba Buyout Proposal Faces Increasing Uncertainty
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The proposed acquisition of Toshiba Corp. faces increasing uncertainty as the c...
March 1, 2023
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Japanese Firms Accelerating Their Withdrawal from Russia
Major Japanese companies are increasingly speeding their pullout from Russia following that country’...
February 28, 2023
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Japan’s LDP Mulls Pledge to Cut Diet Seats by 10% for Anticipated General Election; Consumption Tax Exemption Always Being Considered
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Japan’s Ruling LDP to Allow Lawmakers Involved in Political Funds Scandal to Have Dual Candidacy in Expected Election