Companies
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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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Charter Services Return to Reconnect Ibaraki, Seoul on March 25
The Ibaraki prefectural government announced Friday that a series of chartered flights connecting Ib...
February 26, 2023
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E8 Series Yamagata Shinkansen Bullet Train Unveiled to Media
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) unveiled a new Shinkansen bullet train, the E8 Series, to be introd...
February 25, 2023
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Kansai Electric to Halt New Sales Activities over Data Scandal
OSAKA — Kansai Electric Power Co. said Friday it will halt new sales activities until the end of Apr...
February 25, 2023
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Another Video Surfaces of Sushiro Customer Tampering with Food
A video of a Sushiro restaurant customer spraying alcohol disinfectant on sushi as it moved on the c...
February 25, 2023
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UPS Launches Regular Intl Cargo Service at Airport in Kyushu
U.S. logistics giant United Parcel Service, Inc. began regular international cargo service to and fr...
February 25, 2023
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Toyota Eyes EV Production at U.S., European, Thai Plants
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. is considering producing electric vehicles at its plants in...
February 23, 2023
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NRA Approves TEPCO Plan to Monitor Water Release
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday effectively approved a Tokyo ...
February 23, 2023
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Yahoo Japan to Pay Employees ¥50,000 as Teleworking Subsidy
Yahoo Japan Corp. will pay all its employees ¥50,000 to support their working remotely, using the co...
February 22, 2023
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Japan FSA to Inspect Meiji Yasuda Life after Scandal of Sales Staff
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to conduct an on-site inspection of Me...
February 22, 2023
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Trendy Outfitter Forever 21 Returns to Japan after 4-Year Break
U.S. fashion brand Forever 21 restarted its business in Japan on Tuesday some four years after withd...
February 21, 2023
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Japan Restaurant Chain Giants Resume Efforts to Grow Overseas
Restaurant chain giants are renewing their efforts to expand overseas after being slowed by the nove...
February 20, 2023
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Japan’s U-Next to Absorb Streaming Service Peer Paravi
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese video streaming service provider U-Next Co. said Friday that it will a...
February 18, 2023
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Seiyu Makes Huge Gaffe Mixing Up Labels of Premium and Budget Crab
A massive screw-up occurred at Seiyu Co., a major supermarket chain operator, when it mistakenly lab...
February 18, 2023
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