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Osamu Suzuki, Who Led Japanese Automaker Into India, Dies At 94

Osamu Suzuki, Who Led Japanese Automaker Into India, Dies At 94 (ニュース)
REUTERS
 
Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan's Suzuki Motor (7269.T), opens new tab for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto mark...

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Japan Overtakes Thailand as Leading Tourist Hotspot

Japan Overtakes Thailand as Leading Tourist Hotspot (仕事)
THAILAND BUSINESS NEWS
 
Japan anticipates welcoming 35 million tourists this year, matching Thailand's figures, though it fell nearly 10 million short of Thailand's 40 million visitors in 2019.
Ja...

Tourism [December 26, 2024] More

Toyota Global Output Falls 6.2% In November

Toyota Global Output Falls 6.2% In November (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday that its global production in November dropped 6.2 percent from a year earlier to 869,230 vehicles, due partly to equipment inspections that led to te...

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Japan To Maximize Nuclear Power In Clean-Energy Push As Electricity Demand Grows

Japan To Maximize Nuclear Power In Clean-Energy Push As Electricity Demand Grows (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan's new energy policy for the next few years that calls for bolstering renewables up to half of electrici...

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Japan Airlines Cyberattack Disrupts Flights As Holiday Season Begins

Japan Airlines Cyberattack Disrupts Flights As Holiday Season Begins (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan Airlines' network suffered a cyberattack Thursday, disrupting luggage services and delaying flights at the start of the New Year holiday season, before being restored later in th...

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Japan’s FSA to Issue Business Improvement Order to Aeon Bank; Deficiencies in Bank’s Anti-Money Laundering Measures Cited

Japan’s FSA to Issue Business Improvement Order to Aeon Bank; Deficiencies in Bank’s Anti-Money Laundering Measures Cited (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The Financial Services Agency plans to issue a business improvement order to Aeon Bank, Ltd. as a result of finding deficiencies in the bank’s anti-money laundering measures, it has be...

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JR Yokosuka Line Temporarily Suspended for a Second Time in One Day; Current Suspension is Due To Fire

JR Yokosuka Line Temporarily Suspended for a Second Time in One Day; Current Suspension is Due To Fire (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The JR Yokosuka Line has been temporarily suspended this evening due to a fire along the line, the second time just in a day, according to East Japan Railway Co. (JR East).
The fire br...

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Japan FM Raises 'Serious Concerns' Over China Military Buildup

Japan FM Raises 'Serious Concerns' Over China Military Buildup (ニュース)
CNA
 
Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya raised "serious concerns" on Wednesday (Dec 25) over China's military buildup as he met counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, Tokyo said.
On his first visit ...

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CFIUS Unable to Reach Consensus on Nippon Steel’s U.S. Steel Bid

CFIUS Unable to Reach Consensus on Nippon Steel’s U.S. Steel Bid (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has told the White House it is unable to reach a consensus on the national security risks involved in Nippon Steel’s pr...

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Japan Mulling Mandatory PFAS Inspections for Tap Water

Japan Mulling Mandatory PFAS Inspections for Tap Water (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan's Environment Ministry plans to include PFAS, potentially carcinogenic chemicals, in the list of items subject to mandatory periodic water quality inspections by water suppliers unde...

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Japan To Cut 60% Of Emissions By FY2035, But Experts Call For More

Japan To Cut 60% Of Emissions By FY2035, But Experts Call For More (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government on Tuesday won an approval for a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent by fiscal 2035 from fiscal 2013 levels, but rejected calls for it to purs...

Nature [December 24, 2024] More

Japanese PM Ishiba: Important To Strengthen US-Japan Alliance

Japanese PM Ishiba: Important To Strengthen US-Japan Alliance (ニュース)
INVESTING
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday he wanted to strengthen his country's alliance with the United States, as he pushed for as early as possible a meeting with U.S. P...

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Japan Fair Trade Commission Set To Punish Google For Unfair Practices

Japan Fair Trade Commission Set To Punish Google For Unfair Practices (ニュース)
ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The JFTC believes that Google’s actions have restricted smartphone makers’ business activities and constitute “trading on restrictive terms,” a practice prohibited under the Ant...

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Japan Now Has Fish-Shaped Soy Sauce Bottle Hand Cream

Japan Now Has Fish-Shaped Soy Sauce Bottle Hand Cream (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
There are many souvenirs vying for your attention in Japan, but right now the one that’s stealing the limelight is a hand cream packaged in a giant, fish-shaped soy sauce bottle.
Call...

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Honda, Nissan Struggle to Fight Back in China Price War as BYD’s Sales Climb Ever Higher

Honda, Nissan Struggle to Fight Back in China Price War as BYD’s Sales Climb Ever Higher (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co., expected to sign a memorandum toward their integration as early as Monday, will likely face a shared issue of how to deal with China — the world’s...

Driving [December 23, 2024] More