JAPAN TODAY
 
The world's top-selling carmaker Toyota has come joint last in a Greenpeace ranking of carbon emission efforts by auto firms, according to a list published Thursday during the COP26 climate summit.
The campaign group gave Toyota and US-European firm Stellantis "F minus minus" grades...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
It was literally just a few days ago that we were all excited about the announcement of some new menu items at Japan’s Gundam Cafes which recreate food and drinks seen within the hit mecha franchise.
And while we’re still looking forward to trying them, no matter what seasonings the...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A newly designed ¥500 coin, made with the latest anti-counterfeiting technology, was put into circulation on Monday.
The new coin is the third generation of the country’s highest-valued circulating coin that was first issued in 1982. It is the first redesign for the coin in 21 ye...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Bank of Japan revised down its annual growth forecast on Thursday and maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy as the pandemic continues to weigh on the world's third-largest economy.
In a quarterly report on prices and the economy, the central bank predicted growth of 3.4 per...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Honda Motor Co. said Thursday that it will start selling a new three-wheeled electric scooter with a roof for corporate users on Friday.
The automaker hopes that the Gyro Canopy e: scooter will appeal to delivery service providers enjoying strong demand from people staying home a...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Total domestic output by eight major Japanese automakers fell 49.7 percent in September from a year earlier to 398,075 units amid an ongoing global chip shortage and delays in procuring parts from Southeast Asia due to the COVID-19 resurgence this summer, data showed Thursday.
The d...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s economic security strategy will focus on two pillars of “strategic autonomy and indispensability,” a top ruling party official said on Saturday, as the nation faces an increasingly assertive China.
Akira Amari, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has ...

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REUTERS
 
Japan has set an ambitious target for renewable energy in the nation's electricity mix by 2030 as it aims to tackle climate change and achieve its 2050 carbon neutral goal.
Under the plan, put forward in July and approved by Japan's cabinet on Friday, renewables should account for 36-38...

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INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REVIEW
 
Japan Airlines and Avolon have signed a partnership agreement to form an eVTOL ride sharing business, to continue the commercialisation of zero-emissions aircrafts in Japan.
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, and Japan Airlines (JAL), have announced...

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REUTERS
 
The COVID-19 pandemic has unexpectedly helped Japan's nursing homes and information technology (IT) companies overcome years of labour shortages, as job cuts at restaurants and hotels have prompted workers to look for new careers.
This newfound job mobility marks a shift in a country wh...

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