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Toshiba floppy disk factory reborn as vegetable farm
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THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
A factory deserted for decades after once thriving as a producer of floppy disks has made a comeback, growing spinach and baby leaf lettuce.
Major electronics maker Toshiba Corp. has set up a vegetable farm inside the factory in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. The plant had bee...
A factory deserted for decades after once thriving as a producer of floppy disks has made a comeback, growing spinach and baby leaf lettuce.
Major electronics maker Toshiba Corp. has set up a vegetable farm inside the factory in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. The plant had bee...
- October 10, 2014
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McDonald’s Japan forecasts first operating loss in 41 years
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McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) is forecasting an operating loss of 9.4 billion yen ($86.78 million) for fiscal 2014, its first operating deficit in 41 years, after a food safety scandal in China crippled sales here.
The company, which posted an operating profit of 11.5 billio...
McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) is forecasting an operating loss of 9.4 billion yen ($86.78 million) for fiscal 2014, its first operating deficit in 41 years, after a food safety scandal in China crippled sales here.
The company, which posted an operating profit of 11.5 billio...
- October 10, 2014
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Line, three companies to promote online manga in global market
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Mobile application developer Line Corp. and three other Japanese companies have started a joint venture to promote its online manga business in the global market, Line said on Oct. 8.
Two of Line’s partners are publishers Kodansha Ltd. and Shogakukan Inc. ...
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Mobile application developer Line Corp. and three other Japanese companies have started a joint venture to promote its online manga business in the global market, Line said on Oct. 8.
Two of Line’s partners are publishers Kodansha Ltd. and Shogakukan Inc. ...
- October 10, 2014
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Apple reports record 4 million-plus orders for iPhones on first day
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Apple had more than 4 million advance orders of its new iPhones in the first 24 hours, exceeding its initial supply, the company said Monday.
The company said the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be delivered to customers starting Friday and throughout September, but many won’t be del...
Apple had more than 4 million advance orders of its new iPhones in the first 24 hours, exceeding its initial supply, the company said Monday.
The company said the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be delivered to customers starting Friday and throughout September, but many won’t be del...
- September 17, 2014
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McDonald's Japan sales plunge 25% in Aug., biggest fall since 2001
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McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) said Tuesday its sales plunged 25.1 percent in August from a year earlier on a same-store basis due largely to food safety concerns, marking the biggest fall since it went public in 2001.
After one of its supp...
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McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) said Tuesday its sales plunged 25.1 percent in August from a year earlier on a same-store basis due largely to food safety concerns, marking the biggest fall since it went public in 2001.
After one of its supp...
- September 17, 2014
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Rakuten considering Airbnb-like home rental service in Japan
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Rakuten Inc, Japan's largest e-commerce company, has been actively considering launching a service like website Airbnb that would provide a hub to rent apartments and homes in Japan to short-term guests, two people with knowledge of the developing plans told Reuters.
Rakuten has com...
Rakuten Inc, Japan's largest e-commerce company, has been actively considering launching a service like website Airbnb that would provide a hub to rent apartments and homes in Japan to short-term guests, two people with knowledge of the developing plans told Reuters.
Rakuten has com...
- September 17, 2014
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Japanese financial giants casting wider net in Indonesia
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Indonesia is making the radar of Japan's banking and insurance giants, as the world's fourth-biggest country is poised for a great leap forward.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, the lending unit of one of Japan's three megabanks, has decided to tap into Indonesia's low-income class of 60 million to 70 ...
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, the lending unit of one of Japan's three megabanks, has decided to tap into Indonesia's low-income class of 60 million to 70 ...
- August 27, 2014
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Japanese automakers introduce new models
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Japanese automakers are introducing new models of sports cars that were once popular among the younger generation to boost sales after the consumption tax hike in April hurt demand.
Fuji Heavy Industries has unveiled a new model of its WRX sports car for the domestic market...
Japanese automakers are introducing new models of sports cars that were once popular among the younger generation to boost sales after the consumption tax hike in April hurt demand.
Fuji Heavy Industries has unveiled a new model of its WRX sports car for the domestic market...
- August 26, 2014
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SHARP and LG will selected as Iphone 5 screen mannufacture
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Suppliers to Apple Inc are scrambling to get enough screens ready for the new iPhone 6 smartphone as the need to redesign a key component disrupted panel production ahead of next month’s expected launch, supply chain sources said.
It’s unclear whether the hiccup could delay the launch or limit ...
It’s unclear whether the hiccup could delay the launch or limit ...
- August 25, 2014
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Rakuten to move corporate headquarters
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Online marketplace giant Rakuten Inc on Thursday announced that it will be relocating its corporate headquarters to Tokyo’s fashionable Futako Tamagawa area. The move, which is planned for completion in August 2015, is aimed at improving operational efficienc...
Online marketplace giant Rakuten Inc on Thursday announced that it will be relocating its corporate headquarters to Tokyo’s fashionable Futako Tamagawa area. The move, which is planned for completion in August 2015, is aimed at improving operational efficienc...
- August 25, 2014
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