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Media Get Peek at Hello Kitty Bullet Train Ahead of Debut
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JAPAN TIMES
FUKUOKA – West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) showed a Hello Kitty-themed bullet train to the media Monday before its debut later this week.
The white eight-car train, which is decorated with drawings of pink ribbons to mimic the look of the popular character created by Sanrio Co., was...
FUKUOKA – West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) showed a Hello Kitty-themed bullet train to the media Monday before its debut later this week.
The white eight-car train, which is decorated with drawings of pink ribbons to mimic the look of the popular character created by Sanrio Co., was...
- June 28, 2018
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Kobe Steel Chief Apologizes To Shareholders
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THE JAPAN NEWS
KOBE (Jiji Press) — The chief of Kobe Steel Ltd. apologized to shareholders on Thursday over a product data falsification scandal involving the company.
“We deeply apologize for causing inconvenience to shareholders and clients,” Mitsugu Yamaguchi, Kobe Steel president and chief ...
KOBE (Jiji Press) — The chief of Kobe Steel Ltd. apologized to shareholders on Thursday over a product data falsification scandal involving the company.
“We deeply apologize for causing inconvenience to shareholders and clients,” Mitsugu Yamaguchi, Kobe Steel president and chief ...
- June 22, 2018
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Don Quijote Closes In On ¥1 tril. Sales Mark
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) — Discount retailer Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd. expects to hit its ¥1 trillion sales target in the next financial year, a year earlier than forecast, a senior executive said on Monday.
“We have progressed to where we can pull [the target] forward,” Mitsuo Takaha...
TOKYO (Reuters) — Discount retailer Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd. expects to hit its ¥1 trillion sales target in the next financial year, a year earlier than forecast, a senior executive said on Monday.
“We have progressed to where we can pull [the target] forward,” Mitsuo Takaha...
- June 20, 2018
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BOJ Sticks with Easing as Fed, ECB Tighten Policy
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Bank of Japan head Haruhiko Kuroda defended its decision to press ahead with the country's ultra-loose monetary policy Friday, even as the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank tighten their policies.
After a two-day meeting, the BOJ said it would retain its current...
TOKYO - Bank of Japan head Haruhiko Kuroda defended its decision to press ahead with the country's ultra-loose monetary policy Friday, even as the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank tighten their policies.
After a two-day meeting, the BOJ said it would retain its current...
- June 16, 2018
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1st Woman Named to Toyota Board at Shareholder Meeting
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOYOTA, Aichi (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda told shareholders on Thursday that the automaker will continue taking on challenges.
Such a stance would be essential for Toyota to remain a “needed company in a phase of once-in-a-century transformation,” he s...
TOYOTA, Aichi (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda told shareholders on Thursday that the automaker will continue taking on challenges.
Such a stance would be essential for Toyota to remain a “needed company in a phase of once-in-a-century transformation,” he s...
- June 15, 2018
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Seven-Eleven Japan to Use Toyota Fuel Cell Trucks
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Wednesday that it will introduce two compact fuel-cell trucks newly developed by Toyota Motor Corp. in spring 2019 for product deliveries to its outlets in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Seven-Eleven ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Wednesday that it will introduce two compact fuel-cell trucks newly developed by Toyota Motor Corp. in spring 2019 for product deliveries to its outlets in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Seven-Eleven ...
- June 8, 2018
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Sharp to Buy Toshiba's PC Business for Y4 bil
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Sharp Corp said Tuesday it will buy Toshiba Corp’s personal computer business for 4 billion yen ($36 million), highlighting its recovery under the control of Foxconn and marking a return to a business it quit eight years ago.
Sharp was once known as a major supplier of high-...
TOKYO - Sharp Corp said Tuesday it will buy Toshiba Corp’s personal computer business for 4 billion yen ($36 million), highlighting its recovery under the control of Foxconn and marking a return to a business it quit eight years ago.
Sharp was once known as a major supplier of high-...
- June 7, 2018
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Panasonic Unveils Museum in Beijing
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THE JAPAN NEWS
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Panasonic Corp. recently showed Japanese media a museum newly built in Beijing to showcase the management philosophy of its founder, Konosuke Matsushita, and the Japanese company’s wide-ranging operations.
The museum, which used to be a cathode-ray tube fac...
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Panasonic Corp. recently showed Japanese media a museum newly built in Beijing to showcase the management philosophy of its founder, Konosuke Matsushita, and the Japanese company’s wide-ranging operations.
The museum, which used to be a cathode-ray tube fac...
- June 6, 2018
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Stricter ‘Interval System’ Eyed to Stop Death from Overwork
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The labor ministry plans to set the goal of raising the proportion of companies with a so-called work interval system to 10 percent or higher in 2020 in an effort to prevent deaths from overwork, it was learned Thursday.
Under the system, workers are granted ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The labor ministry plans to set the goal of raising the proportion of companies with a so-called work interval system to 10 percent or higher in 2020 in an effort to prevent deaths from overwork, it was learned Thursday.
Under the system, workers are granted ...
- June 2, 2018
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Japan Moves Closer to Controversial Labor Reforms
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's lower house on Thursday approved controversial labor reforms that the government has defended as necessary to boost the economy but critics warn could result in more death by overwork.
The legislation would scrap hourly overtime pay for some employees while setting o...
TOKYO - Japan's lower house on Thursday approved controversial labor reforms that the government has defended as necessary to boost the economy but critics warn could result in more death by overwork.
The legislation would scrap hourly overtime pay for some employees while setting o...
- June 1, 2018
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