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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...

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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.
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Sharp to Buy Toshiba's PC Business for Y4 bil

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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-...

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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...

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Stricter ‘Interval System’ Eyed to Stop Death from Overwork

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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 ...

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Japan Moves Closer to Controversial Labor Reforms

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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...

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Sony Gains Control of EMI, Becomes Top Music Publisher

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TOKYO (Reuters) — Sony Corp. said on Tuesday it would pay about $2.3 billion to gain control of EMI, becoming the world’s biggest music publisher in an industry that has found new life in streaming services.
The acquisition, which gives Sony a catalogue of more than 2 million son...

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Booming Demand Leaves Japan’s Whiskey Lovers Dry

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Some Japanese whiskeys are in short supply due to their increasing popularity in overseas markets and a recent domestic boom of highballs, or whiskey and soda.
Under such circumstances, Suntory Spirits Ltd., an affiliate of Suntory Holdings Ltd., announced plans to suspend sales ...

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Record 98% of University Graduates Land Jobs Amid Recovering Economy

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TOKYO - A record-high 98 percent of newly minted university graduates in Japan have landed jobs at the beginning of this fiscal year in April, government data showed Friday, reflecting the nation's recovering economy.
The employment rate of job-seeking graduates rose 0.4 percentage ...

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Nissan to Review Ties with Renault

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YOKOHAMA (Jiji Press) — Hiroto Saikawa, president of Nissan Motor Co., said Monday that the automaker will review its capital ties with France’s Renault SA.
At a press conference in Yokohama, Saikawa indicated that the mutual investment ratios will specifically be reconsidered.
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