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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JAPAN TODAY
 
What Japanese companies operating in China are most worried about is not a potential default of debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group but a supply shortage that could be triggered by electricity insufficiency.
Should industrial production become sluggish in China agai...

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FINANCIAL TIMES
 
Takayuki Kobayashi says country needs a strategic vision that matches US and China approaches
 
Japanese Empress Emerita Michiko, wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, turned 87 on Wednesday.
She continued to avoid outings and refrain from inviting guests in the last year amid the C...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki asked Japanese fisheries minister Genjiro Kaneko on Tuesday to strengthen support for fisheries operators hit hard by the massive deaths of sea urchins and autumn salmon off the northernmost Japan prefecture.
“Devastating damage has occurred,” Suzuki...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, unveiled plans on Monday to invest $3.4 billion in automotive batteries in the United States and build a factory in the country for their production.
The 10-year investment is part of a project announced last month by the Japanese firm to pour 1...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that Japan is keeping an eye on the recent surge in oil prices and will urge major producers to boost output to quell concerns of a supply deficit.
“We are closely watching movements in the crude oil market as well as the impact on domestic i...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa on Sunday revealed a plan to set up a fund to support the development of cutting-edge technologies crucial for the country’s economic security.
“The government will fully support private-sector companies’ research and development ac...

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BUSINESS STANDARD
 
This support in form of vaccines by Japan comes amid Beijing's uptick in military activity around Taiwan which lies at the western end of the Japanese archipelago.
The Japanese government on Friday announced to donate more AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as a part...

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REUTERS
 
Taiwan chip giant TSMC (2330.TW) announced on Thursday plans to build a new factory in Japan to meet long-term appetite for chips and said, near-term, tight supplies will likely continue into 2022 amid booming demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipm...

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