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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.
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- 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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Penny-pinching Drinkers Fuel Higher-Alcohol Products
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Japanese brewers are discovering a new way to tap the lucrative market of working adults: Get them tipsy more quickly and efficiently.
This domestic segment is becoming more important to beer makers Kirin Holdings Co. and Sapporo Holdings Co. as Japan’s famous...
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Japanese brewers are discovering a new way to tap the lucrative market of working adults: Get them tipsy more quickly and efficiently.
This domestic segment is becoming more important to beer makers Kirin Holdings Co. and Sapporo Holdings Co. as Japan’s famous...
- June 5, 2018
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Sony's Push Into Entertainment Aims for Stability, Not Splashiness
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Sony Corp's new chief executive is embracing entertainment content, but for now appears to be steering clear of direct competition with tech giants such as Apple Inc and Netflix Inc.
The company last month announced a $2.3 billion deal for EMI Music Publishing, and CEO Kenic...
TOKYO - Sony Corp's new chief executive is embracing entertainment content, but for now appears to be steering clear of direct competition with tech giants such as Apple Inc and Netflix Inc.
The company last month announced a $2.3 billion deal for EMI Music Publishing, and CEO Kenic...
- June 4, 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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Kobe Beef Fetches Record-high Price
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KOBE (Jiji Press) — Kobe beef sold for a record high of ¥8,024 per kilogram in an auction on Monday at the wholesale market in Kobe, reflecting the brand’s rising popularity.
The beef was sold to a local trader.
Exports of Kobe beef have been growing. In addition, an increasing n...
KOBE (Jiji Press) — Kobe beef sold for a record high of ¥8,024 per kilogram in an auction on Monday at the wholesale market in Kobe, reflecting the brand’s rising popularity.
The beef was sold to a local trader.
Exports of Kobe beef have been growing. In addition, an increasing n...
- May 30, 2018
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In Corporate Japan, Little Movement on Harassment Policies: Survey
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Three-quarters of Japanese companies have made no changes to sexual harassment policies over the last year and don't plan to do so, a Reuters poll found, though awareness of harassment is on the rise.
The survey results come after a top Japanese bureaucrat was toppled over a...
TOKYO - Three-quarters of Japanese companies have made no changes to sexual harassment policies over the last year and don't plan to do so, a Reuters poll found, though awareness of harassment is on the rise.
The survey results come after a top Japanese bureaucrat was toppled over a...
- May 30, 2018
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Next Keidanren Chair: Promote ‘Society 5.0’ to Solve Challenges
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Hiroaki Nakanishi, incoming chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), said, “The future of the world will be greatly changed by digital information,” in a speech at a forum held by the Yomiuri International Economic Society at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on Thursday....
Hiroaki Nakanishi, incoming chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), said, “The future of the world will be greatly changed by digital information,” in a speech at a forum held by the Yomiuri International Economic Society at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on Thursday....
- May 26, 2018
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