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Toyota’s New RAV4 Premieres at N.Y. Auto Show

  • Category:Driving
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled a new fifth-generation model of its RAV4 sport-utility vehicle in a world premiere at the annual New York International Auto Show on Wednesday.
The RAV4 has become Toyota’s mainstay vehicle, exceeding the Corolla and Camry in sa...

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Luxury Complex Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Opens

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, a major shopping and entertainment complex, opened for business on Thursday in the capital's cultural district, connecting Japan's key business, fashion and political areas.
Developed by Mitsui Fudosan Co, the 35-story high complex with four underground...

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Execs Punished Over False Data

  • Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mitsubishi Materials Corp. said Wednesday that its president and chairman will receive no monthly pay for three months beginning April to take responsibility for product quality data manipulation at its group companies.
At a press conference, the president, A...

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Gov't Asks Court to Fine Nissan Over Uncertified Vehicle Checks

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO In a rare move Monday, Japan's transport ministry recommended that a court fine Nissan Motor Co for failing to heed warnings last year to stop using uncertified factory staff to inspect its cars.
The ministry in September ordered Nissan to correct its business practices after ...

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New Cassette Player Matches High-res Audio

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A new CD radio cassette player has been released that can give the music on a cassette tape the same sound quality as high-resolution audio.
Combining the latest high-resolution audio technology with cassette tapes, Toshiba Lifestyle Electronics Trading Co. installed a mechanism ...

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Nikkei Tumbles as Trump's Tariff Plan Fuels Trade War Fears

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled on Friday to its lowest level in more than five months as concerns over escalating global trade tensions triggered a spike in the yen, with machinery makers hit particularly hard.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorand...

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Poll: Firms See No Tightening at BOJ Until 2019 or Beyond

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) — Three-quarters of companies say the Bank of Japan needs to exit from its super-easy monetary policy but most do not see that happening until next year or beyond, a Reuters poll found.
The results of the monthly Reuters Corporate Survey come as central bank Gov. ...

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ANA to Merge Peach, Vanilla Units to Create Japan's Largest Budget Carrier

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - ANA Holdings Inc, Japan’s biggest airline by revenue, said on Thursday it would merge its units Peach Aviation and Vanilla Air by March 2020, to sharpen the competitive edge of its budget carrier business and tap growing travel demand in Asia.
The integrated low-cost carrier...

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Mid-Career Internships at Firms on Rise

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
More and more companies are offering working adult internship programs, in which participants can experience temporarily working at firms other than their own.
Many people participate in such programs to improve their abilities and use the experience to look for a new job. By off...

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Paying a Premium: Wages in Japan Fail to Grow, Despite Boost from Foreign Firms

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - From the very outset, a critical component of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s much-vaunted Abenomics agenda has been wage increases that would in turn lead to greater consumption by the population and give the overall economy a significant boost.
Given Japan’s shrinking populati...

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