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By Tatsuya Nozaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
With the rapid proliferation of solar panels, the Environment Ministry has released guidelines aimed at creating a system on the reuse or recycling of old ones.
Since the introduction of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) system (see below) ...

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TOKYO (AP) — A top engineer at Toyota says the automaker plans to get as bullish as its rivals in pushing plug-in hybrids with the introduction of its new Prius Prime.
Toyota Motor Corp. leads the industry in hybrids, which switch between a gas engine and an electric motor. It ha...

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TOKYO (Bloomberg) — The Bank of Japan refrained from expanding monetary stimulus as Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda and his board continue to gauge the economic impact of their unpopular negative-rate policy ahead of an election next month.
With the uncertain outlook for global markets also...

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By Yukiko Katsumi / Japan News Staff Writer
For those wanting to get a feel of being abroad during a busy day, dining at a foreign food fair can help provide a welcome taste of another culture.
The Philippine Food Fair being held at the Imperial Viking Sal restaurant at the Imper...

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TOKYO — Messaging app Line said Friday it will make its stock market debut in Tokyo and New York next month, as it looks to expand on booming popularity among smartphone users in Asia.
The Japan-based firm won regulatory approval for the sale with the dual listing expected to raise ...

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The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry released Friday a draft report that includes plans for harsh punishments on automakers found to have committed wrongdoing in the future. The report describes reforms of the current inspection system for ...

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LONDON — Japanese automotive giant Toyota said Thursday it was considering legal action against the official campaign for Britain to leave the EU in the June 23 referendum for using its logo and implying it backs a Brexit.
In a statement, the company said the use of the Toyota logo ...

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Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has started production of a 70-seat test model of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet airplane. This model is smaller than the 90-seat version, for which test flights have already been successfully conducted.
The MRJ is Japan’s first passenge...

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TANGO — Ride-hailing app Uber has finally cracked Japan - approved to offer its service in Tango, part of Kyotango city in Kyoto Prefecture, with a population of just 5,560 and abandoned by the local taxi firm eight years ago.
Tango is one of Japan’s almost 800 designated depopulate...

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■ Nobuaki Komori, president of Anicom Holdings Inc.
I joined a leading non-life insurance company immediately after graduating from university. However, I gradually became determined to run my own business.
Then one day, my younger brother, who is a vet, told ...

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