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Toyota Says Net Profit Jumps 10%

  • Category:Driving
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Toyota on Friday said nine-month net profit jumped nearly 10% to 1.9 trillion yen, despite falling sales in most regions, with the world’s top automaker focused on squeezing more productivity out of its plants.
The Corolla and Prius maker also slightly raised its fiscal year...

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Rating Convenience Store Coffee in Japan

  • Category:Gourmet
JAPAN TRENDS
 
If Tokyo has one enduring image abroad it’s that everyone and everything is rushing. In the mornings, high-heeled women in skirt-suits can be seen running down the sidewalk towards the train stations. In Shibuya, the famous crossing is constantly full of undulating masses of people...

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Airbag Maker Takata Told To Improve Quality Culture

  • Category:Driving
JAPAN TODAY
 
WASHINGTON — Embattled airbag maker Takata was told by an independent panel Tuesday to improve management oversight and automation as the faulty airbag scandal continues to rock the global auto industry.
The panel, commissioned by the Japanese company and led by Samuel Skinner, a fo...

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Panasonic Cuts Sales Target On Slowing China, Emerging Economies

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo (AFP) — Panasonic on Wednesday cut its full-year revenue forecast, citing a slowdown in China and other emerging economies, but added that net profit soared in the nine months to December.
The Japanese electronics giant—which has been undergoing a huge restructuring to close t...

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Japan Unveils 1st Domestic-made Stealth Plane

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOYOYAMA — Japan unveiled its first home-made stealth plane Thursday as it tries to catch up on the technology and enhance its reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities as China expands its own military presence in the region.
The experimental X-2 is expected to make its maiden t...

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Skymark’s Rehabilitation Progressing / Occupancy Rate Projected To Be Highest Since FY11

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
Jiji Press
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A year after its bankruptcy, Skymark Airlines, the nation’s third-largest carrier, is seeing an improvement in its operations thanks to rehabilitation efforts.
Skymark has withdrawn from unprofitable routes since it filed for bankruptcy protectio...

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Shibuya Retailers Use Tech To Speed Up Inbound Tourist Sales

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
To speed up service for customers from overseas, Shibuya 109 and 109 Men’s have introduced a new duty-free POS system called RefundPro.
While the hike in the sales tax from 5% to 8% affected domestic retail sales, tourists are exempt and can claim the tax back from their purchases ...

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Toyota Keeps Top Global Automaker Crown, Selling 10.15 mil Vehicles In 2015

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Toyota on Wednesday kept the title of world’s biggest automaker for the fourth straight year after saying it sold 10.15 million vehicles globally in 2015, driving past Volkswagen and General Motors. Dented by a pollution-cheating scandal, Volkswagen earlier logged sales of 9...

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‘Robodogs’ To Help In Disasters

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 THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri ShimbunScientists at Tohoku University and other institutions have developed a system featuring a high-tech vest that can be attached to search dogs and transmit information from rescue sites through its camera, global positioning system and other devices.
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Appetite For ‘Nonstandard’ Foods, Fish Growing

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
By Wakako takeuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Many vegetables and fish are labeled unfit for sale because of their irregular sizes or imperfections. These products were generally discarded until recently, when a movement to make use of them took hold. Many so-called nonstanda...

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