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Hitachi to acquire water facilities engineering company in Singapore

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Hitachi Ltd plans to acquire Aqua Works and Engineering Pte Ltd, an engineering company that specialises in water related installations for commercial facilities, public spaces and residential properties in Singapore, through Hitachi Infrastructure Systems (Asia), its regional superv...

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NTT DoCoMo files arbitration request to sell $1 billion Tata Teleservices stake

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JAPAN TODAY
 
NTT DoCoMo Inc on Monday said it has asked a London court to ensure Tata Sons Ltd finds a buyer for the Japanese carrier’s stake in an Indian joint venture for $1 billion, after Tata failed to do so by an agreed date.
 
DoCoMo paid 266.7 billion yen ($2.22 billion) for 26.5% of Tata...

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Toyota to give away fuel-cell patents to boost industry

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Toyota will give away thousands of patents for its fuel-cell cars, it said Tuesday, in an effort to encourage other automakers into the new industry.
 
The world’s largest vehicle maker said it will allow royalty-free use of about 5,680 patent licenses, including 1,970 related to fu...

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JAL carried over 2 million passengers between Dec 19 and Jan 4

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JAL Group carried a total of 437,334 passengers on its international flights and 1,569,379 passengers domestically during the 17-day new year vacation period in Japan between Dec 19 and Jan 4.
 
On international routes, the passenger count increased 3.3% on the same period last year ...

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Nissan targets growth in Brazil despite sales slump

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Nissan plans to maintain investment and increase its share in the Brazilian auto market despite a 7.15% drop in car sales across the country last year, the firm’s chief executive said Tuesday.
 
“We are disappointed in where the Brazilian market stands but we shall continue to inves...

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Abenomics boost for property shrinks back to Tokyo

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An economic rebound and loose money policy under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe briefly halted a long slide in Japan’s commercial property market, but the benefits of “Abenomics” appear increasingly limited to Tokyo, leaving a moribund hinterland.
 
For a while, as the Bank of Japan prin...

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Sharp president says meeting profit forecast very tough

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Sharp Corp’s president said it would be tough for the Japanese electronics company to meet its annual profit forecast as pressure to cut liquid crystal display (LCD) panel prices counters the benefits of a cheaper yen.
 
“To be honest, it is very tough,” President Kozo Takahashi tol...

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Japan's regional banks face stress test for ultra-low rates

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Japan’s financial regulator has begun stress tests on regional banks to determine how much their earnings would suffer if long-term interest rates remain near record lows under the Bank of Japan’s loose money policy, according to two people with direct knowledge of the process.
 
Th...

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Isetan Mitsukoshi to hold New Year Festival at 3 main stores in Tokyo

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Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd, the largest department store group in Japan, will hold a New Year Festival under the theme, “New Year for Enjoying the Future,” from Friday, January 2 to Tuesday, January 6 in all areas of its three core stores in Tokyo.
 
The three stores—Isetan Shin...

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McDonald's Japan to put big-sized fries back on the menu from Jan 5

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McDonald’s said Friday that an emergency airlift has eased a French fries shortage in Japan which forced the chain to ration the crispy treat at more than 3,000 restaurants across the country.
 
From Jan 5, medium and large-sized fries will be back on the menu, almost three weeks af...

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