Companies
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Ransomware Attacks Hitting Japan’s Small, Midsize Firms
Last year saw 143 ransomware attacks on small and midsize companies in Japan, accounting for 60% ...
March 15, 2026
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Tail of ANA Plane Struck Runway During Landing in Houston; No Injuries Reported
An All Nippon Airways flight from Haneda Airport to Houston in late February experienced a tail s...
March 12, 2026
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Japan Train Company to Increase Fares, Including in Tokyo Metropolitan Area, By Average of 7.1%
Fares on train lines operated by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will increase by an average of ...
March 12, 2026
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Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Container Ship Anchored in Persian Gulf Found Damaged; No Injuries Reported, Cause Being Investigated
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced Wednesday that one of its container ships anchored in the Per...
March 11, 2026
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TEPCO’s Rebuilding Still Far from Complete; Effects of 2011 Fukushima Accident Still Hang over Firm’s Head 15 Years Later
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. is still groping for ways to rebuild itself, even as ...
March 11, 2026
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Nissan to Work with Uber on Autonomous Driving, Aims to Provide Unmanned Ride-Hailing Services Domestically, Internationally
Nissan Motor Co. is making final arrangements for collaboration with major U.S. car dispatch serv...
March 10, 2026
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Japan’s TEPCO to Raise Electricity Rates for Corporations in April amid Soaring Fuel Prices
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. is expected to raise electricity rates for corporatio...
March 10, 2026
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70% of Japan Firms See Flaws in Protection of Women’s Health; Survey Finds Particular Concern Over Measures for Menopause
About 70% of Japan’s leading companies believe their support systems for working women’s health h...
March 8, 2026
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Docomo to Rebrand Bike Sharing Service, Unifying Under Name ‘Noll’; New Bikes, Lower Rates to Be Introduced in Tokyo
Docomo Bikeshare, Inc., a subsidiary of NTT Docomo, Inc., has announced that the brand name of it...
March 8, 2026
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Japan Automakers Fear Middle East Conflict May Deal Major Blow to Exports
Major Japanese automobile manufacturers are concerned about the situation in the Middle East as i...
March 8, 2026
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Nippon Life Insurance’s U.S. Arm Sues OpenAI Over Legal Assistance Provided by ChatGPT
NEW YORK — A U.S. subsidiary of major Japanese insurer Nippon Life Insurance Co. has sued OpenAI,...
March 7, 2026
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Inspection via Micro-Drones Begins at Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Plant’s No. 3 Reactor
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. on Thursday began using micro-drones to inspect the i...
March 7, 2026
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Hanamaruki to Sell Liquid ‘Shio-Koji’ Seasoning to U.S. Consumers
SILICON VALLEY (Jiji Press) — Hanamaruki Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will sell a liquid ver...
March 6, 2026
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Toyota to Cut Production of Mideast-Bound Cars by 20,000 Units
Toyota Motor Corp. will cut production of vehicles made at domestic plants for export to the Midd...
March 6, 2026
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Amid Strait of Hormuz Blockade, Shipping Companies Scramble to Get Japan-Linked Vessels out of Persian Gulf
Japanese shipping companies are now looking for solutions to problems arising from the recent att...
March 6, 2026
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