Companies
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Honda Postpones Restarting Production at Chinese Plants; Will Aim to Resume Operations on Jan. 19
Honda Motor Co. has postponed the resumption of production at its auto plants in China, which has...
January 6, 2026
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Mcdonald’s, Starbucks in Japan Move Away from Paper Straws Amid Customer Dissatisfaction
Food service companies are reevaluating their use of paper straws.
...January 6, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence Will Reduce Japan’s Workforce in Next 10 Years, Many Top Executives Say
More than 40% of top executives in Japan said their companies’ employees will decrease over the n...
January 3, 2026
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Japan Post Mulls Integrating Over 500 Collection and Delivery Centers; Expects to Redevelop Some Properties into Commercial Complexes
Japan Post Co. is considering consolidating more than 500 of its about 3,000 collection and deliv...
January 3, 2026
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Berkshire to Keep Japanese Trader Shares after Buffet’s Exit
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — U.S. investment company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to keep its shares ...
December 28, 2025
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Royal Holdings to Open 1st U.S. Sushi Restaurant in Calif., to be Launched in Sojitz, Choushimaru Joint Venture
Royal Holdings Co., a major Japanese restaurant operator, announced Friday that it will open its ...
December 27, 2025
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Toyota Sets 2026 Global Production Goal at Over 10 Mil. Units, Aiming to Meet U.S., Europe Hybrid Demand
Toyota Motor Corp. has set a global production target of more than 10 million units for 2026, inc...
December 27, 2025
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Record 125 Firms Give Up TSE Listing This Year, Responding to Shareholder Demands, New Criteria
A record 125 companies are expected to have withdrawn from the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2025, up b...
December 26, 2025
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Immersive Fort Tokyo to Close After Less Than 2 Years; Theme Park Let Visitors Step Into Animated Characters
Immersive Fort Tokyo, a theme park in Tokyo’s Odaiba district that lets visitors step into the ro...
December 25, 2025
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Japan’s Mitsubishi to Begin Procuring Gallium in Kazakhstan to Secure Rare Metal Critical for Manufacturing Semiconductors
Mitsubishi Corp. is preparing to begin procuring gallium in Kazakhstan around July 2026 in an eff...
December 24, 2025
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Suntory to Halt Jim Beam Distillery in Kentucky for Year
New York, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)—Suntory Global Spirits Inc. will halt production of its bourbon wh...
December 23, 2025
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TEPCO Aims to Restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactor on Jan. 20; 1st TEPCO Plant to Resume Operations since 2011 Fukushima Disaster
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has decided a plan to restart the No. 6 reactor of its...
December 23, 2025
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Suntory CEO Says Beer to Be Company’s ‘Top Priority;’ Tax Cut on Alcohol Is Expected to Boost Demand Next Year
With taxes on beer set to be reduced next year, major beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd. will m...
December 23, 2025
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Nomura HD Aims to Increase Number of Individual Clients Through Employee Stock Purchase Associations, Says President
Nomura Holdings, Inc. President Kentaro Okuda expressed his enthusiasm to increase the number of ...
December 21, 2025
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9 Japan Companies Team Up on EV Battery Production; Seek to Streamline Process to Compete With China
Nine Japanese companies will establish a joint venture to build a low-cost, high-efficiency EV ba...
December 19, 2025
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