JR Central suspends meglev chuo shinkansen construction
JR Central announced on May 16 that they suspended maglev chuo shinkansen tunnel construction due to depleting water lev...
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Toshiba to lay off up to 4,000 domestic employees by November
Toshiba announced on May 16 a layoff of up to 4,000 employees in Japan by November this year as part of its revitalizati...
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Honda announces plans to invest 10 trillion yen into EV
Honda announced on May 16 that it will invest approximately 10 trillion yen into the research and development of electri...
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Japan's first-quarter GDP shrinks annualized 2 percent
Japan’s gross domestic product shrank an annualized 2.0 percent in the January-March period, marking the first contracti...
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Japanese billionaire sues Meta over scam ads on Facebook
Japanese billionaire Maezawa Yusaku announced on May 15 that he has sued Facebook Japan and Meta, the US tech giant that...
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Japan-South Korea business conference begins in Tokyo
The two-day Japan-South Korea business conference kicked off in Tokyo on May 15 with approximately 200 business leaders ...
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Japan to develop integrated strategy for decarbonization by 2040
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced on May 13 that Japan will develop a new strategy by the end of the year ...
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JR East to maintain ticket offices to deal with congestion during peak travel periods
S/ Kise Yoichi, President, East Japan Railway / We take seriously the situation in which we have caused inconvenience fo...
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Stadium plans for former Tsukiji fish market
Developers announced large-scale redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market on May 1.11 companie...
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Chinese travelers head to Japan for Labor Day holidays
S/ Morimoto Takahiro, Nippon TV Reporter / At an airport in Beijing, many people are lined up at departure counters for ...
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