US dollar falls to 139-yen level since end of July 2023
The U.S. dollar at one time fell to the 139-yen level for the first time on September 16 since the end of July 2023.The ...
read moreCanadian convenience store giant takeover battle with Seven & i Holdings
The Canadian convenience store giant, Alimentation Couche-Tard, which submitted a takeover bid to Seven & i Holdings, ...
read moreSharp to enter electric vehicle business
Sharp announced on September 6 that it will enter the electric vehicle business with a car which does not pursue drivin...
read moreToyota and BMW to jointly create fuel cell system
Toyota Motor and BMW announced on September 5 that they will enhance their partnership including jointly creating a fuel...
read moreTour aims to show participants how Noto region is recovering from quake
Thirty-three people from the greater Tokyo area arrived by airplane in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on September...
read moreANA flies first freighter with sharkskin-inspired coating
All Nippon Airways launched Japan's first freighter with sharkskin-inspired coating on September 2. The surface film th...
read moreBenchmark prices for newly harvested rice to be raised by 20-40 percent
The benchmark prices for the newly harvested rice, which is about to enter full-scale production, will be raised by 20 ...
read moreFast food chain serves ostrich meat bowl
Japanese fast food chain Yoshinoya announced on August 28 that it will start serving ostrich meat bowls.The “Ostrich Don...
read moreJapan to increase regulatory surveillance on major IT firms
The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to set up a new department to focus on surveillance of major IT firms like Apple a...
read moreAI-powered meeting room available for rental from October
Located in Tokyo, this rental meeting room displays two AI chatbots projected on the wall.In a mock meeting held to dis...
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