Ammonia as fuel of the future

Ammonia as fuel of the future

A heavy-industry manufacturer experiments a technology that uses ammonia to generate thermal power.

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Tokyoites lured outdoors amid unseasonal warmth

Tokyoites lured outdoors amid unseasonal warmth

Many Tokyoites are lured outdoors as temperatures rise to late-April levels around the Japanese capital over the weekend...

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Delivery robots tested in Tokyo

Delivery robots tested in Tokyo

Officials begin testing in Tokyo the use of delivery robots that handle orders from multiple stores.

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Japan kicks off vaccination drive

Japan kicks off vaccination drive

Japan finally kicks off its coronavirus vaccination drive on February 17th, starting with frontline medical workers. The...

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Japan Fair Trade Commission questions use of personal data for digital ads

Japan Fair Trade Commission questions use of personal data for digital ads

The Japan Fair Trade Commission questions the use of personal information by major IT companies in managing digital adve...

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Japanese biotech company ready to produce AstraZeneca vaccine doses

Japanese biotech company ready to produce AstraZeneca vaccine doses

Biotechnology company JCR Pharmaceuticals is getting ready to produce AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine doses.

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Tokyo stocks rise to 30-year high

Tokyo stocks rise to 30-year high

Tokyo stocks rise on better-than-expected gross domestic product data released in the morning, with the key Nikkei index...

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Coronavirus vaccines arrive in Japan

Coronavirus vaccines arrive in Japan

The first batch of coronavirus vaccines arrives in Japan, with a health ministry panel approving their use in the countr...

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Toyota revises up operating profit projection for FY 2020 again

Toyota revises up operating profit projection for FY 2020 again

Toyota Motor revises up its operating profit projection for fiscal 2020 again to 2 trillion yen despite the coronavirus ...

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Average monthly pay in Japan for 2020 down 1.2%

Average monthly pay in Japan for 2020 down 1.2%

The average monthly pay for people working in Japan stood at 318,299 yen in 2020, down 1.2 percent from a year earlier.

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