Valentine's Day rush gets underway
Tokyo department stores launch Valentine's Day sales with cosmetic-shaped chocolates and other products geared for socia...
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Toyota debuts a multipurpose self-driving van for the service sector.
read moreLow-tech speaker for high-tech phone
A woodworks in northern Japan crafts the world's simplest smartphone speaker.
read moreTuna tops $300K at final Tsukiji New Year auction
A bluefin tuna fetches more than $320,000 at the final New Year auction at Tokyo' s hallowed Tsukiji market.
read moreJapanese shipping company launches fitting room service
Parcel delivery company Yamato Transport launches a fitting room to better accommodate online shoppers.
read moreReforming Japan's work style
Japan's workaholic culture is starting to see change to revive the economy.
read moreAmazon Japan accused of unfair dual pricing
Amazon Japan is found to have engaged in unfair dual pricing.
read moreNissan raided over car inspection scandal
Transport officials raid Nissan Motor's headquarters over a car inspection scandal.
read moreCabinet approves record budget
Japan's Cabinet approves the largest general account budget in history for fiscal 2018.
read moreKEPCO to decommission Oi nuclear plant reactors
Kansai Electric Power Company tells Fukui Prefecture that it will decommission two reactors at Oi Nuclear Power Plant.
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