Japans easternmost station closes in JR Hokkaido revisions

Japans easternmost station closes in JR Hokkaido revisions

Nemuro Station in Hokkaido was named Japan’s easternmost station after the Hokkaido Railway Company’s timetable revision...

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Alimentation Couche-tard "disappointed" with Seven & i takeover talks

Alimentation Couche-tard "disappointed" with Seven & i takeover talks

Alimentation Couche-Tard founder and executive chairman Alain Bouchard / We are either disappointed that this engagement...

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Ishiba to launch govt meeting to accelerate regional revitalization

Ishiba to launch govt meeting to accelerate regional revitalization

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru visited a robot research center in Fukushima on March 11.The facility engages in activitie...

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Nissan tests driverless car on public roads in Japan

Nissan tests driverless car on public roads in Japan

Nissan has unveiled a public experiment in Yokohama using an autonomous vehicle that drives through urban areas with no...

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Nissan CEO Uchida to resign

Nissan CEO Uchida to resign

Nissan decided at a board meeting on March 11 that CEO Uchida Makoto will step down from his position. According to sou...

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Combini chain uses crying face stickers to prevent food loss

Combini chain uses crying face stickers to prevent food loss

Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart came up with these crying face stickers begging consumers to “help” them.The...

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Auction for government rice stockpiles underway in Japan

Auction for government rice stockpiles underway in Japan

The auction for the first 150,000 tons of the Japanese government's rice stockpiles began on March 10 as part of efforts...

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Japanese firm succeeds in filming from moon surface

Japanese firm succeeds in filming from moon surface

Lunar probe Yaoki, developed by a Japanese venture company, was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Februar...

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Incoming Seven & i president seeks to speed up investments

Incoming Seven & i president seeks to speed up investments

S/ Stephen Dacus, Director, Seven & i Holdings / We have lost some momentum. We must humbly accept the fact that we have...

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One dead after explosion at Toyota affiliate's factory

One dead after explosion at Toyota affiliate's factory

One person died and two people were injured after an explosion took place at a factory of Toyota Motor’s affiliate on M...

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