Toyota Motor unveils transport testing ground Woven City

Toyota Motor unveils transport testing ground Woven City

Woven City, a demonstration city for advanced technology being developed by Toyota Motor, was opened to the press on Feb...

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Japan's ANA introduces power nap chairs for ground crew to increase air safety

Japan's ANA introduces power nap chairs for ground crew to increase air safety

All Nippon Airways introduced power nap chairs for the ground crew of ANA Group companies on February 20 as part of meas...

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Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train to run for limited time

Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train to run for limited time

A Disney-themed bullet train began operating on the Tokaido shinkansen line connecting Tokyo and Osaka on February 21.Du...

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Prices for rice in Japan at all-time high in January

Prices for rice in Japan at all-time high in January

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on February 19 that the trading price of new rice in Japan...

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Japan calls for maximizing nuclear power use in new energy policy

Japan calls for maximizing nuclear power use in new energy policy

The government approved on February 18 a new Strategic Energy Plan in which it calls for maximizing the utilization of n...

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Proposed US automotive import tariffs worry Japanese automakers

Proposed US automotive import tariffs worry Japanese automakers

US President Donald Trump announced on February 14 that he is considering imposing tariffs on vehicles imported into the...

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 Honda Motor and Nissan Motor scrap merger plan

Honda Motor and Nissan Motor scrap merger plan

Honda Motor and Nissan Motor announced on February 13 that they will officially scrap their planned merger.The automake...

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China's economy improving: survey

China's economy improving: survey

Less Japanese companies feel that the Chinese economy is worsening, according to a survey conducted by the Japanese Cham...

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Ishiba and Trump affirm alliance in first summit

Ishiba and Trump affirm alliance in first summit

S/ Prime Minister Ishiba/ I can’t say that I didn’t have the impression that (Trump) was an intense person to be feared....

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Trump says Nippon Steel will invest in US Steel, not acquire it

Trump says Nippon Steel will invest in US Steel, not acquire it

US President Donald Trump said Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel will invest heavily in US Steel rather than acquire it.H...

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