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Honda cuts production at Suzuka plant by 30% early September, Saitama plant cuts production by 40%
Honda announced on the 25th that it will reduce production by about 30% at the first and second lines of its Suzuka Factory (Suzuka City, Mi
Aug 26, 20221 min read


Don Quijote hits record high profit for 12 consecutive years
Pan Pacific International Holdings (PPIH), which operates the discount store Don Quijote, posted consolidated sales for the fiscal year endi
Aug 25, 20221 min read


Life Supermarkets: Opening 3 new stores in September in Toyosu, Kyoto, and Higashi-Osaka
On August 24th, Life Corporation opened "Life Toyosu Store" (Koto Ward, Tokyo) in the Tokyo metropolitan area, "Life Hanazono Chuo Park Stor
Aug 25, 20221 min read


Another KDDI voice call communication failure, affecting 83,000 people on the night of the 24th
KDDI (au) announced on the 25th that up to 83,000 people were affected by the communication failure that occurred on the night of the 24th.
Aug 25, 20221 min read


ANA surcharge over 100,000 yen for round-trip to US and Middle East for months October-November
All Nippon Airways (ANA/NH) Group will raise the special fuel surcharge (fuel surcharge) paid by international passengers when purchasing ai
Aug 25, 20221 min read


Nagasaki trams, significantly reduced from 88 to 24 runs, due to decreased passengers
Nagasaki Electric Tramway will significantly reduce the number of tram on Route 4 (Hotarujaya - Sofukuji) from September 1, as it will be di
Aug 24, 20221 min read


10 minutes from Toyosu to Sumiyoshi, the effect of the Toyozumi extension of Yurakucho Subway Line
The Bureau of Urban Development of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published materials related to the new urban high-speed rail line N
Aug 24, 20221 min read


Government considers extension of nuclear power plant operation period up to 60 years and restarts
The government has entered into coordination to consider extending the operating period of nuclear power plants, which is said to be up to 6
Aug 24, 20221 min read


Perpetualization of NISA and expansion of investment limits, PM Kishida's Asset Income Doubling Plan
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to make the NISA (tax exemption system for small investments) permanent and expand the investment
Aug 24, 20221 min read


New Jingu Gaien Rugby Stadium: Private Constructor and Operator decided
The newly constructed Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium has selected a private sector operator for its maintenance and operation, and an image of
Aug 23, 20221 min read


Digital Vehicle Inspection Certificate will start from January 2023, MILT released special website
On August 19th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MILT) opened a special website in conjunction with the digitisa
Aug 23, 20221 min read


Osaka City to issue 30% premium gift vouchers, application starts September 16th
Osaka City announced on the 22nd that it will issue "premium gift certificates" that can be used at retail stores in the city as a measure t
Aug 23, 20221 min read


New condominium units sold in the Tokyo metropolitan area hits 2,268 units in July
The real estate economic research institute announced on the 22nd that the number of new condominium units sold in the Tokyo metropolitan ar
Aug 23, 20221 min read


ANA's seat availability will start displaying the seats and schedule of LCC Peach from October
From early October 2022, ANA (All Nippon Airways) will display the schedule of all domestic flights of its group companies LCCs (low-cost ai
Aug 22, 20221 min read


Vintage Toyota Supra costs 6.34 million yen, doubles in price in two years, Honda NSX exceeding 10M
Used prices of old sports cars called "old cars" are soaring. Models that were launched in the 1980s and 1990s, when major automakers compet
Aug 22, 20221 min read


"Phishing Fraud" cases reported in July exceeded 100,000 for the 1st time, the highest ever
Last month, the number of reports on phishing scams, which tricks people by deceiving personal information by directing them to fake sites,
Aug 22, 20221 min read


HIS in final negotiations for 90 billion yen sale of Huis Ten Bosch to a Hong Kong Investment Firm
Travel giant HIS is considering selling its affiliated theme park "Huis Ten Bosch" (Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture). HIS is continuing fin
Aug 22, 20221 min read


New domestic wooden government building, completion ceremony in Daigo-city, Ibaraki
In response to the deterioration of the current government building, the new building that Daigo Town in Ibaraki Prefecture had been constru
Aug 21, 20221 min read


TEPCO to raises charges by 30% from September onwards for new corporate customers
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO HD) announced on the 19th that it will raise electricity charges by 30% for companies that cann
Aug 21, 20221 min read


Yahoo! Mart, which delivers food in as little as 15 minutes, starts operation in Yoyogi Uehara
Yahoo! Corporation, ASKUL Corporation, and Demae-can Co., Ltd. will utilise the quick commerce (immediate delivery service) Yahoo! Started o
Aug 20, 20221 min read
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