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Renesas to cut 5,400 employees by March 2016

January 21, 2014 - 22:27
Semiconductor maker Renesas Electronics Corp. is planning to cut about 5,400 employees by the end of March 2016, it has been learned. (The Japan News)
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Tenders linked to Futenma relocation announced

January 21, 2014 - 07:15
Japanese defense authorities in Okinawa are launching tenders for projects related to the relocation of the US Marine's Futenma Air Station within the island prefecture. (NHK)
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ANA apologizes to customers over new commercial

January 20, 2014 - 08:58
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways said Monday it is apologizing individually to customers who call to complain about racial stereotyping in a new TV commercial, but has not decided whether it should pull the ad. (Japan Times)
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AirAsia prepares Japan discount airline after split with ANA

January 19, 2014 - 23:05
AirAsia Bhd. (AIRA), Southeast Asia's biggest budget carrier, is close to restarting plans for a Japanese unit after a partnership with ANA Holdings Inc. unraveled in June, Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes said. (Bloomberg)
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Novartis employees may have violated trial protocol in Japan

January 19, 2014 - 00:29
Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Friday it was looking into a report that employees of is Japanese unit may have violated clinical trial protocol by handling data from a small independent study of one of its cancer drugs. (Reuters)
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Japan bank sets up watchdog after mobster scandal

January 17, 2014 - 21:48
Major Japanese bank Mizuho Financial Group said Friday it was setting up an oversight committee in the wake of a damaging loans-to-gangsters scandal. (Global Post)
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Toyota likely the world's top seller again in 2013

January 15, 2014 - 09:23
Toyota Motor appears to have grabbed the Number 1 spot among global carmakers for the second straight year. (NHK)
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Suntory's bid for Beam a big risk

January 15, 2014 - 00:41
Suntory Holdings' proposed $16 billion buyout of the firm behind Jim Beam bourbon would mark its biggest foreign trophy yet, but analysts warn it will burden the Japanese drinks giant with heavy debt-and may stoke a bidding war. (The West)
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Japan to tax sales of content downloaded from abroad

January 14, 2014 - 20:17
Japan is planning to tax sales of foreign online content such as e-books, apps and downloaded music by late 2015. (networkworld.com)
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Toyota's sports coupe unveiled at Detroit show

January 14, 2014 - 20:10
Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled its boldly designed FT-1 sports coupe concept car on the opening day of the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday. Toyota hopes that the FT-1 will attract young people partly because of its race car exterior. (The Japan News)
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Wristwatches for runners enjoying brisk sales in Japan

January 14, 2014 - 20:08
Wristwatches designed for runners are attracting brisk demand in Japan on the back of growing interest in participating in marathons. (Jiji Press)
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Japan Airlines says smoke came from Boeing 787 battery

January 14, 2014 - 20:01
Japan Airlines Co Ltd said it temporarily grounded one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners on Tuesday after white smoke was spotted outside the plane as cockpit warning lights indicated potential problems with the main battery and charger, and a battery cell appeared to be leaking. (Reuters)
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Brash image keeps Big 3 tiny in Japan

January 14, 2014 - 00:15
Japanese automakers dominate their home market with more than a 90 percent share, and have also captured more than a third of the United States market. American automakers say the playing field is tilted against them. (New York Times)
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Suntory to buy U.S. spirits maker Beam for $13.6 bln cash

January 13, 2014 - 23:24
Suntory Holdings Ltd on Monday said it would buy U.S. spirits company Beam Inc for $13.6 billion cash in a deal that would make the Japanese company the world's third-largest spirits maker. (Reuters)
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