3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (169+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it aims to increase its annual vehicle production in Japan to 1 million units by reorganizing its domestic production operations around three key manufacturing facilities. The company expects to…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (537+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--In 1944, as World War II entered its final stages, Itaru Maruo was a promising student at an elite university, dreaming of a career in art. Then the Imperial Japanese military called him up. Deployed to China…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (155+ words) Beijing, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Sales of new vehicles by three major Japanese makers in China fell sharply year on year in August amid continued weak demand for their mainstay gasoline-powered models, according to data released by the firms by Wednesday....

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (135+ words) nippon.com Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Major convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. has said it will launch new clothing and accessories developed jointly with an affiliate of Japanese apparel firm And ST HD Co. in stages from Sept. 25. The…...

6+ day, 34+ min ago   (199+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has begun working with an industry group to take steps against malicious businesses among those that collect used goods for sale at secondhand shops, as the reuse market continues to boom. In early…...

6+ day, 7+ min ago   (196+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japanese students earned top scores among the 38 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in all three major domains of the OECD Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, for the first time…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (356+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has called on China to withdraw its antidumping measures imposed on imports of a Japanese semiconductor material, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Tuesday. "We have strongly protested the measures and requested their…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (211+ words) Beijing, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Monday that it would require importers of a semiconductor material produced in Japan, including by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., to pay deposits of up to 99.2 pct as part of antidumping measures. The…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (507+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is exploring opportunities to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump during her visit to the United States later this month, hoping to exchange views on China and demonstrate their close relationship ahead…...

1+ week, 29+ min ago   (151+ words) Sydney, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Far more Australians and Indians felt that the United States is a harmful presence in Asia than Japanese people, a recent survey has shown. According to the survey conducted by the University of Sydney's United States…...