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Japanese firms turn to four-day week to improve work-life balance

Business | FOCUS May 3, 2022

Japanese firms turn to four-day week to improve work-life balance

by Ayano Shimizu

Companies open to the arrangement are hoping staff will acquire new skills or develop a network of contacts through additional education or a second job.

Japan's electronics makers likely to offer ¥1,500 pay hike

Business / Corporate Mar 13, 2022

Japan's electronics makers likely to offer ¥1,500 pay hike

The pay hike increase is likely to exceed the previous year's raise of ¥1,000-¥1,200 as the electronics makers' earnings are now recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hitachi suspends business operations in Russia

Business / Corporate Mar 10, 2022

Hitachi suspends business operations in Russia

After a request from a Ukrainian deputy prime minister, Hitachi said in a statement that it is pausing all manufacturing activities in Russia for the time being.

Big Japanese electronics firms embrace skill-based personnel system over seniority model

Business / Corporate | FOCUS Feb 18, 2022

Big Japanese electronics firms embrace skill-based personnel system over seniority model

The skill-based system contrasts with the Japanese corporate world's conventional employment style by assigning individuals to specific roles requiring specialized abilities.

Hitachi’s ¥2 trillion divestment drive kept activists at bay

Business / Corporate Jan 23, 2022

Hitachi’s ¥2 trillion divestment drive kept activists at bay

by Reed Stevenson and Tsuyoshi Inajima

Since taking over, CEO Toshiaki Higashihara is credited with transforming Hitachi, once the country’s biggest loss-maker, into a profitable enterprise without outside intervention.

Hitachi to sell half of stake in construction machinery unit

Business Jan 14, 2022

Hitachi to sell half of stake in construction machinery unit

The company currently owns about 51% of the unit. Of the total, 26% will be sold to a joint venture between trading house Itochu Corp. and investment fund Japan Industrial Partners Inc.

Hitachi and Alstom win ¥300 billion train deal for U.K.’s HS2 route

Business / Corporate Dec 10, 2021

Hitachi and Alstom win ¥300 billion train deal for U.K.’s HS2 route

by Christopher Jasper and Tara Patel

The mega-order will create thousands of jobs and boost Britain’s two main train factories, the historic Litchurch Lane works in Derby and the Newton Aycliffe plant in the northeast.

Finger vein tech to verify COVID-19 vaccination records

National Oct 22, 2021

Finger vein tech to verify COVID-19 vaccination records

Under the system, users register their vaccination records on a dedicated smartphone app and finger vein information on a Hitachi authentication device.

Japan's robotics market sees boom amid pandemic

Business / Tech Jul 10, 2021

Japan's robotics market sees boom amid pandemic

The robotics market is expected to grow from around ¥1 trillion in 2010 to some ¥10 trillion in 2035, according to an estimate by the industry ministry.

Man sentenced to death for murdering wife and five children in 2017

National / Crime & Legal Jun 30, 2021

Man sentenced to death for murdering wife and five children in 2017

Hirobumi Komatsu, then 33, stabbed his family members with a kitchen knife at their apartment in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Earnings gaps in Japan's electronics sector becoming clear

Business / Corporate May 31, 2021

Earnings gaps in Japan's electronics sector becoming clear

Companies including Sony Group Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. seem to be thriving while Panasonic Corp. and Toshiba Corp. are facing difficult times.

Japanese trains may dominate Washington metro after Hitachi secures deal

Business / Corporate May 23, 2021

Japanese trains may dominate Washington metro after Hitachi secures deal

Hitachi Rail Washington won a contract in March to design and manufacture 256 cars of a new series with an option to build up to 800 cars.

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