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Japanese firms scouting opportunities to tap India's huge health care market
Japanese companies are looking to tap India's medical market with funding and technological solutions to make health care more accessible in the world's second-most populous country. Japan-based venture capital firms like Spiral Ventures and India Japan Partnership Fund LLP are either funding local health tech ...
Panasonic to move U.K. headquarters to Amsterdam over Brexit fears
The move was prompted by fears Tokyo could treat the U.K. as a tax haven and impose back taxes after Brexit if London tries to attract firms with lower rates.
Right-handed pitcher Shumpei Yoshikawa has signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks and broken amateur baseball rules in the process, informed sources said Friday. The 23-year-old Yoshikawa was expected to go high in Nippon Professional Baseball's amateur draft this October. He is the first marquee amateur to ...
Shumpei Yoshikawa, a 23-year-old pitcher and top amateur prospect, intends to skip Japanese pro ball and sign with a major league team, multiple sources said Thursday. Yoshikawa, currently on national team duty at the Asian Games in Indonesia, pitches for Panasonic's corporate league team. The ...
Some factories in western Japan still down a month after rain disaster
Damaged roads, train tracks and other transportation infrastructure are preventing factories in western Japan from reaching a full recovery a month after deadly rains killed over 200 people in the region. Mazda Motor Corp. has resumed production at its headquarters plant in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, ...
Energy-saving fans with special functions booming in Japan's summer heat
Energy-saving fans that deodorize or offer other special functions are becoming more and more popular in Japan as the country endures record-breaking summer heat. Fans that run on a direct-current motor allow users to make fine adjustments to the rotation speed of the blade and ...
Operations suspended at automakers and other firms across western Japan after torrential rain
Numerous companies have to curtail their activities in flood-hit areas.
Osaka earthquake causes auto and electronics plants to suspend operations
A powerful earthquake that hit Osaka and surrounding areas on Monday affected a number of large businesses, forcing Honda Motor Co., Panasonic Corp. and other well-known manufacturers to suspend production and retailers to close. The quake, which struck one of Japan's main manufacturing heartlands, made ...
It's often difficult for people to maintain the enterprising spirit they had when they first entered the workplace, fresh out of university. Especially in a large company it is difficult for people's voices are heard, and often they feel isolated as there are not many ...
Japan shines at Salone del Mobile
This month, On: Design invites product designer and Japanologist Maurice E. Zacher to introduce his top Japanese design picks from the 2018 Salone del Mobile Milano interior and furniture fair, held in Italy on April 17-22. Nendo never fails For most regulars to the Salone del ...
Japanese firms pitch next-generation 'smart city' technologies in New York
As technology to create energy-efficient "smart cities" proliferates, four Japanese companies have shown off their prowess in advanced environmental and information technologies as part of a related exhibition in New York. Daikin Industries Ltd., Hitachi Ltd., Panasonic Corp. and Shimizu Corp. participated last week in ...
Panasonic's net profit soars 58% on sales of batteries and other vehicle components
Panasonic Corp. said Thursday that group net profit rose 58 percent in the fiscal year ended March, due to brisk sales of batteries and other electronic automobile components, as automakers continue to shift their focus to safety devices and electric vehicles. The electronics maker posted ...
