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Panasonic seeing robust demand from Tesla for batteries

Business May 12, 2022

Panasonic seeing robust demand from Tesla for batteries

by Yuki Furukawa

Panasonic has been scouting sites in Oklahoma and Kansas for a multibillion-dollar factory as part of its push to increase investment in EV cell production.

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.

Firms revive in-person ceremonies as new recruits start work

Business Apr 1, 2022

Firms revive in-person ceremonies as new recruits start work

Toyota Motor Corp. and Kansai Electric Power Co. were among a number of major companies holding face-to-face entrance ceremonies again at their headquarters.

Panasonic scouting U.S. sites for new battery factory by 2024

Business / Corporate Mar 15, 2022

Panasonic scouting U.S. sites for new battery factory by 2024

The plant would supply Tesla Inc. and potentially other electric-vehicle manufacturers with next-generation lithium-ion batteries.

Panasonic readies new battery that Tesla sees as key to $25,000 EVs

Business / Corporate Mar 11, 2022

Panasonic readies new battery that Tesla sees as key to $25,000 EVs

by River Davis and Yuki Furukawa

Over the past year and a half, Panasonic has been working to develop a bigger "4680” battery it intends to sell to the American electric carmaker.

Panasonic plans U.S. battery plant to supply Tesla, NHK reports

Business / Corporate Mar 4, 2022

Panasonic plans U.S. battery plant to supply Tesla, NHK reports

by Yuki Furukawa and Go Onomitsu

The Japanese electronics conglomerate is looking at sites in Oklahoma and Kansas to build the plant, the public broadcaster reported, citing an unidentified source.

Panasonic to start production of Tesla-championed 4680 batteries

Business / Corporate Feb 3, 2022

Panasonic to start production of Tesla-championed 4680 batteries

The 4680 batteries hold more than five times the capacity of the smaller batteries currently supplied to the automaker.

Japan’s Panasonic joins global trend toward four-day week

Business Jan 10, 2022

Japan’s Panasonic joins global trend toward four-day week

by Ayai Tomisawa

By introducing an optional four-day work week, Panasonic is trying to "strike an ideal balance between the work style and life style for our diverse human capital.”

For aging Japan, a cooker that makes chicken as soft as butter

Business / Corporate Nov 25, 2021

For aging Japan, a cooker that makes chicken as soft as butter

by Takashi Mochizuki and Yuki Furukawa

The invention by two Panasonic Corp. engineers is designed to help people with swallowing difficulties.

Panasonic develops cybersecurity system for internet-connected cars

Business / Tech Nov 23, 2021

Panasonic develops cybersecurity system for internet-connected cars

The system will detect abnormalities, while dedicated teams at Panasonic and automakers will monitor the cars around the clock.

Toyota eyes Panasonic as partner in North Carolina battery plant

Business / Corporate Nov 19, 2021

Toyota eyes Panasonic as partner in North Carolina battery plant

by Siddharth Philip, Ed Ludlow and River Davis

The plant would be the latest in a string of announcements by major automakers preparing to pivot toward full electrification.

Panasonic pioneering hydrogen power to fuel factories worldwide

Business / Corporate Aug 11, 2021

Panasonic pioneering hydrogen power to fuel factories worldwide

by River Davis and Tsuyoshi Inajima

The Japanese firm intends to commercialize system used at its own fuel-cell plant, which will combine hydrogen energy with solar, by fiscal 2023.

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