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Back to Search42 Japan Firms Engage in Bid-Rigging over Condo Repair Work
The Japan Fair Trade Commission recognized Monday that 42 companies had engaged in bid-rigging for large-scale repair contracts for condominiums, imp…
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Death Toll from Typhoon Dujuan Rises to 14 in Japan, A Week On
The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th of the year, rose to 14 on Monday, a week after related heavy rain struck Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures…
8 hours ago
Precipitation in Central Tokyo Ties Longest Record of 33 Days
Precipitation was observed in Central Tokyo for 33 consecutive days from Aug. 27 through Monday, due in part to rains brought by fronts and typhoons,…
8 hours ago
Mister Donut Re-enters Chinese Market after 7 Years
Japan's Duskin Co. on Monday opened a Mister Donut outlet in Shanghai, returning to the Chinese market after a hiatus of some seven years.
9 hours ago
Gunma Police Capture Man Wanted after Murder of Ex-Wife's Mother
Police in Gunma Prefecture have arrested a 30-year-old man wanted in connection with a case in which his former wife's 52-year-old mother was murdere…
9 hours ago
Typhoon Surigae Likely to Travel near Izu Island Chain Thursday
Typhoon Surigae will likely travel in a northeasterly direction near the Izu island chain, south of Tokyo, on Thursday after moving over waters south…
9 hours ago
Beer Makers Prep for Battle as Japan Unifies Liquor Taxes
Major Japanese beer companies are revamping flagship products and reclassifying quasi-beer items as beer as they prepare for intensifying competition…
10 hours ago
Higashiyama to Step Down as Chief of Talent Firm Smile-Up.
Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of Japanese talent agency Smile-Up. Inc., formerly Johnny & Associates Inc., said Monday that he will step down from …
10 hours ago
Nidec Eyeing Management Shake-Up after Scandals
Nidec Corp. is considering a shake-up of its executive team, including its president, Mitsuya Kishida, in the wake of accounting and quality scandals…
10 hours ago
Takaichi's Personnel Picks Fall Short of Pledge on Women
In the recent cabinet reshuffle and Liberal Democratic Party executive personnel changes, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, also president of t…
11 hours ago