15+ hour, 46+ min ago   (159+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)--Major real estate developers in Japan are stepping up their data center development, as further growth is expected on the back of an artificial intelligence boom. According to the communications ministry, the data center-related market in…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (196+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Thursday to designate 19 municipalities in the Tokachi region of the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, including the city of Obihiro, as national strategic special zones to promote AI-powered agriculture. The government will apply…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (162+ words) Nagoya, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--Aichi Financial Group Inc. in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, and San ju San Financial Group Inc. in neighboring Mie Prefecture said Thursday that they have agreed to terminate a basic agreement on their merger. Though they…...

4+ day, 2+ 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   (135+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--Resona Bank plans to extend a total of about 45 billion yen in loans to startups in fiscal 2028, more than nine times the fiscal 2025 level, President Kazuhiro Chida has said in a recent interview. "We want to…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (185+ words) Japan Eyes Stronger Regulations over “Dark Pattern” User Interfaces nippon.com - Japan Eyes Stronger Regulations over “Dark Pattern” User Interfaces Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency plans to comprehensively strengthen regulations over “dark patterns,” or website designs and…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (136+ words) Fukui, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan needs to raise interest rates further to "complete the normalization of monetary policy," Kazuyuki Masu, a member of the BOJ's Policy Board, said Thursday. Underlying inflation, which excludes temporary factors, remains below…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (446+ words) Nagoya, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. said Thursday that its retail unit had overcharged more than five million customers for over two years due to cost calculation errors. The overcharges, found at Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co., affected…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (155+ words) nippon.com Australian Envoy Seeks Energy Cooperation with Japan Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Australian Ambassador to Japan Andrew Shearer expressed hope Wednesday for expanded cooperation with Japan in the energy sector, with China's increasing economic coercion in the Asia-Pacific region…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (151+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government proposed Wednesday that the aviation sector be added to a new "employment for skill development" program for foreign workers that will start in April 2027 to replace the technical intern training program. The government…...