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Drive-thru funeral service will let Japanese bid an effortless and swift last farewell
In a very first for Japan, a funeral home operator in Nagano Prefecture will be suggesting a drive-thru service permitting the bereaved to give their final farewells without having to get out of their car. Kankon Sousai Aichi Group, based in Ueda, central Nagano, plans to introduce the service in a fresh .
Business / Corporate Sep Five, two thousand seventeen
by Kevin Buckland
What is the market leader in equipment for measuring automobile emissions to do if the vehicles of the future don’t spew harass? Horiba Ltd., whose tech was central in exposing Volkswagen AG’s diesel-cheating scandal, believes that day will never come. Electrified vehicles won’t ever make .
Business / Tech Sep Five, two thousand seventeen
‘Highway doctor’ taps 3-D tech to diagnose Tokyo’s aging expressways
As Tokyo takes on the mammoth task of upgrading its outdated roads and infrastructure, a local “highway doctor” is betting that 3-D technology can lend a forearm. Tokyo’s sprawling labyrinth of aging expressways, measuring three hundred twenty km, has long been sobbing out for a face-lift, with .
Business Sep Five, two thousand seventeen
shōchū”>Kyushu distillers seek to build overseas fan base for shōchū
Spirits makers in Kyushu are working to attract overseas customers for their flagship product of distilled liquor called shōchū. Shōchū, typically distilled from barley, sweet potatoes, rice, buckwheat or sugar cane, is very popular in Japan but not almost as well-known abroad as sake, which . shōchū”>
Business Sep Five, two thousand seventeen
Japan’s tourism industry hopes to score on soccer player Keisuke Honda’s budge to Mexican team
Popular professional soccer player Keisuke Honda’s stir to Mexico from Italy has Japanese tourism companies looking to score. Honda hit the back of the net in his debut for CF Pachuca on Aug. Twenty two in the very first division of Mexico’s soccer league, after he moved .
Business / Financial Markets Sep Five, two thousand seventeen
Government plans to release Japan Post shares this month after gauging market, North Korea factor
The government may release an extra chunk of its shareholdings in Japan Post Holdings Co. this month, sources said Monday. Japan Post Holdings is expected to approve the transaction as early as Sept. Eleven after assessing further developments on the stock market, which has been .
Business / Corporate Sep Five, two thousand seventeen
DeNA to test taxi dispatch app using AI in Yokohama
Japanese mobile game giant DeNA Co. said Monday it will embark a trial of its taxi dispatch application utilizing artificial intelligence in Yokohama. The AI system will analyze data collected from taxis in use and information on when and where customers hailed taxis in the .
Business Sep Five, two thousand seventeen
Taxify challenges Uber in crowded London cab-hailing market
Estonian start-up Taxify is to go head to head with Uber in London’s very competitive taxi-hailing market, and also has Paris in its glances. Taxify said it will launch services across London on Tuesday after signing up Trio,000 private hire taxi drivers, who have been .
Business Sep Five, two thousand seventeen
Trump tax tour goes to red-state friendly turf North Dakota, where generalities may no longer suffice
When Donald Trump brings his tax reform tour to North Dakota, he’ll be on friendly turf — a deep-red state he carried by thirty six points last year, and one that got an instant boost when he threw his youthful presidency behind a controversial oil .
Business Sep Five, two thousand seventeen
WTO appeals bod rules Washington state’s Boeing subsidies are legit, partially reversing Airbus, EU victories
Subsidies given by the state of Washington to Boeing are legal, the World Trade Organization appeals assets said Monday, partially overturning a victory by rival Airbus and the European Union last year. The two aviation giants have been locked for years in a sprawling set .
Business / Corporate Sep Four, two thousand seventeen
Japan Post considers plan to use drones to transport parcels inbetween post offices in remote areas
Japan Post Co. said Monday it is considering using drones to budge packages inbetween post offices, possibly from next year, due to an enhancing shortage of delivery workers. The envisioned project by the mail and package delivery unit of state-owned Japan Post Holdings Co. comes .
Business / Corporate Sep Four, two thousand seventeen
Yupiteru recalls 85,000 dashboard cameras over suspected fire risk
Japanese telecommunications equipment maker Yupiteru Corp. said Monday it will recall a total of 85,000 units of a dashboard camera model and substitute its lithium battery free of charge due to fire risk. Four cases of fire have been reported involving vehicles tooled with the .
Business / Corporate Sep Four, two thousand seventeen
Japan’s potato chip makers battle it out as spud supplies recover
Five months after a potato shortages cause a halt in the sales of some potato chip products, competition is now intensifying inbetween two major snack makers as they come back to normal operations. Calbee Inc. and rival Koike-Ya Inc. will resume sales of almost all of .
