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    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
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      Paperback purchases rise as cost-conscious people end subscription services such as Netflix, says publisher

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      Mike Tattersfield says consumers can be ‘trained’ to look for its doughnuts in different sections of the store

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Geely Automobile Holdings Co Ltd
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      Holding company boss Daniel Li is unwilling to tell its brands to ‘punish the Russian customer’

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
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      More companies are turning to the FTSE 100 group to cut the cost of feeding staff

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
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    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
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      Toyota and other Japanese brands struggle in top auto market, falling behind foreign rivals

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      Stock exchange set to ‘name and shame’ companies lacking plans to boost their book value

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      World’s largest air-conditioner maker sees huge export potential and untapped domestic demand for cooling systems

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
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      Decade-long effort was source of national pride and meant to be symbol of technological prowess

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
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    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
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      Advertising giant says five executives will hand back pay after indictments

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
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      Japanese conglomerate eyes further stateside acquisitions, focused on cloud services

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Toyota Motor Corp
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      Step by country’s largest carmaker puts pressure on other companies as living costs rise

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      Kyocera Corp
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      Japanese component maker is investing at home with first new plant in nearly two decades

    • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
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      As president of Toyota, he turned the carmaker into a global success story

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
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      Chair admits ‘urgent need to transform’ conglomerate as buyout proposal considered

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
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      Japan Industrial Partners pitches country’s biggest take-private deal

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
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      Airliner programme that launched 15 years ago has struggled with delays and impact of Covid-19

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
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      Taboos around spreading coronavirus and weak yen keep travellers home and industry ailing

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
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      Finance chief Totoki’s promotion makes him natural successor to Yoshida as chief of media and tech conglomerate

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
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      Japanese companies step up intelligence gathering as US-China tensions mount

      More businesses cite geopolitics, economic security or regulatory change as key risk

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Toyota Motor Corp
      Toyota chief Akio Toyoda to step down as carmaker wages EV battle

      Koji Sato, head of company’s luxury Lexus unit, to take over

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