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PANASONIC

Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 21, 2017
Wild Knights hand Sungoliath first league loss in nearly two years
The Panasonic Wild Knights head into the five-week autumn break as the only unbeaten team in the Japan Rugby Top League following a 21-10 win over Suntory Sungoliath on Saturday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2017
Panasonic steps up lithium-ion battery production amid electric-vehicle boom
Panasonic Corp. said Friday it will start manufacturing lithium-ion batteries for electric cars in fiscal 2019 at its plant in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, expanding domestic production to meet growing demand for green vehicles across the globe.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 23, 2017
Unbeaten Wild Knights trounce Verblitz
The Panasonic Wild Knights made it five straight bonus-point wins to start the Japan Rugby Top League season Saturday, beating the Toyota Verblitz 43-16 at Kumagaya Sports Stadium.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 26, 2017
Wild Knights hammer Eagles
The Panasonic Wild Knights maintained their perfect start to the new Japan Rugby Top League season Saturday, beating the Canon Eagles 43-8 at Kumagaya Athletic Stadium.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 21, 2017
Olympics sponsors showcase innovative tech products as 2020 Games draw near
For sponsor companies, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is a golden opportunity to develop and showcase new technologies, not only to impress foreign visitors but also to provide a legacy for future generations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017
Ex-Nomura salesman exiled in Chicago goes hostile at tiny Japan firms
From downtown Chicago, a former Nomura Holdings Inc. salesman is taking activist investing to Japan's smaller listed firms, betting that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's corporate governance overhaul is trickling down to less-covered parts of the market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2017
Panasonic India plans big push in smartphone market dominated by Chinese, South Korean brands
Panasonic Corp.'s Indian subsidiary will invest 1.5 billion rupees ($23.4 million) in its mobility division in the current fiscal year ending next March to step up efforts to improve its smartphone business in Asia's third-largest economy, according to senior company officials.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jul 16, 2017
Strange days of today's technology
Hang in there, the stinky summer could soon be over
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2017
Panasonic cranks up market exposure for home fuel of the future
Panasonic Corp. will begin selling its residential fuel cell systems in the U.K. and Austria this year as it seeks to solidify its lead in a product category that some see as a stepping stone to harnessing hydrogen as the fuel of the future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2017
Panasonic India cashing in on telecom green energy push
With India's telecom sector investing heavily in green-energy solutions, Panasonic's local unit has cashed in on the growing demand, generating over $100 million in sales in the last three years supplying lithium-ion battery-based solutions.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2017
Panasonic eyes return to growth track in fiscal 2017
Panasonic on Tuesday laid out its business strategy for fiscal 2017, seeking to return to a growth track by shoring up its home appliance and solutions businesses while pumping cash into high-potential automotive parts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2017
Panasonic recalls 280,000 tablet PC battery packs due to fire risk
The electronics maker said it received 16 reports of the battery pack having combusted between March 2015 and this April.
JAPAN / Society
May 11, 2017
Labor ministry names and shames businesses that exploit workers despite warnings
In a first, the labor ministry publishes the names of 334 “black companies” warned about excessive overtime or other violations online, including Dentsu, Panasonic and Japan Post.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 30, 2017
Japan fares well at Salone del Mobile
Once again, Salone del Mobile Milano, the world's largest furniture and interiors trade fair, provides a platform for some of Japan's most innovative ideas on both practical and conceptual design.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 18, 2017
Japan to introduce self-checkout system at convenience stores that reads all items at once
The government in conjunction with five major convenience store operators plans to introduce an advanced self-checkout system by 2025 to mitigate expected labor shortages, officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 8, 2017
Japan suffers from the grand illusion of prosperity
There are so many reasons to hate your job, if you're lucky enough to have one. The top four, according to Spa! magazine, are: stagnant salaries; a sense of being underappreciated and underevaluated; an overriding, unfocused anxiety; and a lost sense of purpose.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2017
Workers at top companies get meager 2017 pay hikes in Abenomics setback
Major firms offered the lowest base-pay hike in four years, a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign dubbed “Abenomics” to spur the long-sluggish economy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Mar 4, 2017
Will we ever see no obstacles in our way?
Infrastructure in Japan is up to world standards in most areas, and in terms of public transportation it often surpasses those standards — but there's one field it falls way behind: utility poles and overhead cables that carry electrical power and telecommunications.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2017
Panasonic eyes storage boost as Japan's solar incentives wane
The government's scaling back of a program encouraging residential solar power has Panasonic Corp. hopeful the market for home energy storage systems is about to receive a boost.
Rugby
Feb 12, 2017
Crusaders end Panasonic's run in Brisbane
The Panasonic Wild Knights' run at the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens came to an end in the quarterfinals Sunday with a 12-7 loss to the Crusaders, who went on to finish second.

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