1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (181+ words) Okuma, Fukushima Pref. , May 29 (Jiji Press)--A ceremony was held Friday to mark the completion of a diamond semiconductor factory in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The new facility is the world's first to mass-produce diamond semiconductors,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (124+ words) Tokyo, April 7 (Jiji Press)--Mazda Motor Corp. will halt production of vehicles for export to the Middle East at least until May because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, company officials said Monday. The Japanese automaker instead plans…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (165+ words) Tokyo, March 25 (Jiji Press)--Sogo & Seibu Co. said Wednesday that it will close its Seibu department store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward at the end of September. The closure comes as the company failed to reach an agreement on a contract…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (643+ words) As of March 2025, the company has 48 stores in Japan and 185 abroad in 14 countries, including in major destinations like Paris, London, Milan, and Barcelona. Since opening its Omotesand" store in Tokyo in 2012, Onitsuka Tiger has pursued a strategy of placing directly…...