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Free Houses, a 298,000 Yen Fee: Japan's Vacant-Home Glut Becomes an Investment Market
A matching site for zero-yen properties has listed about 3,600 homes and closed on close to 80% of them, as owners hand over unsellable houses and buyers bet on renovation.
Toyota's hybrid bet holds in North America as China sales slide 25%
First-half global sales fell 4% to 5.059 million vehicles, the first year-on-year decline in two years, with a weaker yen expected to cushion the profit hit.
GMO chief's tearful apology: crisis PR experts say the show obscured the breach
Masatoshi Kumagai spent three and a half hours taking questions over a data breach at a group company. A crisis communications review finds the memorable lines got in the way of the explanation.
JR Central to raise linear maglev cost estimate again, past ¥11 trillion
The Tokyo–Nagoya leg of the linear Chuo Shinkansen will cost more than the ¥11 trillion JR Central has been quoting, with a new figure due by the end of the year — the third increase since construction began.
Customer harassment measures become a legal duty, but nothing punishes firms that ignore it
From October, companies and local governments must set up policies and complaint desks for abusive customers. Miyazaki's restaurants and city hall show what the rules are up against.
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