2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Toyota Reaches Global Production of 300 Million Cars

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Monday, November 6, 2023

Toyota City, Japan, Nov 6, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has reached a cumulative global production total of 300 million cars, Including production numbers for September 2023.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, Nov 6, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has reached a cumulative global production total of 300 million cars, Including production numbers for September 2023.
  • It includes domestic and international production, with 180.52 million cars produced domestically, and 119.6 million produced abroad (as of end September 2023).
  • The model with the highest total production is the Corolla, with the Corolla series achieving cumulative global production of 53.399 million (as of the end September 2023).
  • Every time we faced the danger of being unable to make cars, everyone worked together to restore or adapt production.

MetLife Foundation Reaches New Milestone, Over $1 Billion in Giving

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Today, MetLife Foundation focuses on driving inclusive economic mobility and addressing the needs of underserved and underrepresented communities around the world.

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  • Today, MetLife Foundation focuses on driving inclusive economic mobility and addressing the needs of underserved and underrepresented communities around the world.
  • The work of MetLife Foundation continues to improve the financial health and well-being of individuals and families, creating positive impacts for society and communities.
  • MetLife and MetLife Foundation have proudly partnered with UNCF (United Negro College Fund) for nearly 80 years to support students attending HBCUs.
  • MetLife Foundation has awarded over $18 million for Alzheimer’s Disease research through MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research, leading to a greater understanding of the disease.

Pacific Hydrogen Alliance Forms to Advance Clean Hydrogen Deployment Across Three Pacific Communities

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Monday, May 8, 2023

LANCASTER, Calif., May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Lancaster announced that their winning proposal under the U.S. Department of Energy H2 Twin Cities 2022 program, will launch the Pacific Hydrogen Alliance (PHA). This alliance will see Lancaster and Namie Town of Japan serve as mentors for the County of Hawai'i, Hawaii on the development and deployment of hydrogen energy solutions at the municipal level.

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  • LANCASTER, Calif., May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Lancaster announced that their winning proposal under the U.S. Department of Energy H2 Twin Cities 2022 program, will launch the Pacific Hydrogen Alliance (PHA).
  • This alliance will see Lancaster and Namie Town of Japan serve as mentors for the County of Hawai'i, Hawaii on the development and deployment of hydrogen energy solutions at the municipal level.
  • "As the County of Hawai'i seeks to build out its hydrogen capabilities to achieve net zero, we are pleased to partner with the City of Lancaster and Namie through the new Pacific Hydrogen Alliance.
  • Clean hydrogen has the potential to bring immense economic and environmental benefits for our county.

Shedding Light on Japanese Entrepreneurs and Reconstruction Stories about Great East Japan Earthquake: Government of Japan's Official E-magazine, "KIZUNA"

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

A young Japanese social entrepreneur who launched an NPO in her teens reflects on how to find novel solutions for social issues.

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Japanese Government's Official E-magazine, "KIZUNA," Features New Sides of Japan, Advancing Disaster Management and Reconstructing from Great East Japan Earthquake

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

TOKYO, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "KIZUNA," the Government of Japan's official e-magazine, releases the latest issue: the budding drone industry in Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese efforts to promote disaster prevention and post-disaster management, and an artist exploring a new form of folk craft after the 2011 earthquake.

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  • TOKYO, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "KIZUNA," the Government of Japan's official e-magazine, releases the latest issue: the budding drone industry in Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese efforts to promote disaster prevention and post-disaster management, and an artist exploring a new form of folk craft after the 2011 earthquake.
  • Fukushima is reconstructing from the Great East Japan Earthquake, aiming for sustainable development by supporting drone tech.
  • - The "Bosai" Spirit of Tohoku Promotes the Creation of a Better, Safer World
    The World BOSAI Forum aims for disaster risk reduction, with a local perspective based on lessons from the 2011 disaster.
  • https://www.japan.go.jp/kizuna/2023/01/promoting_the_bosai_spirit.html?u...
    A papier-mache painter in Fukushima has continued to pursue a new folk craft since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.

Supply Chains Suffer Huge Disruptions from Turkey Earthquake Due to Supply Interruptions

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Friday, February 10, 2023

“Having a flexible supply chain with multiple suppliers allows companies to weather any threats."

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  • “Having a flexible supply chain with multiple suppliers allows companies to weather any threats."
  • Sources report significant damage to logistics and transport infrastructure from the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday.
  • In the paper, Supply Chain Disruptions, Evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake , the author shows how a natural disaster will cascade through supply chains, resulting in a 3.6 percent decline in the growth rate of firms with affected suppliers.
  • "Having multiple supply sources eliminates the bottlenecks that can occur when a supplier can't deliver a product due to issues like an earthquake or other disruption," adds Polakoff.

JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles Presents “Designing With Disaster: Stories From Seven Regenerative Cities”

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles , a Japanese cultural destination in the heart of Hollywood, announces its upcoming exhibition “Designing with Disaster: Stories from Seven Regenerative Cities” on display from January 27 – April 2, 2023.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles , a Japanese cultural destination in the heart of Hollywood, announces its upcoming exhibition “Designing with Disaster: Stories from Seven Regenerative Cities” on display from January 27 – April 2, 2023.
  • The exhibition also features illuminated Regenerative City Wells (“Wells”) with an immersive physical, video, and audio experience envisioning seven hypothetical regenerative cities.
  • In conjunction with the upcoming exhibition, the UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies and JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles will co-host the Global Japan Forum 2023: Designing with Disaster to be held on January 28, 2023 from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles.
  • Walk-ins are invited and the gallery is open daily from
    For more information, visit the JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles website and social channels: Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , YouTube and LinkedIn .

Canadian Solar Announces Operation of 100 MWp Solar Project in Japan

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

GUELPH, ON, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) announced today that its Japan flagship mega-project, the 100 MWp Azuma Kofuji solar project located in the Fukushima Prefecture, recently reached commercial operation.

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  • GUELPH, ON, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) announced today that its Japan flagship mega-project, the 100 MWp Azuma Kofuji solar project located in the Fukushima Prefecture, recently reached commercial operation.
  • The Azuma Kofuji project is Canadian Solar's largest project in Japan and Fukushima Prefecture's largest operational solar project to date.
  • We thank our financing partners who continue to support Canadian Solar with low-cost capital, which allow us to develop and expand our high-quality project portfolio in Japan."
  • Canadian Solar was founded in 2001 in Canada and is one of the world's largest solar technology and renewable energy companies.

Renesas Announces Result of Tender Offer and Completion of Acquisition of Own Shares

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

for sale in connection with the Tender Offer (the Tendering Shareholders) or to the standing proxy in the case of foreign resident shareholders (including corporate shareholders) (the Foreign Shareholders) without delay after the expiration of the Tender Offer Period.

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  • for sale in connection with the Tender Offer (the Tendering Shareholders) or to the standing proxy in the case of foreign resident shareholders (including corporate shareholders) (the Foreign Shareholders) without delay after the expiration of the Tender Offer Period.
  • The amount of income from the transfer of shares less acquisition cost relating to such shares will, in principle, be subject to separate self-assessment taxation.
  • (b) If the Tendering Shareholders are corporate shareholders:
    As taxation on deemed dividend, if the Tender Offer Price exceeds the amount of Renesas share capital, etc.
  • per share, the amount of such excess will be, in principle, subject to 15.315% withholding tax (income tax and Special Income Tax for Reconstruction only).

Signing of a Basic Agreement between Futaba Town, Namie Town, AEON TOHOKU, and Toyota for the Establishment of a Wide Area Mobile Retail Business in Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Bases

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Toyota City, Japan, May 31, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Futaba Town, Namie Town, AEON TOHOKU Co., Ltd. (AEON TOHOKU), and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) signed a Basic Agreement today for the Establishment of a Mobile Retail Business that Uses a Fuel Cell Vehicle in Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Bases (Basic Agreement).

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  • Toyota City, Japan, May 31, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Futaba Town, Namie Town, AEON TOHOKU Co., Ltd. (AEON TOHOKU), and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) signed a Basic Agreement today for the Establishment of a Mobile Retail Business that Uses a Fuel Cell Vehicle in Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Bases (Basic Agreement).
  • The two municipalities and two companies involved in the Basic Agreement aim to support residents experiencing difficulties with everyday shopping, through the establishment of a mobile retail business.
  • As a result, it is hoped that the business will expedite the lifting of evacuation orders for Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Bases in Futaba Town and Namie Town.
  • AEON TOHOKU will launch a mobile retail business in areas that have an acute need for shopping support.