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Panasonic plans to move its European headquarters from Britain to the Netherlands later this year over concerns about potential tax issues related to Brexit, a company spokeswoman said Thursday.

"We will move our European headquarters to the Netherlands," the spokeswoman told AFP, confirming a report in the Nikkei business daily about the Japanese electronics giant's decision.

Electric airplane start-up Eviation Aircraft Ltd is aiming for its 9-seat commuter aircraft to be flying passengers by 2021 after signing up South Korea's Kokam as its battery supplier, the Israeli company's chief executive said on Thursday, quoted by Reuters.

Abe is visiting Serbia within his tour of six Eastern European countries. His host in Belgrade will be Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

The Japanese government has for the first time announced a list of over 300 businesses nationwide that have broken labor laws. Officials want to protect employees from abuse and prevent "karoshi," or death by overwork.

Tesla is speeding the timeline for building half a million cars annually as it steps up production to meet growing demand for its electric vehicles.

After the Turkish military allowed thousands of annual new recruits to use mobile phones in their barracks, the demand for out-of-date, inexpensive phones, dubbed ?dumb phones,? has boomed in the country. 

The military?s announcement on April 13 to remove the mobile phone ban created a surge in demand for these non-smart phones. 

Bulgarian volleyball star Matey Kaziyski surprisingly chose to continue his club career in Japan by signing a contract for one season with Panasonic Panthers.

The team from the city of Hirakata won the championship title in Japan in the 2013/2014 season, sportal.bg informs.

Japanese electronics conglomerate Panasonic plans to achieve growth in Turkey's neighboring regions after it acquired a majority stake of Turkey-based electrical installation materials producer Viko this year, Viko by Panasonic Chairman Toshihide Arii has told the Hürriyet Daily News.

Setting up of Japanese Business Club "encourages investors"

BELGRADE -- The creation of the Japanese Business Club (JBC) can encourage new investors from Japan to come to Serbia, Serbia's Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajic has said.

He was addressing the first JBC conference.

BELGRADE - The creation of the Japanese Business Club (JBC) can encourage new investors from Japan to come to Serbia, Serbia's Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajic has said at the opening of the first JBC conference.

"There are currently 47 Japanese companies in Serbia, which is relatively few compared to other countries, like Croatia, Romania and Hungary," he said on Tuesday.