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Firms Make ‘Alumni’ Networks to Boost Businesses; Experts Say Move Important Amid Growing Workforce Mobility

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JAPAN NEWS
 
There is a growing movement among companies to establish “alumni networks,” where former employees can interact with their former employers. The companies are aiming to improve their operations and create new businesses by leveraging the expertise of “outside” people who are familiar...

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Fuji Media To Implement Steps To Curb Activist Shareholder Influence

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Fuji Media Holdings Inc on Thursday said that it will implement measures to prevent activist shareholders from gaining control of the company.
The announcement of the anti-takeover steps comes after shareholders, including prominent investor Yoshiaki Murakami, told Fuji Media execut...

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Auto Tariff Impasse Sends U.S. Prices Up, Demand Down

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JAPAN TODAY
 
No deal before the initial July 9 deadline for U.S. "reciprocal" tariffs is expected to pressure Toyota Motor Corp and other major carmakers to raise prices to offset higher import costs -- a strategy likely to dent demand and further squeeze profits.
Japan-U.S. trade talks have mad...

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Nippon Steel Looking to Double Its U.S. Steel Output in 5 Years, Says CEO

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Nippon Steel Corp. plans to double its crude steel production in the United States in three to five years, according to its chairman and chief executive officer, Eiji Hashimoto.
During an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun on Tuesday, Hashimoto outlined a plan to achieve the goal by ...

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Japan Signs Pact to Boost Direct Investment from Britain

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Japan's Cabinet Office on Wednesday signed a memorandum of cooperation with the British government, to boost direct investment from Britain into Japan.
Under the memorandum, Japan will promote information sharing and exchanges with the British government, British companies and investors,...

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Japanese Solar Panel Makers Eye Business Opportunities after Ordinance Mandates Installation on New Houses

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese solar panel manufacturers are taking a proactive approach as they see business opportunities following the decision by the Tokyo metropolitan government and the Kawasaki city government to require that newly built houses have solar panels installed in April.
Although Chinese...

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Lawson To Offer Overnight Stay At Parking Lots For People In Vehicles

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc said on Monday that it will launch a new paid service to offer its stores' parking lots to travelers spending the night in their vehicles amid soaring accommodation costs.
The company will hold a trial at six outlets in Chiba Prefecture...

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Nissan Mulls EV Partnership With Taiwan's Foxconn

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Nissan Motor Co is exploring a partnership with Taiwan's electronics giant Foxconn in the electric vehicle sector, a source familiar with the matter said Sunday.
The plan under consideration would involve producing Foxconn's EVs at Nissan's signature Oppama plant near Tokyo, which had pr...

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Japan's Average Pay Up Over 5% For 2nd Year In A Row

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese companies agreed to raise wages by an average 5.25 percent in this year's spring wage talks, the second straight year to exceed 5 percent, the country's largest labor union said Thursday, although salary growth failed to keep pace with ongoing inflation.
The Japanese Trade ...

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New Banknotes Account for Only 30% of All Bills in Circulation; Increased Use of Cashless Payments Seen as Cause of Slow Adoption Rate

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Japan’s newest issued banknotes marked their first anniversary on Thursday, yet the new bills still only account for about 30% of all bills in circulation.
Although more vending machines and other devices have become compatible with the new bills, the replacement of older banknotes h...

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