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Seven-Eleven Japan To End Some 24-Hour Operations Amid Labor Crunch
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Seven-Eleven Japan Co said Monday it will end 24-hour operations at some outlets, becoming the first major convenience store operator to scale back around-the-clock hours to address a labor crunch.
Eight stores will begin cutting back on their operating hours from Nov 1, as ...
TOKYO - Seven-Eleven Japan Co said Monday it will end 24-hour operations at some outlets, becoming the first major convenience store operator to scale back around-the-clock hours to address a labor crunch.
Eight stores will begin cutting back on their operating hours from Nov 1, as ...
- October 22, 2019
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Japan's Cabinet Approves Tougher Rules On Foreigners Owning Stocks Tied To National Security
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JAPAN TIMES
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet on Friday approved draft legislation to impose tougher rules on foreign investment in stocks related to national security despite opposition from market participants.
The planned rules will require overseas investors to report in advance when they...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet on Friday approved draft legislation to impose tougher rules on foreign investment in stocks related to national security despite opposition from market participants.
The planned rules will require overseas investors to report in advance when they...
- October 18, 2019
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S Korea Cuts Interest Rate Again As Japan Trade Row Rumbles
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JAPAN TODAY
SEOUL - South Korea's central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rate to the lowest point in two years in an effort to prop up its slowing economy as it is hit by a trade spat with Japan.
The move comes as President Moon Jae-in battles to kickstart inflation -- after prices fell...
SEOUL - South Korea's central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rate to the lowest point in two years in an effort to prop up its slowing economy as it is hit by a trade spat with Japan.
The move comes as President Moon Jae-in battles to kickstart inflation -- after prices fell...
- October 17, 2019
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Japan Display CEO Shows Confidence In Turnaround
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THE JAPAN TIMES
Japan Display Inc. President and CEO Minoru Kikuoka said Thursday his company is expected to be profitable in the second half of the current business year through March with its new OLED products projected to reach the market later this year.
Kikuoka, who was promoted from chief...
Japan Display Inc. President and CEO Minoru Kikuoka said Thursday his company is expected to be profitable in the second half of the current business year through March with its new OLED products projected to reach the market later this year.
Kikuoka, who was promoted from chief...
- October 17, 2019
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Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis Wrecked Its Fleet Of Bullet Trains Worth $300 Million
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BUSINESS INSIDER
· Flooding from Typhoon Hagibis has destroyed a fleet of bullet trains worth ¥32.8 billion ($300 million), according to The Japan Times.
· The flooded bullet train yard was in Nagano, a city to the northwest of Tokyo.
· The East Japan Railway Company said 10 trains with a to...
· Flooding from Typhoon Hagibis has destroyed a fleet of bullet trains worth ¥32.8 billion ($300 million), according to The Japan Times.
· The flooded bullet train yard was in Nagano, a city to the northwest of Tokyo.
· The East Japan Railway Company said 10 trains with a to...
- October 16, 2019
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Crawford Releases Update On Typhoon Hagibis' Damage In Japan
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INSURANCE BUSINESS MAG
Crawford & Company has released an update on the path taken and damage inflicted on Japan by Typhoon Hagibis, since it made landfall on October 12.
According to the international claims firm, Hagibis made landfall at 7pm local time on October 12 in Izu Peninsula, southwes...
Crawford & Company has released an update on the path taken and damage inflicted on Japan by Typhoon Hagibis, since it made landfall on October 12.
According to the international claims firm, Hagibis made landfall at 7pm local time on October 12 in Izu Peninsula, southwes...
- October 15, 2019
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Seven & I Holdings To Cut 3,000 Jobs And Close 1,000 Stores
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JAPAN TIMES
Seven & I Holdings Co. said it will close 1,000 unprofitable 7-Elevens and eliminate 3,000 jobs from its other units as the retailer continues its structural reform and cuts back on 24-hour operations.
The convenience chain said it will implement new policies for its franchisees, su...
Seven & I Holdings Co. said it will close 1,000 unprofitable 7-Elevens and eliminate 3,000 jobs from its other units as the retailer continues its structural reform and cuts back on 24-hour operations.
The convenience chain said it will implement new policies for its franchisees, su...
- October 11, 2019
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Japan's Soft Machinery Orders Heighten Doubts Over Business Spending
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THE GUARDIAN
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders slipped for the second consecutive month in August, suggesting deeper fissures in business investment and the broader economy from slowing global trade.
A slowdown in China and the U.S.-China trade war have emerged as risks for Japan'...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders slipped for the second consecutive month in August, suggesting deeper fissures in business investment and the broader economy from slowing global trade.
A slowdown in China and the U.S.-China trade war have emerged as risks for Japan'...
- October 10, 2019
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Japan Manufacturers' Outlook Less Negative, Service Sector Up
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EURO NEWS
TOKYO – Japanese manufacturers’ business outlook was less pessimistic in October while service-sector sentiment rose to a three-month high, the Reuters Tankan poll found, likely easing fears for now of the world’s third-largest economy falling into a recession.
The results could bolst...
TOKYO – Japanese manufacturers’ business outlook was less pessimistic in October while service-sector sentiment rose to a three-month high, the Reuters Tankan poll found, likely easing fears for now of the world’s third-largest economy falling into a recession.
The results could bolst...
- October 10, 2019
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6 Key Takeaways From The U.S.-Japan Trade Deal
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FORBES
Topline: The United States and Japan finalized a limited trade agreement on Monday, in a deal that wins back some benefits American farmers lost after President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) during his first week of office in 2017.
Here are the key tak...
Topline: The United States and Japan finalized a limited trade agreement on Monday, in a deal that wins back some benefits American farmers lost after President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) during his first week of office in 2017.
Here are the key tak...
- October 9, 2019
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