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Need To Work On The Fly? Japan Has A 'Phone Booth' Office For That

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NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW
 
TOKYO -- Japanese developer Mitsubishi Estate and its partners are planning to set up phone booth-sized offices at airports and train stations to provide work space to the country's growing legions of remote workers.
The property developer will start a new company as early a...

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Labor Ministry Panel Suggests Hiking Minimum Wage By ¥27 To Push Japan Average Above ¥900

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A government panel proposed Wednesday that the average hourly minimum wage in Japan should be raised to ¥901 ($8.30) in fiscal 2019, exceeding ¥900 for the first time ever, as the consumption tax will be increased in October.
In its guideline on minimum wages, the labor ministry’s a...

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Korea-Japan Business Leaders Conference to Be Held in Seoul in September

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BUSINESS KOREA
 
The Korea-Japan Business Leaders Conference, which was postponed once, will be held in September to deepen ties between businesspeople of the two countries amid escalating economic conflicts between the two neigbors.
The Korea-Japan Economic Association announced on July 30 that ...

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Japan Recycles Nearly 80,000 Tons Of Cell Phones To Make Olympic Medals For Tokyo 2020

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FOX
 
TOKYO, Japan – The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled the Olympic medal design this week at the “1 Year to Go!” Ceremony.
According to Tokyo 2020, the medals resemble rough stones that have been polished to shine.
The images are meant to reflect that ath...

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Cloudiest Tokyo Summer in 129 Years Is Hurting Japan’s Retailers

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japan’s unusually long and cool rainy season has dampened demand for apparel, furniture and other goods, with some retailers already reporting steep drops in merchandise sales.
Shimamura Co., a chain of affordable clothing shops, reported last week that same-store sales through July 2...

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Deficit Of Women Leaders Is A $750 Billion Problem For Japan

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FORBES
 
As Japan’s economy mulls ways to boost a flagging economy, no policy lever holds more promise than empowering women.
In rabidly patriarchal Tokyo, no hint of progress is too small to celebrate as a touchstone moment for equality. This explains why the Twittersphere got so excited this we...

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Japanese Business Leaders Count On Reform Progress After Ruling Coalition's Victory

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Business leaders welcomed the ruling coalition’s victory in Sunday’s Upper House election, voicing hope that the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will facilitate progress in improving social security programs and restoring fiscal health.
“In this fall’s extraordinary Diet s...

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Nissan To Cut 10,000 Jobs Worldwide: Report

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese car giant Nissan plans to cut more than 10,000 jobs around the world as part of efforts to turn itself around, Kyodo News agency said Tuesday, citing company sources.
The additional cuts come on top of the 4,800 jobs Nissan announced in May it was trimming from its ...

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Coca-Cola Japan To Proceed With Full Launch Of Alcoholic Beverage Business

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. is preparing for its official entry into the nation’s alcoholic beverage market, company sources said Monday.
In May last year, the company launched a canned chūhai spirit-based product in the Kyushu region on a trial basis.
Coca-Cola (Japan) plans to sell the ...

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Japan Urges G-7 To Think Beyond Existing Rules In Dealing With Libra

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CNBC
 
Key PointsJapanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday urged his G-7 counterparts to make a comprehensive assessment of Facebook’s Libra digital currency for any fresh challenges that could be overlooked by existing regulations.Facebook’s plan to launch a digital coin has met with criti...

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